December 24, 2012
Zainuddin Maidin: Don't be the proverbial Ostrich
by S Thayaparan (12-23-12)@http://www.malaysiakini.com
"I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting which we unequivocally hold what we usually said." William F Buckley Jr.
COMMENT On the alternative hand, might be the import of 'intelligence' when it comes to the former Information Minister as well as ex-Utusan Malaysia editor is consider itself.
Zainuddin Maidin's diatribe opposite former Indonesian Pesident BJ Habibie has all the hallmarks of UMNO public family ineptitude; collateral repairs of allies accrued when demonising domestic opponents coupled with friendly fire upon your own governmental policies.
For instance, Zainuddin's conclusion which Opposition personality Anwar Ibrahim as well as Habibie were "dogs of imperialism" could be reflected back upon the stream regime.
After all, doesn't the whole Lynas fiasco demonstrate which the UMNO system of administration department department is beholden to western corporate interests which have been in being the new imperialism? Or when an American nuclear vessel docks in the pier (when Malaysia is the signatory to Zopfan, Zone of Peace, Freedom as well as Neutrality) for "economic" purposes.
And Zainuddin's explain which Habibie is the "traitor to his race" is ridiculous from an Indonesian secular (sic) standpoint yet some-more importantly (and Zainuddin should know this), from the perspective of secular relations, which regularly becomes an emanate each time there is an choosing or when UMNO is capricious of the mastery as well as domestic future.
Speaking of rac! e, when we was we do my Naval Command as well as Staff march (Sesko Abri Laut) in Cipulir, Jakarta, being the young naval military military officer with an indifferent temperament, we had the great happening of becoming friends with the late great novelist as well as romantic Mochtar Lubis. This was during his post-Indonesia Raya (the newspaper he co-founded) days as well as we talked prolonged in to the nights of his dear Indonesia.
One of the conversations centred upon competition as well as nationality concerning Malaysia as well as Indonesia. He said, "I am an Indonesian of Suku Batak. we have most close Javanese friends as well as comrades. But even we will never know how the Javanese think, in sold the East Javanese, so do not make the mistake of meditative of us as Indonesians. But this does not meant we have been not brothers. Maybe all Malaysians should consider of themselves as brothers as well as sisters, too. This way, Thaya, blood is thicker than politics."
After all, it was Habibie, post-Suharto's New Order programme of cultural assimilation of the Chinese Indonesian community, who issued the 'presidential decree' to abolish the conditions "pribumi" as well as "non-pribumi".
All of which led to serve reforms by unbroken presidents. What is intensely disturbing of Zainuddin's questioning of Habibie's "racial credentials" is which the same tongue used opposite the Chinese Indonesian which of their ostensible mercantile mastery is usually spewed by Malay supremacist groups here.
Furthermore, the realpolitik of the Suharto system of administration department department system of patronage involving successful power players inside of the Chinese village bears most similarities with what has been going upon in this country for the little time now.
Zam's contempt for historical facts
There is this romanticised perspective of Indonesian secular family as well as nonetheless Habibie's amicable policies as well as tongue! could b e rightly questioned, there is no disbelief which he introduced reforms (some would disagree as symbolic) which severely remade inter-ethnic family in Indonesia.
So all Zainuddin's speak of Anwar "provoking" the Chinese village as well as his attack upon Habibie who started the complex process of reconciliation in in between the Chinese as well as the so-called pribumi village in Indonesia smacks of the common UMNO audacity as well as contempt for historical fact.
Perhaps what Zainuddin as well as his ilk fear which the same impulses of genuine national togetherness which the Habibie (right) administration department department attempted to operative (in problematic ways) would somehow seep in to the Malaysian easily by the former Indonesian president's meetings with oppositional forces.
Zainuddin might have no complaint with Habibie's assembly with Opposition personalities similar to Lim Kit Siang as well as Abdul Hadi Awang yet similar to any great UMNOputra, he realises which the charismatic Anwar sings the summons strain to those who have mislaid conviction in the UMNO regime. Furthermore, he understands which for the initial time in Malaysian politics, UMNO cannot rely upon secular as well as eremite groups ripping up the Opposition. Anwar is the big part of this.
So, whilst UMNO as well as the using dogs continue to demonise the Chinese community, operatives similar to Zainuddin continue raising the spectre of secular riots, never realising which by aggressive former presidents similar to Habibie, their own policies as well as secular governing body have been called in to question. And Indonesian commenters as well as public intellectuals have been we do usually that.
Getting someone similar to the discredited former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Abdul Rahim Noor to carry his H2O for him serve adds to the notice which Pr! ime Mini ster Najib Abdul Razak is upon the outs as far as UMNO power players (those genuine dark hands) which have been involved in the infamous power onslaught inside of UMNO have been concerned.
The former IGP has the temerity to proclaim which Indonesian leaders had "sketchy backgrounds", this coming from the thug in unvaried who had assaulted Anwar as well as in the single fell swoop broken any shred of credibility the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) had left.
Furthermore, when Rahim Noor goes upon about Anwar being "mentored" by Indonesians to move the enlightenment of aroused travel protest here in Malaysia, has he forgotten which it UMNO who has demonstrated which it is peaceful to rivet in aroused disruption to achieve the end.
A relevant example of this is when BN Youth vigourously disrupted the Asia-Pacific Conference upon East Timor II (Apcet II) in Kuala Lumpur in 1996.
According to right away reformed PKR operative, Saifuddin Nasution (former UMNO Youth secretary), he was under instructions from former Deputy Home Minister Megat Junid Megat Ayob (to show support for Indonesia's policies). By any equates to required was the former Deputy Minister's challenge, failure meant which UMNO Youth was "balls-less".
Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein as well as Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi, both of whom were bigwigs in UMNO Youth during which time, gave their blessings.
Therefore, what we can pull from this is which it is UMNO who have the story of resorting to travel assault if their agendas have been threatened. This is the UMNO approach of hold up which Rahim Noor wants us to defend.
Another thing we can pull from this, is which former UMNO members who stick upon the Opposition have shown remarkable restraint when it comes t! o "viole nt street" demonstrations.
Think about it. Coming from the enlightenment where assault opposite domestic opponents is authorised by the UMNO state, the turn of assault BN has been subject to by the antithesis is most nil.
Therefore, we would disagree which the most appropriate approach to rehabilitate the aroused impulses of UMNO members is if they stick upon the antithesis as well as experience in travel demonstrations where the assault is dished out by the authorities. we can subscribe to this kind genuine politick "ubah".
UMNO already the 'violent regime'
Or, might be to people similar to Zainuddin as well as Rahim Noor, his (BJ Habibie) amicable programmes where indeed the "betrayal" to the pribumi community. In which case, this would fit in easily with all the alternative supremacist tongue emanating from Utusan Malaysia. However, we consider it is usually stupidity or might be usually the contempt for Indonesian culture, story as well as domestic reality.
Although the single might disagree which UMNO is already the aroused regime, what with all the deaths in custody, the military savagery opposite legitimate polite disobedience, the coddling of extremist extremist groups as well as tongue of UMNO warlords of choosing as "war", it would be treasonable as well as undeveloped to make such claims when we have Indonesia as the next door next door neighbour as well as deliberation the aroused story of Indonesia. Whatever Indonesia has achieved, they have earned with blood as well as the hideous lessons of intensely aroused secular riots.
To explain which Pakatan Rakyat has pronounced or done anything, which would lead to the aroused overthrow of the stream system of administration department department is maybe the most mendacious promotion which UMNO has come up with. To raise this in tie with the Habibie revisit deliberation the aroused domestic strife in Indonesian story creates Zainuddin (a former h! igh-rank ing UMNO official) demeanour similar to the child undeveloped of the story of the Indonesia as well as the inlet of diplomacy as well as lacking in cultural sensitivity.
UMNO propagandists have been intensely sprightly when it comes to their use of "violent regime" imagery. Perhaps comfort as well as the quiet citizens have given them the delusion of being 'masters' of their domain as well as the fake sense of bravado with comes with pronounced thinking. When we have not unequivocally had to 'fight' for anything, we trip in to the belief which we could rise to the plea when the time comes.
I had the honour of forming the loyalty of kind with (former counterclaim minister as well as one-time Suharto ally) the late Jenderal Besar Abdul Haris Nasution (left) by the retired senior military military military officer who was the part-time techer during the staff college.
As common the speak revolved around stream as well as domestic issues, yet the single revisit we had with him brought home how aroused the domestic scene in Indonesia was as well as how we prayed which Malaysia would not ever have to go by something similar to that.
On which sold visit, he recounted his falling out with Suharto (and pronounced things which we cannot reveal for viewable reasons) as well as after the whilst took me to the room in his house. There were bloodstains upon the wall, which he had never repainted. Those bloodstains were which of his five-year-old daughter killed when 30 Sep Movement (G30S) in an try to mount the military coup tried to kidnap him in 1965.
Don't expect any apology
Indonesians have actually left by the 'violent regimes' which an inconstant dem! ocracy g ives bieing born to. They understand how fragile 'peace' as well as 'stability' is as well as have had to endure the delayed difficult crawl to which which most Malaysians take for granted.
The rise of Islamic extremism in Indonesia is the growing concern as well as there have been very genuine tensions in in between the forces of mediation as well as extremism. The present administration department department is cognisant of the actuality which these extremists' forces cannot be controlled as well as the report label is mixed upon the measures taken to hindrance the influence of these forces unpropitious to the concept of democracy as well as the secular tanged spirit of eremite comparison in Indonesia.
It is bad enough when this system of administration department department refers to Malaysian secular riots whenever it fears which it hegemony is in peril. It is worse when the former high-ranking UMNO central shoots his mouth of smearing the story as well as enlightenment of the powerful as well as complex next door next door neighbour in the hopes of blemish the repute of the local antithesis politician.
All UMNO's attempts during distancing themselves from Zainuddin's statements ring hollow. The actuality which the offending comment square has been removed by Utusan from the website is usually salt upon the wound. The actuality is which an UMNO promotion organ disseminated this square during the time when family in in between Malaysia as well as Indonesia have been tense.
The actuality remains which the former high-ranking UMNO central who still maintains ties as well as advocates for the system of administration department department made the comments. The actuality is which the former IGP has claimed which former Indonesian presidents as well as stream serving Indonesian leaders have been proxies to American interests,! in hint claiming which they have been seditious.
In the end, Zainuddin as well as Rahim Noor owe not usually Habibie, Gus Dur (Abdurrahman Wahid) as well as Amien Rais, as well as Pakatan an apology, he also owes the people of Indonesia as well as Malaysia an apology.
None will be stirring yet since what this system of administration department department prides itself upon is which sycophancy, ignorance, hubris as well as ineptitude is rewarded, as well as piety in the face of story as well as the apply oneself of enlightenment beyond UMNO is mostly met with disdain.
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