OCT 7 — I actually wanted to avoid saying or writing anything about Bagan Pinang because, to be honestly truthful, I’ve run out of vodka.
Giving the corrupt a chance
Seriously, how else can you make sense of the statements coming out from Umno politicians justifying this and remain sober?
First off, we had our very own “esteemed” Home Minister come out and say that Tan Sri Isa Samad was “a loyal servant of the party”, regardless of the fact that he was found guilty of vote buying during the Umno elections.
Our Home Minister even added that Isa is the “people’s choice”.
Well, here’s a history lesson. Adolf Hitler was the “people’s choice”.
So was George Bush 2.0.
And we all know how well those two turned out.
In addition to that, it’s just the description of how exactly Isa is a party loyalist that gets to me.
Apparently, if you get a bad deal from the party called Umno and shut up about it, you’re considered a loyalist. But make enough noise, invite enough supporters into your home to listen to your side of the story, and you can expect balaclava-clad Special Branch members to break in and take you away.
Seriously, how does one make sense of any of this?
You can’t.
And people wonder why I drink?
Giving the guilty a chance
Fine, since we’re giving guilty people a chance, I think I would have liked to have given Mona Fandey a chance, because she highlighted to us just how dumb a Malaysian politician can truly be.
Just how exactly could an assemblyman, who studied in the United States, fall for a scam by an ex-pop singer promising a boost in his political career for the price of RM2.5 million?
And, of course, he just had to be an Umno assemblyman.
From Pahang, even.
This brings me to my next point.
If we’re letting corrupt representatives run for office, guilty of vote buying, then perhaps the government would also like to step in for other guilty parties by allowing “the people” to choose.
Heck, if that were the case, the Home Ministry wouldn’t have sabotaged its online poll on the Internal Security Act, which was basically what caused the swing to my now anti-ISA stance.
Not because I don’t agree with the law, it’s because I agree with one fact.
It is “the people’s choice”.
Giving entertainment a chance
This is the same stance I take when dealing with entertainment as well, especially against religious people.
Personally, I don’t see why they’re so against Beyonce coming to Malaysia. For those who may not know this, Beyonce is actually a conservative Christian and a registered Republican.
And even then, if the religious people have a problem with seeing Beyonce, why don’t they just look away or ban their kids from going?
What’s this need to stop me from watching her perform “Single Ladies”?
I’m not going to get turned on by it.
If anything, I’d probably just want to recall the dance routine.
Similarly, I don’t actually see why we need to be so harsh on underage club goers, especially since all they do is dance around getting high on music or sugar from Coke or Sprite.
Heck, some of these guys and gals may dress up rather provocatively, but then these are the ones you find drinking RM10 bottles of mineral water and dancing from 10.30pm to 3am the next day.
Contrary to popular belief, most teenage club goers and those in their early and mid-20s would actually sit at the nearest mamak and sober up over chai before driving home.
And if they haven’t sobered up, they’re fine enough to let someone else do the driving.
And for those thinking that this leads to promiscuity, think again.
They’re too tired dancing to Lady Gaga or the Pussy Cat Dolls or even Ciara to even think of having sex.
If this government or any political representative insists that we need to give corrupt people a chance to run a state for being a “loyal servant for the party”, then I’d like to put forth a better idea.
What about this. Let’s give the rakyat a chance.
Let’s give Perak a second chance to determine just who they really want to run their state by giving them a statewide election.
Let’s give Muslims a chance to determine whether they want to be charged under civil or syariah law.
Let’s give the people a say in whether or not they want the ISA to be repealed, amended or maintained without sabotage.
And, of course, let’s give people a chance to decide whether or not they want to try beer, clubbing, smoking and watching Beyonce, without having the religious right decide what’s good for them.
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