It's all politics

No, I am not going to discuss about the endless drama that is the actors are those in tudung tak cukup kain nak cover jambul kat depan but the international ignorance of giving aids to those who are in need. A program in a news network questions the aids given by the US where terrorism was widespread. So, the idea is that it is okay to let more hungry people die when there are terrorists who would have killed them anyway? Nice, job rich West nations!

Steve Jobs' death focused all homo sapien's attention to him. He was rich. He was influential.

It is not one, but thousands of Somalians die every day (even today!) and there is none of their stories featured on the front page of newspapers today while Steve Jobs' biography still tops the booksellers list.

I wonder where on earth the so-called human right activists in Malaysia who championed the Seksualiti Merdeka gone to defend these Somalians to have 'basic human rights to food and water'? Isn't that one of the most important human rights too? 

Getting access to food and water is more important than the freedom to go outside and show your queer without fear I would say. 

Or do you just care about sex? Based on what you are not doing now, I think you are. It's a sex nation.

Why not make an assembly to alert the Malaysians about this situation? I know you won't because this is neither about Cleaning the Politics or Sex Freedom. No one will come. 

Well Mrs. MM, that is why you must go back to the reasons explained in the Al-Quran. My father said 'when people are so smart but forgot to refer to Al-Quran, they will feel they are in greater knowledge of the world than the Al-Quran'.-The Chukai Insider

Undilah: A baffle to minds

It is too late to write about this. But it is never too late to convey the positive message brought by a campaign through Youtube recently. I could not grasp the fuss with the Government for banning the video. Is it because the sometimes-stupid Namawee was in the project? Well, I could accept that and many of us cannot because to some, he said the 'real thing' although what the 'real thing' hit them right them (the supporters) in the nose.

However, banning the video on mainstream media would be a much stupid political act, I would say. We are not even trying to go down the streets to protest (in which I don't support either), but this is a simple act of calling others to do the 'Must-do-thing' for the nation. We should give credits to those who have worked hard to make the campaign. 

The video tries to convey the message to encourage as many voters to do their right as a citizen of this country. And yet, the Government banned the video. I know this campaign came at the right time since my close friends are all not registered although qualified to become one. Hence, to put it simple why does the Government 'curbed' this movement of doing the right thing to Malaysia. Not everyone can become Nicol David to become the world's No.1 player but still they want to contribute to the nation. One of the ways is to encourage others to Vote. How was that wrong still baffled my mind. 

Do not say that the Government already has campaign on their mind since what they are doing with the 'Mari Mengundi' ads made by Jabatan Perfileman Negara was one of the campaign programs that made some of us say 'euww'. The ads should go to the list of the worst ads ever. I do not know how to make the Jabatan or any Government's Jabatans to change with today's 'changes' except with that kind of harsh criticisms as previous constructive criticisms were like going down the drains.

One thing that we are sure of is that even Ku Li was present in the video and that was significance in encouraging Malaysians to cast their vote especially the young ones. Do not say that what am I saying is illegal as I am still a student. How about the rights of me as a Voter? Don't you think that it is a kind of contradicting when they want us to register as voters at the age of 21 but asked us to stay away from politics. You shut up, just register! Woo..

Instead, the Undilah.com website is actually a good ground for the short-message Twitter generation. Here are some of the contents (in which the video was banned!):

Who shall I vote for?

In a democracy, you are entitled to your personal political preference. We don't care who you vote for as long as you do vote.

What do I need to do to vote?

You need to be a Malaysian citizen over the age of 21. You also need to be a registered voter.

How do I register myself as a voter?

There are many voluntary organizations, NGOs and political parties who regularly promote voter registration in public places and events. You may register through them. You may also register at any post office. Just bring you identity card and ask at the counter. It is very easy and takes about 10 minutes.

When should I register?

You may register at anytime. However, if you intend to vote in the coming general election, please register yourself as soon as possible. The Election Commission imposes a voter registration cut-off period counting back 3 months from the date of the election. In other words, you are only eligible to vote if you had registered at least 3 months before the date of the general election.

My friends, you know you have responsibilities to your nation. I have registered myself as a Voter. How about you? It is hypocritical to talk politics when you are not registered as a voter when you are legally qualified to become one. Undilah!-The Chukai Insider

Be Islamic, be critical

When people put a final dot on someone, as in the person is supporting this and that, I wonder what will happen to the world when the person put the wrongs as rights and the rights as wrongs. How can we see black and white? Grey?

Is it a common thing for you to see when someone 'seemed' inclined to a political party, he or she will be forced and fed with the dogma that all of the things done by the so-called 'inclined party' are supported by him or her. 

Then, where is the room for critical thinking and judgements on your side?

Why is the divisive acts continue to exist in our daily conversations? Why do we believe that once the leaders of any organisations made a statement, the lower groups of people ARE surely in parallel believes with the leader?

We are all striving for a better Malaysian. And yet we choose different inclinations of doing things. With our own ways. And hence, different 'inclined support to a political party'.

But at the same time, it does not mean we fully agree to every detailed actions and efforts made by the party. That is why critical thinking is first and foremost important! Think people, think! Don't jump to conclusions straight away otherwise you will place yourselves with the same level as today's politicians whom I have little credit to give for and hence, much less respects.

My word is- you may choose sides. Part of the reasons is because of the way you were brought up, as my friend suggested. But all of us want a better Malaysia. 

Do you think when the Other Side is ruling, the root problems will die away? No. They are embedded in the society and societies are made up of us, and so it depends on us. And so, this quote could not be further from the truth- ‎"Tegakkanlah daulah Islam di dalam hati-hati kalian, niscaya dia akan tegak di negeri kalian" (Hasan Al-Hudaibi).

A critical society would know when to know what is wrong and right because it does not mean when you are Red, the Green is wrong. And when you are Green, the Red is wrong all the time. Although we see many flaws in the Pale Blue, it does not mean they are all wrong, a little credit should go when it is right.

So, at the end of the day, we are all the same. So, don't divide yourself further from each other. Make Greens and Reds work together, and I would be much happier.

Did the Prophet Muhammad SAW denied the questions of the deniers? Did He not answer each single question with proofs and full of grace to make the other side happy and accept the Truth? Did He slammed the other side with harsh words? Did He just leave us with nothing to follow with? Simple questions like these are hard to be answered. Why? Because even these basic things are hard for us to follow.  -The Chukai Insider

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Someone is smiling

I found this [HERE] and it makes me know where should I put my thoughts on. In projecting your ideas, don't hurt others. I am saying this first to myself and my friends.

Peribadinya saya bersetuju kalau dikatakan secara umum, “demonstrasi itu dibolehkan dalam Islam”.

Walaubagaimanapun, untuk menghalalkan Bersih 2.0, sudah pasti intipati yang lain wajib dilihat juga termasuk aspek alibi, relevan dan logis tuntutan, jawatankuasa, pro dan kontra serta dan hal-hal yang bersangkutan.

Berkaitan ahli-ahli Liqa’ seperti Ustaz Zaharuddin, Ustaz Hasrizal dan saudara sendiri saya tidak mahu ulas beratnya ke belah mana atau kaptennya siapa. Saya bukan baru semalam berkecimpung dalam badan-badan bebas politik Islam, saya maklum. Cuma nasihat saya, elak menggunakan perkataan ‘tidak menyebelahi mana-mana pihak’.

Saya mahu mengajak berbicara secara berilmu. After all, that’s what scholar do. “Dan dalam Islam sendiri, boleh berbeza pendapat tetapi beradab”, demikian saya petik dari Ustaz Uthman El-Muhamaddy dalam suatu ceramah beliau terdahulu.

Sekali lagi saya tekankan, intipati yang lain wajib dilihat juga termasuk aspek alibi, relevan dan logis tuntutan, jawatankuasa, pro dan kontra serta dan hal-hal yang bersangkutan. Dalam hal ini, demonstrasi harus tetapi adakah demonstrasi Bersih itu benar-benar bersih (yang lantaran itu pula jatuh hukum tidak haram)?

Pertama kita lihat dari sudut tuntutan.

Tuntutan berkenaan apa? Pilihanraya.Siapa mengurus pilihanraya? SPR.

Maka tuntutan ini umumnya kepada siapa dan untuk siapa? SPR yang mengurus pilihanraya.

Baik. Kita rujuk beberapa senarai tuntutan (8 kesemuanya); kita mulakan dengan tuntutan ‘hentikan politik kotor’, ‘memperkasakan institusi awam’, ‘menamatkan korupsi’ dan ‘akses media yang adil’.

Saudara yang saya hormati, antara 4 tuntutan tadi, yang mana agaknya yang SPR ‘ada’ kuasa dan di bawah jurisdiksi SPR. Jujurnya, satupun TIADA. Jadi apa kaitannya 4 tuntutan ini dengan SPR? Lucu bukan.

‘Hentikan politik kotor’ saya kira ini berlaku di kedua-dua belah pihak. Seorang Altantuya dan seorang China Doll. Cuma bezanya ada yang ada video, DNA dan ada yang tak ada apa-apa bukti kecuali cerita. Jadi kalau memo hendak dihantar, ia sepatutnya kepada kedua-dua BN dan PR.

‘Menamatkan korupsi’. Korupsi berlaku di peringkat pentadbiran kerajaan dan swasta. Pecah amanah dan sebagainya. Jadi apa kena mengena SPR? Apa kaitan dengan pilihanraya? Dan menguruskan hal berkaitan korupsi ialah SPRM.

‘Memperkasakan institusi awam’? Ini adalah tanggungjawab kerajaan persekutuan dan tiada mengena dengan pilihanraya adil. Hal-hal sebegini sudah pasti boleh dibawa ke parlimen bukan yang dipenuhi sekitar 45% ahli pembangkang? (I would say this is 'meludah ke muka sendiri')

‘Akses media yang adil’. Tuntuan ini ada sedikit relevan. Namunpun demikian, ini bukanlah hak serta jurisdiksi kepada SPR. Ini hal Kementerian Penerangan. Malahan, dengan akses media cetak yang pelbagai (Harakah, Sin Chew, Suara Keadilan), media cyber dan elektronik, laman sosial dan sebagainya, tuntutan ini ternampak tidak sekukuh mana.

Lain-lain tuntutan adalah ‘tempoh minima 21 hari berkempen’. Apa relevannya? Bukankah kedua-dua BN dan PR berkempen di media cetak dan media cyber sepanjang tahun dan 24 jam sehari (exactly)? Dalam mana ruang politik kita masih anak-anak (berasaskan kaum dan sentimen ajak benci-membenci), adakah kita berminat memanjangkan tempoh kempen dalam keadaan mungkinnya berlaku pergaduhan itu ada?

‘Penggunaan dakwat kekal’. Cuba kita semak dan teliti, contoh negara yang menggunakannya. Di mana? India. Mengapa agaknya perlu sistem dakwat kekal ini disana? Jawapannya mudah, India walaupun kini antara kuasa ekonomi Asia, harus diingat sistem pendaftaran warganya masih tidak lengkap. Jangan kita tertipu dengan kuasa ekonominya kerana di India, sistem kasta memastikan yang kaya terlalu kaya dan yang miskin, kad pengenalan pun tak ada! Jadi itulah gunanya dakwat kekal… kerana itu tanda pengenalan mereka sudah mengundi bagi yang tak ada tanda pengenalan. Di negara yang moden seperti Malaysia ini, yang dah ada kad pengenalan nak buat apa pakai dakwat kekal?? Setuju tak kalau saya katakan dakwat kekal ini SANGAT-SANGAT BOLEH diciplak? Kad pengenalan lagi susah nak tipu!

‘Tuntuan pilihanraya yang saksama perjalanan’ dan ‘perubahan pada sistem undi pos’. Ini ada sedikit relevan. Pun masih boleh dipertikai dan lebih bersifat pertuduhan (ada nak disertakan bukti ke?). Cuba kita lihat berapa jumlah negeri yang dipegang oleh pembangkang? Kelantan dipegang sejak bila? Harus kita ingat dan mesti kita jangan lupa undi pos cuma 1% SAHAJA dari 99% pengundi. Relevan sangatkah tuntutan yang ini sampai perlu berarak? Cuba kita fikirkan sekejap. Kalau betul hendak ditipu sistem pilihanraya dinegara ini secara 99% kurang-kurangnya (termasuk undi pos) macamana Kelantan boleh sentiasa pada pembangkang dan 5 negeri boleh ditawan? Benarkah pilihanraya di Malaysia ini sangat-sangat tidak adil? Logik?

Maka dari huraian saya tadi berkaitan alibi, relevan dan logis tuntutan ternampak hampir 70% tuntutan samada tidak begitu relevan, goyah dan boleh dipertikaikan. Adakah kita merasa 30% itu cukup banyak untuk berdemonstrasi dan berarak di jalan?

Masih merasa 30% itu sebab relevan untuk berarak? Mari kita lihat berkaitan jawatankuasa pula. Saya separuh bersetuju kalau di katakan dalam tuntutan yang sepatutnya bersifat neutral, ia mesti diketuai oleh NGO. Tetapi saya mahu menambah, bahawa NGO-NGO ini juga mesti bersifat non-partisan, berkredibiliti baik dan hingga ke peringkat jawatankuasa pun TIDAK BOLEH ada orang berkait politik.

Tetapi siapa ada dalam jawatankuasa Bersih 2.0? Ahli Jawatankuasa Bersih tokoh-tokoh politik pembangkang iaitu Mohamad Sabu, sebagai Timbalan Bersih yang juga Timbalan Presiden PAS; Tian Chua, AJK Publisiti Bersih yang juga Naib Presiden PKR; Dr Hatta Ramli, AJK Mobilisasi Bersih yang juga Pengarah Pilihan Raya Pas Pusat; Syed Shahril Mohamud, Ketua Cabang PKR Kelana Jaya; Teresa Kok, Pengerusi DAP Selangor dan Badrul Hisham Shaharin, aktivis PKR.- This is what I meant by one-sided face. Shouldn't you be impartial?

Jadi ini sebenarnya apa? Aktiviti politik jalanan dan bukan aktiviti non-political, setuju? Datuk Ambiga pengerusi Bersih sepatutnya MENOLAK SEKERAS-KERAS nya penglibatan politician tetapi tidak berbuat demikian? Mengapa?

Bab kredibiliti jawatankuasa saya fikir sudah tercalar. Itu belum mengambilkira kredibiliti pengerusi Bersih 2.0, Datuk Ambiga dikatakan ada kaitan dengan kes murtad dan Lina Joy yang pernah menggemparkan negara dan begitu juga IFC. Soal benar atau tidak ia mungkin boleh didebatkan. Tetapi seandainya dalam keadaan tidak pasti, apa perlu orang Islam berarak bersama dengan insan yang mungkin dihati ada tujuan tidak elok?

Dari segi pro, memanglah rakyat boleh menyuarakan rasa tidak puas hati (tetapi itupun saya saya sudah rungkai, tidaklah relevan mana). Tetapi kalaulah berlaku pertembungan antara Bersih dan Patriot, dan ia sudah hampir pasti mungkin menimbulkan huru-hara dan pergaduhan, adakah Himpunan Bersih 2.0 masih perlu diadakan?

Ada juga tuduhan bahawa penaja-penaja Bersih ini ada melibatkan unsur-unsur luar yang memang bertujuan memporak-perandakan negara.

Banyak lagi saluran lain yang boleh disuarakan hal-hal berkait tidak puas hati. Bukan tiada langsung pun, malahan banyak juga.

Saya fikir penilaian-penilaian ini sudah membuktikan betapa kalaupun betul rakyat ada hak untuk bersuara dan ini harus diiktiraf, buat ketika ini ternyata langsung tidak perlu ianya dilakukan melalui Bersih.

Biarpun Liqa’ memutuskan bahawa demonstrasi itu harus. Sepatutnya Liqa’ menambah kenyataan yang berbunyi ‘Sebaliknya seandai sesuatu demonstrasi itu tidak kukuh, goyah sebab musabab, boleh menghuru-harakan negara dan ada kemungkinan ditaja oleh anasir-anasir luar yang bertujuan jahat bmaka menyokong demonstrasi yang sedemikian adalah HARAM’. Noktah.

Kemudian baru boleh Liqa’ dakwa diri sebagai berkecuali. Statement yang mudah tanpa perlu memetik Bersih 2.0 atau Patriot. Bukankah lebih berilmu begitu?

Being CLEAN

Let's face it- people see what they want to see. Either you, me or another third party, there is always a feeling 'I am the one who is right'. Seeing at a glance of my Facebook homepage, I can't help but feel the uneasiness inside my stomach. Why? Politics have succeeded in robbing the moralistic and rationalistic point of views of many of my friends. 

Again, let's face the hard truth that our current politicians are not smart but very cunning and sneaky. And of course again, let's face it there is always a bunch of people who follow the lead and sad to say my friends are among them. I feel scared of writing my thoughts because I have many friends with differing views. I am not scared that my ideas are not well received but most importantly, I have my own weaknesses in arguing other people's views which most of the time, I think are not as good as they are supposed to be and that lead to uncomfortable feelings. If you get what I'll be saying, then good because there will be a lot of interpretations on your own that have to be done after reading this. As said before, I am more afraid of the loss of good relationships with people around me than putting ideas that I am not sure will bring me anywhere. But again, seeing Facebook photos of friends make me feel the distance between those who are pros and are not grow larger and larger and that is not good.

CLEAN, The Yellows, Ambaiga, Mr.Nj, The Reds, The Greens, The Light Blues, The Rockets, The Blue Blood Prefects, The Supposedly-Impartial Vote Counter and The Yalam are the central themes of this so-called article. 

To simply answer my friends's question with regards to my stand on CLEAN, I would answer what my religion has taught me. I read this from Dr.Maza's. It's about Intention (Objectives) and Actions (to be taken to fulfill the objectives). The CLEAN's objectives are excellent. Check the very-not-beautiful website of the CLEAN and look for the Demands. Well, they are significantly true but no details about the reasons, events or empirical evidences behind the Demands and I'm not so fool to receive that fully to my own understanding. Sadly to say, many in Malaysia accepted what they think as right straight away without fully covering the knowledge that they should have about the specific matter. Well, the bottom line is that the Intentions of the CLEAN which are translated through the Demands are good. I am fully supportive of that.

Who does win now? I read all newspapers from the extreme right wingers to the extreme left wingers. I know, come to my house and you will see how my father is like the newspapers librarian.

All segments who were involved in it think they have won the so called ‘battle’. The CLEAN was able to penetrate the security and that was considered a success. The police controlled the whole situations with ‘their own ways’ which they considered success.

What have made me wondered is the true cause of this supposedly-CLEAN CLEAN. If it is suppose to be impartial, then why the face of the campaign at the whole level seems to be very one-sided. It’s obvious that the DEMANDS are excellent and as the so called democracy experts said (which I know some of my friends are although I’m very sure most don’t even know the whole reasons and stories behind the concept), it is the vital part of the element of democracy. The voices of the majority. But really? Again, you believe what you want to believe.

So where do we go from here?

Why do we have to choose sides? Why bother preaching others when we ourselves are not that clean either? I’m not choosing side but feel very very sad looking at the current situation. Why do we have to choose side and distance ourselves from each other? Where this will bring us?

Why the I-know-it-all-so-you-have-to-shut-up-and-follow-me attitude is still here? I’m wondering too if you really know what you are fighting for.

The bottom line is, if you are sincere enough then, all parties should be in it for the cause, isn’t it? That seems logic to me. Well, we have different thoughts. With emotions rising, everyone thinks they are the right ones. How human-human relationship has lost its shine during this time.

ps: The concept of democracy also involves the free speech. So, the rulers-ruled media also have their own free speech. That's why you cannot criticise the media for choosing sides because that's what they do (well, actually you can because it's free speech as well, but that's why our first Rukunegara tenet is Kepercayaan Kepada Tuhan, so does Allah want us to create hatred among ourselves?). My advise (agreed with Hafiz)- read all sources of news. And if you happen to not like one-sided media, then don't read it if you think it will make you to hate them. Don't create unnecessary hatred among people. If you are a muslim, I strongly urge you to prevent yourselves from hating others. You may hate the Actions, but not the people. People are given chances to change. What if suddenly the sides are reversed? Anything can happen. Moderation as laid out in Islam therefore should be the best way.