What the fish?!
… Opposition bashing has begun picking up steam from the local papers.
Behold!
PAS statement is extremely insensitive
I WAS aghast to read a news report that PAS wants non-Muslims to vote it into power so that it can implement Syariah law and include punishments such as stoning and hand amputations.
The report said: “The people want the best and there is nothing better than Islam,” Nik Aziz Nik Mat, 77, told Reuters after morning prayers at his home in Kelantan, ruled by PAS since 1990.”
In a multi-religious society such a statement is extremely insensitive and insulting.
It shows how out of touch PAS ideology is with a modern Malaysia and why it will never win the hearts and minds of most Malaysians.
The report further said: “Thieves steal from the rich and the Chinese are more well-off than the Malays. If a thief’s hand is amputated and he goes to the football field or to the market, people can see that he is a thief,” he said. “Everyone will be afraid and won’t steal.”
I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. Who says thieves steal only from the rich or that the Chinese are the only rich Malaysians? It frightens me that such ignorance masquerades as politics unless all was said in facetiousness.
If somebody steals from me I would rather he keep what he has stolen rather than see his hand chopped off. How then will a thief be able to mend his or her ways and earn an honest living without a hand? Such measures have never been part of the Malaysian culture and I hope for our sake never will be.
I have seen video footage of a young boy who had his hand chopped off for stealing in a Muslim country. It was done in public but that and many other amputations have not stopped serious crimes, including rape and murder, happening.
I can’t help register my protest and disgust at the PAS suggestion. As one opposition politician said: “It appears they still have a political death wish.”
It is easy to see why Umno gets a walkover every time. I’d rather think the bizarre statements were only headline grabbing now the elections are around the corner. But I know who won’t be getting my vote and I certainly won’t be lending it a hand.
STEVE OH,
Perth, Australia.
Is this you, Steve?
lol.
I’m sorry, I don’t think PAS is running in Perth. Try harder.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
tikus, check out these links…. could this stephen oh be the a.m. steve oh?
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=6912501533&topic=4520
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=6912501533&topic=4535
January 24th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
lol padma… yah, go to that group LT, could be him, and the best is, some of the members can see his profile, and some cant!! you tell me who in the world is he…
well that fler is not from perth though :D
January 24th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
doesn’t look like him. that stephen oh is far too political savvy than this steve oh. oh and i can’t view the profile either but it’s okay, i don’t really want to! :) thanks for the heads up!
January 27th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
u should see how much the DUKE HIighway toll Consessionnaire, which is Kesturi Konsortium pay their staff. All I can say is a lot of money especially their senior management staff. I guess Kenturi Konsortium receive avery good reward from the government for operating the DUKE highway.
January 30th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Steve,
Ok. I too don’t agree with the implementation of Syariah Law in this country. I actually wrote something about it very recently. The thing is, your argument is flawed. You say no wonder BN gets a walkover… did you know that last year Md Zin, Minister in PM’s department (in charge of religious affairs) agreed and endorsed fully the change from English Common Law to Syariah Law for the country?
“The CJ called for the abolition of the English Common Law and replacing it with Syariah and customary law.”
In his bid to seem helpful and to show how much he supported this, he even suggested that the change happen in stages. Here’s part of the article:
Inconsiderate.
There’s more. In August 2007, Zin fully endorsed and agreed with the statements made by the Chief Justice and Attorney General of Malaysia advocating the replacement of the legal system in Malaysia. The CJ called for the abolition of the English Common Law and replacing it with Syariah and customary law.
The editorial of Utusan Malaysia of the same day called for a repeal of section 3 of the Civil Law Act of 1956 to be replaced with a mixture of Syariah and customary laws to form the basis of a Malaysian common law. As a result, my two favorite knuckleheads and future bak choy fertilizer (Nazri and Zin) agreed. One future fertilizer, Md Zin, welcomed the suggestion to implement Syariah to replace the common law and even advocated that it be done in stages (Utusan, 24/8/2007).
I have no problem with Syariah law. Really, I don’t. But to impose it on non-Muslims might be pushing it, don’t you think? Zin, you really need an education on living harmoniously with other races. Obviously he buta-buta (blindly) agreed with his pals without even studying the Syariah and it’s applications towards non-Muslims.
Obviously he did not consider the possibility that non-Muslims might not be able to accept it. If I were him, I would advocate training on Syariah or promote understanding on Syariah laws before advocating the change. Most importantly, let the non-Muslims decide for themselves whether they want it or not. I think it is only fair.
So if you are worried about Syariah Law being implemented, and you think this is the reason for BN’s wins, it doesn’t make sense. BN is advocating the change to Syariah Law! I’d rather have a non-corrupt government rule than the corrupt traitorous plague that is BN.