Bersih, the people cant see you :(
Bersih, you have moved me.
But i fear that its only possible as i am one of a seemingly insufficient group of folks that have the know-how to see what is happening online.
Can we, the people, really sit back and let the media give us false hopes, censored information, even blatant cover-ups every other day, and take it whenever they say its for the better of the country when they are discovered? Isnt a democracy something where the PEOPLE decide what is better for the country?
Perhaps i should state where i stand. I am neither pro or anti opposition, which somehow i feel would lend some credibility to what i have to say...as our ministers always seem to spit at any comments that come from opposition parties these days, or fuck, even foreigners...i.e.:
The Backman Column (my first real eye opener)
Back when Michael Backman penned the Malaysia Bodoh article, i thought he made some very interesting points. I was eager to see what response our folks upstairs would offer in the face of such grounded statements...so what happened? our dear Rafidah pops up and proclaims that he is an outsider and does not know what hes talkin about!...that for me was an eye opener. Was she even worried that others like me might know the content of the article she had just discredited?...
No. Of course not. The media will make sure the general pop is in a fog. Even folks down to my parents didnt know the extent of it. The media had made it as though the only part of the Backman column that matters was the "Malaysia Bodoh" statement.
A quick visit to http://www.michaelbackman.com/ quickly resolved that after they read the articles i printed out.
Up to then, i had never bothered to vote. I go fishing and leave things be the way they are. i was happy. But when a minister takes up an argument the way some kids might argue a point...with no facts, i started to freak. How can they make us believe its our voice they portray when im at home chewing my lips yelling "what the hell!!?"
Now Bersih
A year of stuff goes by and now its BERSIH! I applaud the move.
I read CNNs report, Al Jazeeras, even BBCs...all gave more scope on the topic at hand than our local media. Amazingly, the are hardly any decent pics on Bersih ...just some pics of the traffic caused by roadblocks set up because of some evil "opposition rally".
PM actually said its bad to cause racial disharmony...did you even see it? did you not see the Malays standing with the Indians, Chinese and what-not... In my eyes, how can you make a statement like that? Remember, i am a regular citizen. I have to make choices on what you are saying. Stop shooting empty cans.
On our dear Zam
Our "Information" Minister... i am appaled. How can you go on a live interview and shoot your mouth off like that? You directly attacked the Al Jazeera network instead of explaining what was happening. You taunted them saying that MALAYSIA IS LAUGHING at them.
HOW DARE YOU SPEAK FOR ME! You are the biggest let down for an Information Minister. I should really thank you, as you did more to further BERSIH's cause than oppose it. Im sure you guys know it as well, as the papers are now trying to put down the Al-Jazeera network...and no one seems to know what you said except those who know where to look for the information. I had to actually make another trip home to make sure mom and dad didnt get sidetrailed by our media once again...
Transcript of the interview here: http://malaysianunplug.blogspot.com/ (You will need to scroll down a bit)
or better yet, watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1_GQ-K7P_w
You say they give a voice only to opposition parties? then why the hell did you get interviewed? You are supposed to manage information? then do it like a professional when given the chance, and not like some uneducated stuttering twit.
Heck, a local article now states that you told the station that police used water cannons to disperse the crowds. It appears that the teargas is no longer mentioned. Maybe tomorrow, even less will be mentioned, and eventually some folks will then toast to the issue being successfully swept under a rug.
My biggest annoyance now is that most of the people voting would never see a Bersih rally picture in local news, See its coverage on a video, would never have gone to YouTube and typed in Bersih. Would never go to Google News to see what international articles are being penned on it...
...Would never browse the blogs, cos for God's sake, its all written by jobless females with nothing better to do so they are out to cause problems (as mentioned by our Information Minister, of course)...
I mean, just look at this:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/malaysia.protests/
Something like this would be a nice front page article in our papers.
From the "Malaysia Bodoh" colums down to the Lingamgate video and more recently, Bersih...my mom's response (shes a daily The Star reader) would sum it up best:
"...i had no idea..."
Now...how many more people would actually be saying that if we could just open their eyes.
Im pretty sure who they aren't voting for this coming round of elections.
I know that i dont carry much weight as a non political blog, and maybe thats the point of it. Right now, I am nothing but a distrought citizen.
Thank you Mr Government.
But i fear that its only possible as i am one of a seemingly insufficient group of folks that have the know-how to see what is happening online.
Can we, the people, really sit back and let the media give us false hopes, censored information, even blatant cover-ups every other day, and take it whenever they say its for the better of the country when they are discovered? Isnt a democracy something where the PEOPLE decide what is better for the country?
Perhaps i should state where i stand. I am neither pro or anti opposition, which somehow i feel would lend some credibility to what i have to say...as our ministers always seem to spit at any comments that come from opposition parties these days, or fuck, even foreigners...i.e.:
The Backman Column (my first real eye opener)
Back when Michael Backman penned the Malaysia Bodoh article, i thought he made some very interesting points. I was eager to see what response our folks upstairs would offer in the face of such grounded statements...so what happened? our dear Rafidah pops up and proclaims that he is an outsider and does not know what hes talkin about!...that for me was an eye opener. Was she even worried that others like me might know the content of the article she had just discredited?...
No. Of course not. The media will make sure the general pop is in a fog. Even folks down to my parents didnt know the extent of it. The media had made it as though the only part of the Backman column that matters was the "Malaysia Bodoh" statement.
A quick visit to http://www.michaelbackman.com/ quickly resolved that after they read the articles i printed out.
Up to then, i had never bothered to vote. I go fishing and leave things be the way they are. i was happy. But when a minister takes up an argument the way some kids might argue a point...with no facts, i started to freak. How can they make us believe its our voice they portray when im at home chewing my lips yelling "what the hell!!?"
Now Bersih
A year of stuff goes by and now its BERSIH! I applaud the move.
I read CNNs report, Al Jazeeras, even BBCs...all gave more scope on the topic at hand than our local media. Amazingly, the are hardly any decent pics on Bersih ...just some pics of the traffic caused by roadblocks set up because of some evil "opposition rally".
PM actually said its bad to cause racial disharmony...did you even see it? did you not see the Malays standing with the Indians, Chinese and what-not... In my eyes, how can you make a statement like that? Remember, i am a regular citizen. I have to make choices on what you are saying. Stop shooting empty cans.
On our dear Zam
Our "Information" Minister... i am appaled. How can you go on a live interview and shoot your mouth off like that? You directly attacked the Al Jazeera network instead of explaining what was happening. You taunted them saying that MALAYSIA IS LAUGHING at them.
HOW DARE YOU SPEAK FOR ME! You are the biggest let down for an Information Minister. I should really thank you, as you did more to further BERSIH's cause than oppose it. Im sure you guys know it as well, as the papers are now trying to put down the Al-Jazeera network...and no one seems to know what you said except those who know where to look for the information. I had to actually make another trip home to make sure mom and dad didnt get sidetrailed by our media once again...
Transcript of the interview here: http://malaysianunplug.blogspot.com/ (You will need to scroll down a bit)
or better yet, watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1_GQ-K7P_w
You say they give a voice only to opposition parties? then why the hell did you get interviewed? You are supposed to manage information? then do it like a professional when given the chance, and not like some uneducated stuttering twit.
Heck, a local article now states that you told the station that police used water cannons to disperse the crowds. It appears that the teargas is no longer mentioned. Maybe tomorrow, even less will be mentioned, and eventually some folks will then toast to the issue being successfully swept under a rug.
My biggest annoyance now is that most of the people voting would never see a Bersih rally picture in local news, See its coverage on a video, would never have gone to YouTube and typed in Bersih. Would never go to Google News to see what international articles are being penned on it...
...Would never browse the blogs, cos for God's sake, its all written by jobless females with nothing better to do so they are out to cause problems (as mentioned by our Information Minister, of course)...
I mean, just look at this:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/malaysia.protests/
Something like this would be a nice front page article in our papers.
From the "Malaysia Bodoh" colums down to the Lingamgate video and more recently, Bersih...my mom's response (shes a daily The Star reader) would sum it up best:
"...i had no idea..."
Now...how many more people would actually be saying that if we could just open their eyes.
Im pretty sure who they aren't voting for this coming round of elections.
I know that i dont carry much weight as a non political blog, and maybe thats the point of it. Right now, I am nothing but a distrought citizen.
Thank you Mr Government.
posted by Edgar "Jobe" Gasper at Monday, November 19, 2007
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