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Monday, April 26, 2010

副总编辑的话 -“从前、现在、未來”


在本地不同的华文报章,我特别喜欢阅读星洲日报,不知为什么,它总是能为我带来一些本地媒体的亲切感,像是当中的《情在人间》。今天,2010年4月26日,我读了其中一位我最欣赏的报馆从业员-副总编辑郑丁贤先生的文章,题目是关于乌雪补选的“从前、现在、未來”。这篇文章让我印象深刻,因它的内容虽然离不开无情的政治,但不知怎么地,却令我在阅读的当儿,心中竟有一丝的感触,于是决定在这里与大家分享。

“乌雪补选成绩,建构在3個族群的集体政治心理。马來选票是看從前;印裔选票是看現在;华人选票是看未來。

马來票:国阵拿到了大約65%的马来票,决定了补选的結果。
候选人是卡玛、亚伦或纳登并不重要,重要的是巫統。在这個政治意识保守的选区,巫统是马來民族重要的历史资产,巫统领袖是政治权威,巫统的意识形态是生活的一部份。垦殖民村落,挂上印有40年前敦拉萨黑白肖像的海報,一再的告訴马來选民,不能忘记巫统給他們的照顾。敦拉萨和纳吉父子,代表一种传承,在马來社会是件美事;拉萨照顾大家,纳吉也會照顾大家。巫统领袖和干部下乡,总会提醒选民,他们今日拥有的一切,是巫统争取而來的。对于外在世界的变化,保守选区的马来选民,知道不多,兴趣也不大。只要继续支持巫统,就可以像从前一样,继续过生活。
重视历史,珍惜从前,这是马来民族的特性,也是巫统壯大的凭藉。

印裔票:印裔票流动很快,大起大落,能夠瞬间消失,也可以很快集合。
一场兴权会运动,把国阵的印裔票吹得七零八落;一番安抚,几个动作,即使社会条件未变,印裔选票还是回投怀送抱。

印裔社会的政治和经济地位每况愈下;人口的单薄,很难期待未來。
这种处境,衍生一种只求活在当下,随遇而安的心态。为了眼前的需要,很容易接受一种政治上的交换关系;也比较容易满足短期的利益。国阵针对印裔社群的需要和心理,提供便利,也扭转印裔票劣勢。

华人票:华人票倒向民联,支持率冲上另一個巅峰,几乎达到80%。
国阵领导层,从巫统到马华,都问为什么?难道“一个马来西亚”还不够吗?加上对华小、神庙、基建的拨款,以及众领导人演讲時穿插的华语和福建话,为何挽不回选票?

华人到底要什么?华人要的是未來。
对于一个基本上解决了温饱的少数族群,眼前的一些好处,沒有多大意义。问题在于对未來的不确定感,以及不知何去何从的焦虑。华人人口比率不短下降,以及目前种族政治结构不利于少数族群,是华人心里的最痛。纳吉的开明政策虽然很好;但是,民联的非种族政策,提供更大的安全感。
国阵要得到华人的支持,必须彻底改革,放弃种族政治,让华人对未來有希望。”
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我希望大家读了这篇文章,能够从中得到一些启示。希望有一天我们能够真正不分彼此,共同努力打造更美好的马来西亚。

KISAH HULU SELANGOR



Sebelum pilihanraya kecil diadakan, kita percaya bahawa tidak ramai orang yang betul-betul mengetahui tempat ini , kecuali sabagai sebuah daerah di negeri Selangor. Sejak kebelakangan ini, kita selalu dapat menonton rancangan televisyen yang mengenai tempat ini, disebabkan oleh pertarungan hebat antara parti-parti politik. Dari rancangan-rancangan tersebut, kita boleh mendapati bahawa sebenarnya penduduk-penduduk tempatan di sini amatlah kasihan.

Walaupun negara kita Malaysia sudah mencapai kemerdekaan selama 52 tahun, tapi kita boleh rasa tempat ini masih tidak berubah seperti dahulu. Suausana di sini masih begitu aman, pemandangan masih begitu indah, dan yang paling menarik perhatian orang ramai adalah pembangunan di kawasan Hulu Selangor, masih begitu cepat sehingga terhenti bertahun-tahun.

Dalam perkara ini, pihak mana yang patut bertanggungjawab ? Bukankan setiap tahun kerajaan kita yang kaya akan memperuntukkan sejumlah wang kepada wakil-wakil rakyat untuk membantu memajukan kawasan masing-masing? Mengapakah perkara yang membanggakan rakyat Malaysia ini boleh berlaku ?

Kawasan tempat terlalu besar ? Bilangan penduduk terlalu ramai ? Jumlah wang terlalu sedikit ? ‘Feng Shui’ tak baik ?

Saya rasa jawapan ini terlalu sukar untuk dijawab.Tapi, apa yang mengharukan saya adalah gambar-gambar yang menunjukkan keadaan penduduk di kawasan FELDA semasa menerima wang bantuan daripada kerajaan BN yang berbelas kasihan, kegembiraan yang ditunjukkan oleh pihak sekolah Cina ketika mereka dengar hadiah sebanyak RM 3000000 yang kononnya wang rasuah sekiranya BN menang dalam pilihanraya kecil tersebut. Keriangan mereka seolah-olah memberitahu kita semua bahawa mereka tidak pernah mendapat kebajikan daripada kerajaan yang begitu baik dalam seumur hidup, kecuali dalam pilihanraya kecil pada kali ini.

Keputusan pilihanraya kecil Hulu Selangor sudah menjadi kenyataan, iaitu P.Kamalanathan berjaya mandapat 24997 undi dan Ziad Ibrahim mendapat 23272 undi. Akhirnya Kerajaan BN telah berjaya menawan hati masyarakat di Hulu Langat dengan hanya membelanjakan RM 167000000 untuk memperoleh 1725 undi kemenangan. Tetapi apa yang saya tidak akan lupakan adalah kehidupan masyarakat di Hulu Langat yang masih begitu telus dan tradisional, tidak tercemar oleh gejala-gejala politik yang kotor dan menakutkan.

Saya berharap penduduk-penduduk di Hulu Selangor tidak akan diabaikan oleh kerajaan lagi dan sekiranya saya berpeluang, saya pasti akan melawat ke tempat yang menarik ini.

Inilah suara rakyat.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

ALCOHOL AND PRINCIPLE


How many lawyers have the habit of drinking (alcohol)? 7 out of 10?
Reason: To entertain the clients with big cases?

How many newspapers editors have the habit of smoking? 8 out of 10?
Reason: To gain inspiration while writing articles?

How many tycoons have the habits of drinking and smoking? 9 out of 10?
Reason: To socialize with individuals of high-profile?

In these few days, the Pakatan Rakyat candidate for Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat, Zaid Ibrahim was slammed to have sinned for taking alcohol. This issue was brought out again and again by the Barisan Nasional, especially the powerful UMNO. The main reason is that in the Islamic law, a Muslim is forbidden to consume alcohol and due to this reason, Zaid faces all kinds of personal attacks, in terms of his belief and his morality.

From an article which I have read in newspapers recently, I understand that

1. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of United Kingdom during the World War ll, was a good drinker. He always had Whisky in the day and Brandy at night. However, he was greatly respected for his contribution in leading the country to achieve victory in the war.

2. Adolf Hitler, the notorious Chancellor of Germany who led his Nazi Party in the World War ll, was not a drinker. Nonetheless, he was known as a war criminal to the world.


Zaid Ibrahim is a prominent lawyer who gained his reputation for upholding his political view, which is democracy for everyone. Even when he was with the UMNO while serving as a Minister, he had the courage to voice out his dissatisfaction for the arrest of blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, DAP MP Teresa Kok and journalist Tan Hoon Cheng under the Internal Security Act (ISA) with the aim of ‘protecting’ them. He even resigned for the sake of defending his principles on human rights and democracy.

Is this not the leader whom the people are looking for? If a politician is always there to defend the rights of people, who will really care if he/she takes Carlsberg, Tiger, Guinness or even Hennessy daily?

ALCOHOL AND INTEGRITY


When the news about Zaid’s consumption of alcohol was being spread, his reaction was surprisingly straightforward for he chose to admit his misconduct at the first place, unlike our beloved YBs Khairy and Hishammuddin who denied straightaway as their picture of taking alcohol uncovered. From the media, most of us would have heard in the past, 4 of our Prime Ministers did drink before. In fact, we cannot accuse anyone without any solid evidence, even though some may seem very suspicious. However, it is not wrong for us to have our personal assumption with all the rumours we heard.

At this juncture, the most crucial thing that concerns the voters is not the issue of whether a politician has taken alcohol or not because for the people, this has nothing to do with future of the country. Nevertheless, this incident has successfully brought out an important criterion which everyone wants to see, that is integrity in politician. By admitting own mistake, Zaid Ibrahim had proven his integrity and great courage to the people in Hulu Selangor. He even gained the forgiveness of many Muslims for his willingness to repent and acknowledgment of his wrongdoing. In contrast to that, some of the patriotic bloggers, full of wisdom, chose to manifest their integrity by showing pictures modified with Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator to convince the people in Hulu Selangor.

Alcohol is tempting, so is corruption. Personally, if I were to make a choice between taking alcohol and working together with corrupted people with no integrity and principles, I would rather be indulged in drunkenness.

That is the voice of the people.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

PERTANDINGAN BERMULA


Nama Pertandingan : Pilihanraya Kecil
Tempat : Hulu Selangor, Selangor
Tarikh: 17 – 25 h/b April 2010
Nama peserta-peserta:


UTAMA
1.P. Kamalanathan (BN – MIC)
2.Zaid Ibrahim (PR – PKR)

Kedua-dua wakil ini adalah calon utama kerana mereka mendapat sokongan pihak masing-masing.
(BN- UMNO, MCA, MIC dan GERAKAN manakala PR – PKR, DAP dan PAS)

SAMPINGAN
3.Johan Mohd Diah (BN – UMNO)
4.V.S. Chandran (BN – MIC)

Kedua-dua wakil ini adalah calon sampingan kerana mereka telah dipecat dan terpaksa menarik diri.Jadi, mereka dikira manyerah kalah.

Barisan Nasional berlawan dengan Pakatan Rakyat
Pusingan Pertama
BN mendapat sambutan daripada beribu-ribuan penyokong, berbanding dengan PR yang hanya mempunyai kira-kira 400 penyokong pada hari penamaan calon.
1 : 0

Pusingan Kedua
UMNO dan MIC bertengkar dalam proses pemilihan calon dan akhirnya mencalonkan P. Kamalanathan yang tidak berpengalaman, berbanding dengan Pakatan Rakyat yang mencalonkan Zaid Ibrahim yang popular dan berpengalaman dengan sebulat suara.
0 : 1

Pusingan Luar Biasa 1
Pemimpin BN (MIC - Presiden Samy Vellu dan Speaker DUN Perak Ganesan, Panchamoorthy dan Naib presiden UMNO Shafie Apdal) tercedera berbanding dengan beberapa ahli PR biasa yang mengatakan mereka mengalami kecederaan.
0 : 1

Pusingan Luar Biasa 2
Nama Peserta BN, Kamalanathan = Kamal(Melayu) + Alan(Cina) + Nathan(India) = 1 Malaysia, berbanding dengan nama peserta PR, Zaid Ibrahim
1 : 0

Pusingan Terakhir
? : ?

Kita tunggu dan lihatlah keputusan nanti.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

BY-ELECTIONS



Soon, two more by-elections (Hulu Selangor and Sibu) will be held in our country. Many people have already fed up with the by-elections which they think is just a waste of time and money, and of course, the 'time and money' that we are discussing is neither for funeral nor burial of the dead, but it is about the 'time and money' that the government would have to spend to hold by-elections. To the politicians, by-election has great significance for it is a test which enables them to get the chance to gain the people's supports and confidence. To us, we only hope that all the political parties will look into this matter seriously.

1. Examine the health condition of every single candidate before the elections so that all the elected representatives can serve the people effectively.

2. Recruit more young and capable politicians so that they can contest in any immediate election when necessary.

That is the voice of the people.

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