THE CORRIDORS OF POWER
Raja Petra Kamarudin
About 15 years or so ago we assimilated the bike ride up north (north of Malaysia, which is) as great as we stopped to outlay the night during the little old colonial chalets during the feet of Cameron Highlands. The next day we visited an Orang Asli allotment not distant from there as great as outlayed half the day with them. We also brought the little handouts to distribute to the Orang Asli -- the arrange of community use thing.
The Orang Asli had substantially been vital during the feet of Cameron Highlands for thousands of years as great as it was most engaging to see which most of their old ways were still almost intact. we found out which both the Christian as great as Muslim missionaries visit them from time to time as great as nonetheless the little of the Orang Asli have converted to Christianity not as well most wish to turn Muslims.
This bike trip we am articulate about took place behind in the days when we was still the fundamentalist Muslim who subscribed to the ideals of an Islamic State as great as the Shariah as the law of the land, the criminal laws of Hudud included. Hence it was of great seductiveness when we was told which for most decades both the Christian as great as Muslim missionaries visited these Orang Asli as great as whilst the little did leave their 'old faith' to adopt the Abrah! amic con viction they had no problems apropos Christians though had no captivate to Islam.
This matter warranted offer investigation.
Our internal friend, the Malay-Muslim, who had lived there for the little years as great as who was the guide for the day explained which it all boils down to approach. The Christians go there not to evangelise Christianity nonetheless ultimately which is their mission, to spread Christianity. They go there to offer community use as great as in which same process they denote to the Orang Asli what great people the Christians are. Hence Christianity contingency be the great sacrament if Christians have been so good.
The spreading of Christianity is never projected as the main motive. The main ground is to see how we can assistance we as great as offer you. If during all Christianity is mentioned, it is merely as the by-the-way thing, arrange of: oh, by the way, prior to we take my leave, we usually wish we to know which we have been Christians.
The Muslim missionaries, however, have the opposite approach. They go there specifically to verbalise about Islam as great as how Islam is the usually true sacrament whilst all alternative religions have been false religions as great as under Islam this is banned as great as which is banned whilst this is imperative as great as which is mandatory. In short, usually Islam is great whilst all the others have been bad as great as Islam is about the long list of dos as great as don'ts as great as if we breach these manners we will get punished both by God as great as by the Malaysian government.
My conclusion was which the Christians adopted the soft proceed whilst the Muslims adopted the tough proceed as great as whilst the Christians verbalise about love as great as freewill the Muslims verbalise about loathing as great as we have no freewill.
If we were from the 'old ways' as great as dual new religions were being presented to me, which do we consider we will a! dopt, Ch ristianity or Islam? And we saw as most pigs running around which Orang Asli allotment as we did children. They were similar to residence pets. If the first thing we had to do to turn the Muslim was to get rid of all my pigs whilst the Christians were utterly happy to let we keep your pigs as great as almost the same number of dogs which we saw, do we consider we would cite Islam to Christianity?
Now, prior to we all begin your Islam-bashing, which will usually send some-more Malays over to Umno, let me assure we which this essay is not about Islam-bashing. It is about approach. It is about how we contingency proceed people to remonstrate them to stick upon you, follow you, or support you, as great as not turn them off with your loathing sermon. My story about my bike ride to an Orang Asli allotment around 15 years ago is merely to denote my point.
There have been dual things we do not plead during the party. One is sacrament as great as the alternative is politics. And this is since both those subjects have been really supportive as great as extremely volatile. Hence the proceed we adopt for both sacrament as great as governing body is about the same. And whilst my story upon top of concerns religion, the example could simply sufficient be practical to politics.
If we verbalise to we about Islam as great as we reject the Christians as great as tell we which the Bible is the fake, which was created by shamans as great as is not the book of God, as great as which it is compulsory which we turn the Muslim since this is what God commanded, as great as if we refuse to turn the Muslim afterwards we have been cursed as great as your red blood is halal, will this attract we to Islam? It might not remonstrate we to turn the Christian though for certain Islam will offend we -- or during slightest Muslims will offend you.
And is this not exactly the reason since most of we who have been non-Muslims have been troubled with Islam or during the really slightest ! we have been troubled with Muslims?
Concerts cannot. Sexy shows where women exhibit as well much strength cannot. Bibles in Bahasa Malaysia cannot. Bibles using the Allah word cannot. Celebrate Valentine's Day cannot. Celebrate Yuletide cannot. Build churches aloft than mosques cannot. Build churches where there have been Muslims vital in the neighbourhood cannot. Build churches not distant from mosques cannot. Ring church bells as well loudly cannot. Christians articulate about Christianity to Muslims cannot. Inviting Muslims to church functions cannot.
And so upon as great as so forth, the list is endless. However, Muslims can do everything which the Christians have been banned from doing.
Now, let us demeanour during this total thing from the perspective of governing body as great as request the upon top of evidence to politics. We who have been Pakatan Rakyat people can do all sorts of things since we have been we do the eminent thing. Barisan Nasional people, however, have been not we do the eminent thing so we contingency reject them if they do what we do.
Can we not see which your perspective is no opposite from those careless as great as irrational Muslims which we condemn? The Muslims, too, feel which they have been we do the eminent thing usually similar to how we Pakatan Rakyat people feel. And these careless as great as irrational Muslims feel which they have been justified in we do what they have been we do since they have been we do the right thing as great as have been hostile the wrong thing usually similar to how we Pakatan Rakyat people feel.
You reject the Barisan Nasional people for not respecting leisure of choice, leisure of opinion, leisure of expression, leisure of association, etc., whilst we be insulted as great as vilify those who verbalise out opposite what we hold in, meaning Pakatan Rakyat. You reject those who shift sides when Pakatan Rakyat people stick upon Barisan Nasional as great as we call them traitors as ! great as most alternative nasty names though we accost those Barisan Nasional people who stick upon Pakatan Rakyat as great as we call them angels as great as patriots.
You contend which all those who used to be in energy as great as who have committed transgressions contingency be wanted down as great as exceedingly punished without mercy whilst those who used to be in energy as great as who have committed transgressions though have assimilated the antithesis contingency be forgiven as great as pardoned. You can call the Hindraf people 'Pariah Indians' as great as the Indian Muslims 'stinking Mamaks' though Ibrahim Ali can't contend anything bad about the Chinese. (And don't let me even begin upon what we call the Malays).
And, nonetheless again, the list can go upon as great as on.
The issue is not about the cause. The means might be eminent though if the proceed stinks afterwards the summary will be drowned in which sea of hatred. And this is what most see in the Pakatan Rakyat proceed usually similar to how we see the same in the proceed the Muslims adopt in trying to 'sell' Islam.
Why have we changed? Why is it once we was the fundamentalist Muslim as great as today we am troubled with the perspective of Muslims as great as have turn the single of the biggest critics of the control of Muslims?
Have we left Islam to turn the Christian? No! Am we still the Muslim? Yes! Then since am we so vicious of Muslims when once we cheered the Talibans of Afghanistan? Why do we share the perspective of the Christians which Muslims have been hypocritical, unreasonable, careless as great as officious rough when we am the Muslim as great as not the Christian?
Okay, let me rephrase the dual paragraphs above.
Why have we changed? Why is it once we was the diehard Reformasi activist as great as today we am troubled with the perspective of the Pakatan Rakyat supporters as great as have turn the single of the biggest critics of the ! control of the Pakatan Rakyat people?
Have we left the antithesis to turn the supervision supporter? No! Am we still the Pakatan Rakyat supporter? Yes! Then since am we so vicious of Pakatan Rakyat when once we cheered the Reformists? Why do we share the perspective which antithesis supporters have been hypocritical, unreasonable, careless as great as officious rough when we am an antithesis believer who propagates reforms?
Yes, we who have been troubled with the mindset of Muslims similarly offend me with your mindset per politics. You as great as those small-minded Muslims have been the retreat side of the same coin. The usually tiny difference is whilst those 'others' request this perspective to Islam we request the same perspective when it comes to politics. You have no right to reject the Islamists since we have been no opposite when it comes to your 'religion' called Pakatan Rakyat.
we might be the Muslim though which does not take away my right to reject the control of Muslims, as they should rightly be condemned. And in the same suggestion we might be the Pakatan Rakyat believer though that, too, does not take away my right to reject the control of Pakatan Rakyat supporters, whenever they warrant condemning.
Okay, we know what the little of we have been right away starting to say. Why usually criticize Pakatan Rakyat? Why not also reject Barisan Nasional? Pakatan Rakyat might not be undiluted though Barisan Nasional is worse.
First of all, have we ever not whacked Barisan Nasional? What some-more do we wish me to contend about Barisan Nasional which we do not already know? Is there anything some-more we can contend about Barisan Nasional to remonstrate we which we need change? Are we observant we have been not nonetheless assured enough? Do we need me to exhibit some-more dirt upon Barisan Nasional to remonstrate we who to vote for?
Let me put it an additional way. Do we need to evangelise Islam to Muslims to remonstrate ! them to turn Muslims? How do we convert the already converted?
Secondly, we am not the Christian. Hence we refrain from criticising Christians nonetheless not all Christians have been sincere as great as eminent as great as there have been most false Christians. In fact, the Christians as great as Muslims have been really not much different. Many from both religions have been slime-balls as great as scumbags.
we wish people to love Islam, not to loathing Islam, similar to what is function right away all over the world, Malaysia not exempted. Hence we criticize Muslims as great as reject their conduct. And if Muslims do things which have been damaging to Islam we will verbalise up.
we really do not care about priests raping choirboys as great as so on. If most people end up hating the Christians, which is not my concern. That is not my complaint as great as the some-more the Christians leave Christianity to turn Muslims the better. But we am endangered if it is the alternative approach around.
And this same evidence would request to Pakatan Rakyat as well. My job is not to remonstrate we which Barisan Nasional is beyond redemption. That we already know. My be concerned is which most who voted Pakatan Rakyat behind in 2008 have been carrying second thoughts about whether to do the same in the entrance ubiquitous election.
Hence we am not starting to stop criticising the Muslims, as we will not stop criticising Pakatan Rakyat supporters. And if the Muslims do not similar to which afterwards stop we do as great as observant stupid things which creates me abashed to call myself the Muslim.And in which same spirit, the Pakatan Rakyat supporters can also avoid critique by stopping from we do as great as observant stupid things.
Sometimes we feel similar to we am speaking to the garland of school childrensigh.
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