Some Politicians' Nightmare

I picked up this news update while surfing JeffOoi's this afternoon; it's "stale" news by now,
but it's somehow threaded to my Nightmare story.


BN MP gets 'ultimatum' from Umno Youth

Mar 28, 2006

A MCA parliamentarian’s scathing speech on religion and history in the Dewan Rakyat two weeks ago has prompted an unannounced visit by Umno Youth members bearing a protest letter.
On March 15, Kelana Jaya MP Loh Seng Kok had complained in the House about the ‘imbalance’ in the history textbook syllabus, Muslim prayer recital guidelines and the problems faced by non-Muslims in relation to places of worship.

One of his peers had warned him then about the potential hazards of speaking his mind and about his choice of words.

It is learnt that, six days later, some 50 Umno Youth members, led by Kelana Jaya division chief Abdul Halim Samad, paid him a visit. Their sudden arrival at about 9.30pm took those at the office by surprise.

Loh was handed a protest letter. It is learnt that Abdul Halim told him, “We don’t want to hear any explanation now; this is our letter, you read and answer it.”

The MP was also purportedly told that Umno Youth would “take action” if he failed to respond to the letter within several days. Some in the group had brought along video cameras to record the brief meeting.

It is learnt that the Youth wing has rejected Loh’s proposal to set up a religious development department on the grounds that this would undermine the position of Islam as the official religion.

The Kelana Jaya division had apparently held a meeting to discuss the speech and concluded that Loh’s proposal had hurt the feelings of Malay Malaysians, who make up the majority of voters in the parliamentary constituency of the same name.

It is also learnt that a copy of the letter to Loh has been sent to Umno leaders at the national, state and divisional levels, as well as to Malay-based non-governmental organisations.

PS: I won't post the whole story as you are advised to read the whole drama at Screenshots, many links too.
Me, I have my own nightmare.

DESIDERATA:

My view is that Malaysians should view such happenings with historical background knowledge, and know that the PLAYERS have their own agendas, and these politicians' interests most times do not coincide with the general JoePublic's interests.

I recall for the benefit of mainly the YoungOnes visiting here some history (I was then News Editor at one online newspaper...) that several hundred UMNO Youth members marched on the Chinese Assembly Hall Building downtown Kuala Lumpur some years ago threatening to burn down *SUQUI's office housed within.
The FRU stood by while the demonstrators shoulted warring slogans.

Was anyone arrested?

DID MCA or MCA YOUTH lodge any protests then on behalf of SUQUI?

* SUQUI had appropriately listed out some 100 Election Appeals -- in a very formal, civilised manner inthe form of an APPEAL to the Government -- the sort of activities Desiderata himself is trying to promote via this Blog. Hence, Desiderata.CivilSociety.

To Desi, some quarters willl only act when the barbarians stomp into their own premises, but kept their silence when a CIVIL GROUP like SUQUI was threatened by the Barbarian-type kith and kin within the Barisan Nasional camp, of which MCA ranks second after UMNO.

You think Desi has got any sympathy for Loh Seng Kok?

Nay, nay, it could be just another case of some Bomba men starting a fire for lack of anything to do under the hot Malaysian sun. (This example for comparision actually is based on a reallife incident in a Western country small town when a bored fireman deliberately set up some fires to see some action; maybe amuse themselves.

Likewise, obnce a while, UMNO Youth or MCA YOuth starts a fire, and MCA Youth/ UMNO Youth would come out to put out the falmes and emerge as HEROES among their respective community's ethnic lenses.

Their BN brothers come out to sound the trmpet, drum rolls, and everyone clapped!
Which spawns an ENCORE, and the wayang goes on, ad nauseum.

Especiially when a GE approaches, it's another Sandiwara or Chinese Opera Show. Among the Indian community, MIC may do an Indian rock&roll?
Dreanmtime to catch votes.

But it is a NIGHTMARE for some politicians now.
IN THE LONG-TERM, ITS A NIGHTMARE FOR ALL MALAYSIANS.

Because these bas....politicians don't act on PRINCIPLES.
They act like the roadside medicine men -- selling counterfeit medDEEcine.
I don't buy that!
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Howsy: Let's Eat, Drink and Be Merry when I visit you in lundun, can?

OR mayhaps I'll train some Y&A mentee to become a Billionaire-by-27 before I set sail. Just thinking allowed.