Like this little bullshit which I'm going to tell you in a minute.
In case you haven't been reading the news, (and I don't blame you if you haven't, the mainstream media sells you shit) there have been 2 massive street demonstrations in KL within the last several months, Bersih, a coalition of NGO's and political parties calling for electoral reforms, and a HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force) rally for which they filed a class action lawsuit against the United Kingdom for 4 trillion US dollars (2 million dollars for 1.5 million Indians in Malaysia). The crowd estimates for both rallies were around 40 000 people.
Anyway, I was just browsing through NST before I came across this piece of news right here. Apparently more than "400 NGO organisations came to protest the recent street demonstrations".
"Damai Malaysia is a coalition of 395 NGOs representing 1.5 million Malay-sians who have declared their stand against street demonstrations."
For the record, "Malaysians" is one word dumbass. Way to make a typo that insinuates racism Ranjeetha Pakiam.
Anyway, it says here that it's the 'silent majority' that's speaking out for Malaysia. Right. Silent majority. Because the overwhelming amount of 350 people...
"A few uniformed policemen were seen monitoring the crowd of more than 350."
...beats 40 000 people any day.
But let's not stray from the point. Just because 350 people were there it doesn't mean that it's not representing a lot of people. In fact, NST claims that it represents the "silent majority" of 1.5 million Malaysians.
Wow. I wonder how they get that number.
I mean, seriously, I tried to verify who exactly are these silent 1.5 million people, and you'd think that they'd have the initiative to at least make a website if they really cared. I mean, Bersih has its own Website, AND Wikipedia entry.
Now when I type 'Damai Malaysia' online, I find...
Now, one might wonder, why is it that the 'noisy minority' such as HINDRAF and Bersih have references online, while 'Damai Malaysia' scores a Swiss Garden Golf Resort? I mean if there are indeed 1.5 million Malaysians behind Damai Malaysia, then you'd think at least one of them would be a cyber geek who's compelled enough to make a site or write something about it online.
Answer: It's all a big pile of bullcrap.
Say hello to propaganda ladies and gentlemen.
But still, let me reserve the tiniest bit of humility and think that I may have, up to this point, been wrong about everything I've said.
Their argument still doesn't make sense.
"He (The guy who signs the ISA warrants) also spoke on the negative impact of street demonstrations on retail businesses and the tourism industry, which had suffered losses after cancellation of hotel rooms and tour bookings."
Right.
And his statement is backed by Bukit Bintang Hotels and Traders Association adviser Senator Datuk Dr Lee Chong Meng (his picture coming up) who said that business are down 20% due to street demonstrations.
Okay.
So our biggest problem now, is that we can't go shopping.
Yes, it's not that our elections are rigged. It's not that we have these phantom voters, some of who have decided to come back from the land of the dead, and instead of meeting their loved ones and passing on the message from the beyond, decide instead to go vote for their favourite ruling party and then go back to their graves.
Neither is it that we have incriminating videos of set up judiciary officials who're blatantly disobeying rules and regulations that are walking unpunished.
Nope.
Our biggest problem is that we cannot go shopping. You can fuck around with the elections, you can mess with judicial posts, but never ever touch the shopping. God forbid you ever mess with someone's Gucci bag or Topman's shirt sale. It's blasphemy.
Pfft, it's such a weak argument.
And this has nothing to do with what the guy said, but I just wanted to point out I think he looks familiar.
I'm such an ass.
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