Lip Service - Groundhog day in Malaysia ?

I waited for 31 Aug to pass before I posted this.

We were inundated the whole day with various "feel good" slogans, songs, videos etc from well wishers. And we all saw TV/online commercials (including the insensitive one by the muslim welfare department...who else would dare to be this insensitive publicly anyway?) doing the same.

I feel I am well qualified to comment on the comparisons because I have lived (not just a holiday) in Singapore, Australia, Canada, China and the US for some years in the past 30 years or so. I LOVE Malaysia because:

1. Our food is really the BEST....even when compared to food capitals like Singapore, HK and Paris. Heck the best Chinese food is in KL (some say Ipoh/Penang but ok lah, still in M'sia), the best pizza I've had is in KL, the best lobster thermidor is in KL, the best briyani is in KL and so on;

2. The cost of living is about the cheapest when you take purchasing power parity. RM 1 can still buy you a kueh in KL;

3. The people are about the friendliest - I dare say we are friendlier than the Thais;

4. We can get anything done the "Malaysia boleh" way and the MCO has shown that some people are above the law; and

5. Most of the people I consider friends/family, live here.

But is this enough for me (and maybe you?). Have we no shame? The country is in a mess with rampant corruption, political shenanigans, judicial inequity, police inefficiency and bias, racial intolerance, and every possible negative thing that we can think of as a society:

1) We have religious "leaders" proclaiming nonsensical edicts that shame

Malaysia,

2) We have Ministers uttering sensitive and usually asinine comments and getting away scot-free,

3) We have GLC/Industry leaders stealing money and getting acquitted,

4) We have politicians siphoning funds and the law turns a blind eye to their actions,

5) We have failed MPs with tainted record being appointed to powerful positions,

6) We have a former PM publicly revealing that he was pressured to interfere in judicial proceedings and the authorities have not (yet) acted on his nationally telecast confession,

7) We have convicted/charged MPs who do not turn up in court in flagrant disregard to the law and even worse, the judges appear unable to charge them with contempt,

8) We have political frogs who jump camps and then blackmail for choice positions,

9) We have the courts returning stolen monies to convicted criminals....crime does pay?,

10) We have persons with 50 charges being acquitted. Look, I can understand if the prosecution wrongly filed one, two or even 3 charges but 52 is something that even a 10 year old kid will disbelieve what more the Rakyat,

11) We have institutionalized racism (bumi vs non-bumi) after 64 years of "independence" and

...too many others to itemize.

I feel borrowing some words of a Datuk Balwant Singh sums up my feelings nicely:

"It's not that I love my country of birth any less but that I love good governance, accountability, well-being of the Rakyat, and tempered meritocracy more. The real meaning of merdeka now is liberating ourselves from corrupt and self-serving politicians, ensuring a competent and rakyat-centric government is in power, the rule of law is enforced truly, and an equitable treatment for all Malaysians is made supreme - where the brightest minds are given the opportunity to design Malaysia's future".

Giving power to proven has-beens and utter idiots (I won't even identify them as everybody knows the duffers in our system) to mould Malaysia in year 65 is a sure recipe for "ruining tomorrow from today" (yes, it's a pun of Browning's quote....used by another dufus recently). The level of barrel bottom scraping has been achieved by the present regime.

Having said the above, can you blame me for not being excited over "independence day". It's more like the same rubbish over and over again. Does anyone really believe that if we have the present system of government (and governance) - the country will be a better place for our kids and grandkids?

It's no wonder why in a recent survey, 65% of Malaysians said they would leave the country given the chance. Now assuming we adjust for national demographics, even 1 in 3 Malays want to leave Malaysia. Isn't this alarming?

Malaysia is for ALL Malaysians and nobody should be made to feel they are inferior or superior. There should not be any form of discrimination, perceived or real. Afterall, everybody came from Africa and whether you arrived 20,000, 2000 or 200 years ago, we are all immigrants in one way or another. We cannot have the rights of one community placed higher than another community's simply based on the majority rule. The greatness of a society is shown by how it treats the minorities and less abled.

If we do not change now, then it's really a GROUND HOG day afterall. So what then is there to look forward to come "merdeka" day every year. Just lip service and "syiok sendiri"?

The Punishment for the Enlightened ?

We have done our best to educate our friends and family on the glbal "hoax". Although many of us are aware of this, it doesn't mean we can abandon caution and break SOPs that make sense....like social distancing and masks, and of course alternate medicines and diet. 

While the political system (controlled by the powerful) will force all of us to be vaccinated (by disallowing our right travel, dine etc), we still need to be wary of what's to come down the road. Running away from being vaccinated is going to be futile: In the past week alone, I've been denied entry to many places. I accept this - so I work around it by using home delivery. I hope the growing legal (and civil) lobby against forced vaccinations as seen in America, UK, Australia, India and indeed (very surprisingly) Malaysia gathers momentum until Big Pharma's profiteering intentions are exposed. 

The early days of any battle are very very difficult. When the war is finally won, on hindsight, people will realize the efforts of the minority for the benefit of the majority. Until then, the pioneers who take on the system (and man's general prevailing believes) will be vilified. Remember until about 400 years ago, you could be crucified/burned alive for saying the sun was the centre of the universe. Up until a 100 years ago, you would be institutionalized if you uttered we could land on the moon. Up until 30 years ago, famous people said personal computers were useless for mass usage. Only 17 years ago Bill Gates said spam will be eliminated for good in 2 years. Up until Aug 2018, JP Morgan said Bitcoin was useless (now they are promoting it). This, unfortunately, is the way the world works. But still we have to try our best. One day, history will vindicate the brave. Till then, be prepared to be mocked at. Have a few beers, it will make you feel much better. 

Afghan and China: New BFF ?

Recently, there are many (mainly the communist supporters and their ilks) who say the Talibans are "good" for Afghanistan. Of course, this lot is rejoicing over Biden's utter stupidity in pulling out suddenly. Yes, Trump had previously signed an agreement to withdraw but from what I've read (he's resurfaced to Tweet), it was to be phased and planned: Nobody would suddenly run away leaving billions of weaponry/intelligence (well...) in the hands of an incoming marauding troop: Back in the old days, the retreating forces burnt the earth to prevent the enemy from benefitting. But not Slow Joe. He just packed up and left Afghanistan and his lame duck secretary, the blinkered Blinken, gave some silly excuses (just go Google it) that were factually wrong and indeed, misleading.

If the Talibans are "good", will the supporters here dare send their daughters (and maybe their young sons knowing the penchant of Afghan men for the bacha bazi)/wives/mothers there for a holiday? Sitting far away, these rather sheltered (and may I add, misinformed) lot can toast to the terrorists - simply a self-gratification for their hypocritical dislike for the US. (Ie. most of them will watch US movies, eat US fast foods and use American technology daily while criticizing the US) without considering the ramifications of their cheerleading to the morale of others.

This ignorant lot was "happy" to see the US lose now and have been totally blinded by the Talibans' trickery (well considering the tricks the Emperor has played on them, perhaps birds of a feather after all).

I wonder if 1mil Afghans had run into China (instead of the West now) - will Xi welcome them with open arms? Ask yourself why the safety seeking Afghans didn't run into China, their new best friend: Afterall, the Wakhan pass is right next door and their saviour Talibans will allow their safe passage.....and on the other side, the Red Army will happily welcome their new BFF? (Or with all the "tans" as neighbours of the same faith, the Afghan refugees want to go to the infidel West instead?). Rather suspicious ain't it?

I published an article recently on the questions we must ask (see if you can or dare to ?) ourselves when we see this new development not too far away from us.

The answer(s).....frightening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kusynS0z5M0

Why are Muslims running away from Sharia law to be fully imposed in this country ?

 "Just remember USA took 4 Presidents, trillions of dollars, millions of lives and 20 years to replace Taliban with Taliban."

I don't think anyone can explain these logically:

1) they want 100% shahria laws in the country but are fleeing by the millions when their saviours arrive (or arise),

2) they are largely of one faith but flee almost with certainty to "infidel" faith countries thousands of miles away instead of, say, 10 miles across the border to Pakistan,

3) when they arrive in the infidel countries, they almost always do not work and go on welfare courtesy of the (kind) infidel states,

4) they will then form ghettos in the infidel countries and abuse the host nationals if they enter into "their" territories in the host nation itself...it's like my visitor occupying my guest room barring me from entering the toilet in my house,

5) they then demand (often violently) benign local secular laws to be changed to (violent) Shariah - the very laws they ran away from in the 1st place,

6) they demand for equal rights in the host nations when back home, they will slaughter minorities at the smallest request for equal treatment,

7) their political leaders are almost always corrupt and live elsewhere (in debauchery) most of the time,

8 ) their religious leaders are usually fanatics who spew edicts that are perverse and biased against women,

9) they multiply like rats in their host countries when they are living on welfare and ought to be circumspect in family planning,

10) there about 30 or more versions of their idealogy and depending on which version you believe, everyone else is deemed an infidel,

11) there's nothing benign about what they do to others, especially when captured and shown to the world but their mantra is misguidedly sold to others as being "peaceful",

12) when they come to power, they almost always take women as sex slaves (see what the Taliban did today),

13) their verses are interpreted to suit their needs (and wants) and occasions... especially by the Parti Ajaran Sesat (PAS) in Malaysia,

14) they consider certain meats and drinks as forbidden and will get into a fit but are happy to indulge in debauchery, corruption, nepotism, cronyism and philandering...all sins in the Book ranked as even worse, and

15) think that they are the only ones who have a right to be offended and will not hesitate to execute those that offend them (remember the false mantra of peace).

So in the god forsaken hellhole called Afghanistan, America has to listen to what this fellow says.....watch the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejgPPZ39ITE