No one to blame but ourselves

The sole Barisan Nasional MP that sign the petition to prioritise the Parliamentary debate on the Internal Security Act was the 5 term MP for Hulu Rajang and Vice President of Parti Rakyat Sarawak, Billy Abit Joo. His identity was revealed by DAP Ipoh Timur MP Lim Kit Siang during the official opening of DAP Jalong branch.

Credit should be given to Billy Jol Abit for having the balls to stand up for what he believes in unlike his other sissy hypocrite counterparts. He is of a dying breed of politicians, the example of the kind of MP that we need and not the “NATO” (No Action Talk Only) politicians that we have been cursed in abundance with.

Politicians in Malaysia are the exact kind you’d expect every politicians to be, lying, cheating conniving, manipulative, spineless low life scums of no dignity and pride whatsoever. The only difference between a criminal and a politician is one is stupid enough to break the law but the other is smarting enough to makes the law to legally benefit themselves.

But of course there are some good ones left. Funny how as they season themselves in the political world they usually end up corrupted as well. Politics is just the 1 profession where the saying “Don’t let one rotten apple spoil the whole basket” does not apply. Modifications to that saying to make it more applicable would sound something like this, “Hope that one good apple doesn’t rot along in the whole basket of rotten apples”. Sad to say but it is quite impossible when you think about it.

Over the years we’ve seen some bright and courages preachers of change and reforms but in the end once they achieve their political aspirations they end up doing nothing and become the "NATO" politicians.

Maybe there is some truth when people say the minute you join politics, you leave your sense of pride and dignity at the door. Once you enter you will be given a bible of politics where you will preach the holy gospel of lying, cheating and conniving the Rakyat. You will then be instill with the self benefiting love for wealth and power. You will be taught how to manipulate and incite racial sentiments and to manipulate, abuse and oppress the weak and helpless. The Ten Commandments of Politics that you will live by now is to lie, cheat, steal, discriminate, oppress, abuse, manipulate, defame, mismanage and putridness. These are your new believes once you’ve sold your soul to Malaysian politics.

A good example, the MCA. They just concluded their party election recently. During their campaigning, a lot of mention on the review and abolishment of the ISA. Once the poll results were known, those that have won kept quiet as can be seen in the absence of their signature on the petition.

Another good example is the Gerakan. After much talk and hoo hah on the ISA issue and as expected, turned out to be all nothing but bullshit.

I take pride and believe that we Malaysians are now much more intelligent than our past generations but why are most of us still making the same mistake by voting for these goons. Haven’t we realize that the only ones capable of helping us is our own selves. Malaysia is a nation that practices democracy and the basic fundamentals of democracy is “A government for the people and by the people”. We, the Rakyat of Malaysia, are the ones with the power and not those crooked scums.

I recently had lunch with a close friend and after gobbling down the food we had our usual chatter about sports and stuffs but once the very mention of an issue regarding to politics, it was met with rejection. My friend’s argument was that he has no interest in politics whatsoever but the cheese of it all is that how can one living in Malaysia not be interested or concern about the going ons in their motherland especially when politics will determine Government policies which in turn determines our very livelihood and existence.

His rebuttal was “No matter what you do things will never change. The Government will always be filled with spineless crooks who have nothing but their own well being in their minds”.

What he said bears some truth in it but the only reason why it is so today is because most Malaysians have this exact attitude. Most Malaysians just don’t want to bother themselves because they think one person cannot make the difference. Fear maybe part of this ‘whatever la’ attitude here in Bolehland. Most just have the balls to talk about these issues in coffee shops and mind you, it can get interesting if you watch these ‘kopitiam MPs’ argue among themselves silly with sweat and saliva dropping everywhere. Sad thing is that the usual closing arguments will meet with the usual chorus of mutual agreement of “Si aneh liaw la, eh tang an chua ley?” (Hokkien for – that is the way it is, what can you do about it).

Sad isn’t it. It seems like Malaysians are just content to forego their rights in this country to corrupted and crooked lawmakers. It’s not a wonder our ministers nowadays just do as they please. The ministers now don’t even bother to be discreet about their wrong doings anymore. They blatantly abuse their powers to benefit themselves as they know the Rakyat won’t do anything and will just suck it up and swallow it down.

Funniest thing is that we Malaysians proudly claim that Malaysia is an independent sovereign country with democratic laws but in actual fact we fail to realize that we are but living everyday in self denial. Our crooked Government administrators can’t be blame for everything cause it us Rakyat that chose to live in oppression and marginalization as we choose to keep quiet and do nothing about it. We, the people of Malaysia, are the ones that have let our ancestors down who have fought with their blood and lives so that we may have equal rights. Embarrassingly, we also have let our future generations down.

As the age old saying goes, “a twig alone will easily be broken but a bundle of twigs bound together will be strong and mighty”. It may seem somewhat a cliché but it is ever so true. Don’t think your individual voices doesn’t matter cause it does. Your voice plus the voice of many others will help and make the cause of people fighting for our rights strong. People like the Hindraf and RPK. Lets speak together so we can shout out loud and show our support for these people who have given up their freedom for the fight so that we may keep ours.

Down with the racist tyranny of the BN and UMNO. We the Rakyat want peace, harmony, freedom, and equality for all Malaysians!!!

6 year old Hindraf girl arrested!!!

The banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) held an illegal gathering outside the Prime Minister’s office yesterday which resulted in 11 of its member being arrested. Among those that were detained by the police is a 6 year old girl!!!

The gathering was to hand over a memorandum seeking the release of 5 of its leaders before Deepavali on Monday who were detained under the draconian ISA. Though it was a peaceful gathering, any such grouping up of the Oct 15 banned Hindraf movement members are deemed to be illegal. Guess there will be no more birthday parties for them…

Worst still in that now the childrens are not spared anymore as seen with the arrest of the 6 year old girl. Indians with large families who support Hindraf are now faced with risk of being arrested even if they so much so as gather to have a family dinner. They might be convicted of illegal gathering and thrown behing bars whether young or old.

Hahaha!!!

Just joking. Think Malaysian law enforcers are generally decent and rational lot. The only common sense lacking people are politicians and ministers in the Government.

Anyhoo…..the 6 year old girl was arrested because she was said to be the frontliner of the Hindraf activities. Apparently this is the same little girl that presented to our PM a Hari raya card, gift baskets of flowers and a teddy bear. Don’t be fooled by her young age. She is now deemed to be a terrorist who is armed with paper festive cards, sweet smelling flowers, a cuddly teddy bear and is a threat to national security and harmony.

Do not be fooled ladies and gentlemen of her selection of deadly weapons. Her Hari Raya card is known to incite festive moods, her flowers known to bring out fresh natured aroma and her teddy bear known to warm hearts. These weapons of mass destruction are dangerous especially to the UMNO species as they are racist, stink of power abuse with a strong stench of corruption, oppressive and incapable of compassion to other apart from themselves, their own kind and their families.

2009 banned items in Malaysia – All festive well wishing cards, flowers of all kinds (the fate of the Bunga Raya will be decided after Parliamentary seating) and soft toys.

If found guilty, convicted will be imprisoned in Kamunting and served dog food!!!

Free RPK T-shirt are available for order now - show your support!!!

The T-shirt supporting the release of Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin will be available on the 3rd October, 2008 but is now open for order.

Two designs and and 1 of the designs are available in 3 colours. See below for sample.....


It's selling for RM20 per piece and if you order more than 50 pieces in a single order the T-shirt will be revised to RM15 per piece.

So show your support in the bid to free RPK and fight for the abolishment of the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA).

Let us all stand united together as we Malaysians always have!!!

Freedom Writers

In light of the recent racial tension the nation has been going through after some idiotic statement made by some moronic individuals and all the never ending wars that are raging on in the world, a movie aired last night on HBO was a good and timely reality check.

The movie was aired last night on Astro's HBO channel 411 at 12 midnight and finished about 2am. The movie was released in 2007 with a a cast of superstars like Hillary Swank, Patrick 'McDreamy' Dempsey and Mario. The movie is based on a true story about how a teacher, Erin Gruwell and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them. The name of the movie.....

Freedom Writers

It's a movie about a group of outcasted teens who didn't want to be in school but was most probably there to get off the hostile gang infested streets and be safe to live to see another day.
As studying is not their main priority, hence their bad discipline and attitude not only towards the teachers but towards each other. Their new teacher, Erin Gruwell, who was a newbie educator herself, was resented because she was 'white'.

Watch the teacher's preserverance through adversities as ahe battles through the education board and system and the biasness of her fellow educators who dubbed these teens as " unteachable and high risk" students.

Watch as these teens who resent and hate anyone who was not of the same 'kind' as them. Take to heart as in the end, they understood that all human beings are equal regardless of colour, race, creed or religion. Once they wre enlightened it didn't matter whether they were white, black, American, African-American, Latin-American, Asian, male or female. Isn't that the way it should be.....The existence of prejudice that leads to resentment and hatred is because of the failure and laziness of each and everyone of us to even try to understand our fellow beings other than ourselves.

So pull out your Astro magazine and check the listing for the next screening and please do make time to watch it. Maybe make it the movie to watch on family night as it will be educational for kids as well.

It'll be 2 hours of very well invested time, I assure you that you won't regret it!!!

Advice : Go and have your toilet break before the movie starts and prepare ample drink for the movie is so good that you will not wanna leave your seat. Tissues are a must caused it'll send your through the emotional rollercoaster of highs and lows.

Trivia : At the hotel dinner for the kids, after their trip to the Holocaust Museum, all the Holocaust survivor character are played by actual Holocaust survivors!!!

More : The book with the same title, 'Freedom Writers', was published in 1999 and was written by the teacher, Erin Gruwell, is available for purchase. A website was even created so if after watching the movie and you are inspired and wanna know more, take part or even contribute to the cause, you may do so at http://freedomwritersfoundation.org

The basics of Democracy...

The rule of law is a fundamental component of democratic society and is defined broadly as the principle that all members of society -- both citizens and rulers -- are bound by a set of clearly defined and universally accepted laws. In a democracy, the rule of law is manifested in an independent judiciary, a free press and a system of checks and balances on leaders through free elections and separation of powers among the branches of government.

• The government is bound by the law;

• All people are treated equally under the law; and

• The law recognizes that “in each person, there is a core of spirituality and dignity and humanity.”

A GOVERNMENT “OF LAWS AND NOT OF MEN”

Equal protection under the law is a fundamental component of the rule of law and ensures that all federal and state laws are applied to citizens equally, regardless of their race, religion, gender or minority status.

Civil liberty outlines the individual rights guaranteed to each citizen, including freedom of religion and freedom of speech. These rights have been a cornerstone of the rule of law because they protect citizens’ fundamental right to freedom and liberty.

One of the most widely recognized civil liberties is freedom of speech. It states that the government shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press.  This civil liberty plays an important role in the protection of the rule of law because the personal freedom to criticize one’s government openly and the freedom of the press to report on issues of public importance promote awareness of citizens’ rights and responsibilities and result in an informed and free society.

 

   

   

   

   

 

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

PREAMBLE

Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,

Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,

Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,

Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations, Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,

Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,

Now, therefore, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.Article 4. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Article 8.
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.

Article 9.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Article 10.
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

Article 11.
(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.

Article 12.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Article 13.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

Article 14.
(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 15.
(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

Article 16.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

Article 17.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Article 18.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Article 20.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

Article 21.
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Article 22.
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

Article 23.
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Article 24.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Article 26.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

Article 27.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

Article 28.
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

Article 29.
(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 30.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.