Politically Not Right

I remember when I was younger as children, we were constantly told told to keep quiet. There is a poular malay saying, "Don’t talk While Elders are Speaking". I have always hated that. Intensely. Even though I am now older, and I do get irritated by the constant chatter of children. I find that at times, children can be a great source of inspiration.

Unfortunately, in this country, this mentality has never lost its vise like grip. We as a society fear discussion. We abhor even the thought of anybody challenging our views. Is it because we are afraid of having to defend our beliefs? Are we not confident of our intellectual capacity? I believe that deep in our hearts, we know that we are not articulate enough to win any arguments. We know that years of spoon feeding and sheep mentality has eroded our capacity for original thought. We know that we who has never had to question anything will never be able to hold our ground against a barrage of facts and reason. In other words, we know that if we argue, we will lose.

Of course, I blame to current education system. But thats besides the point. It is sad that we are now up to the point of banning healthy adult discussions but would rather be burning flags and issuing death threats.

QUOTE:

On civil courts and the issue of apostasy, Nazri said civil courts had no jurisdiction on the matter as it came under the Syariah Court.

He said the Cabinet had decided on July 27 that Article 121 (1A) would not be amended to define the powers of a specific court. Nazri said the decision was consistent with several Federal Court and High Court decisions.

"In those cases, the higher courts of this country consistently decided that based on Article 121 (1A) of the Federal Constitution, Civil Courts had no jurisdiction on matters under the purview of Syariah Courts," he said.

On Article 11 and 121 of the Federal Constitution, Nazri said the government had issued a directive to stop discussions on them as any debate could generate uneasy feelings or threaten national security.

He said religious issues were more sensitive than racial issues.

Nazri said the government continued to engage in inter-religious dialogue in open or closed-door sessions.

On death threats against lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar who has been championing the need to ensure religious freedom under Article 11, Nazri said police investigations were still on-going.

He said the Attorney-General’s Chambers had yet to receive the final report on the matter from the police.

He said the A-G’s Chambers had informed him that Malik had lodged a police report at the Dang Wangi police station on Aug 21.

The case had been classified as criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication under Section 507 of the Penal Code.

:excerpt taken from http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/content/view/4675/2/

What of Party Liberal Malaysia? It is my opinion, that with the abolishment of the Syariah Court and instatement of a secular government, it would be possible for apostasy to be recognized by the government. I am pro choice. But I do advise on a minimum of 5 years of consideration before apostasy is approved. After all, it should be a major decision. However, as I am unlearned in matters of Law, I will let Mr. Malim Imtiaz Sarwar be the voice of reason for that particular issue. You can read more about his fight here. I for one would love to be able to meet him. Would you like him to be president of PLM?

Quoted from Wikipedia,

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value.^[1] Broadly speaking, contemporary liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, free public education, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of all citizens are protected. ^[2] In modern society, liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed^[3].

In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply the left are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of, to varying extents, socialism, anarchism, communism, social democracy, progressivism, American liberalism or social liberalism, and defined in contradistinction to its polar opposite, the right.

I must confess I am liberal, very liberal. My political and social views are contrary to public interests as they usual say. I am young and unlearned. I do not know the way of politics. I do not know the history of various political movements. I do not know our country’s deep history.

What I do know is that I do not care for much of the issues that is being championed. I do not care for the fight to preserve Bahasa Melayu. I care not for the fight to retain our cultural identity. I only care that I can live they way I want without interference. I live my life according to my own principles. Amongst which is "To be honest to one self" and "To do and not whine". The second part of which is very hard to do. It is however, a concious effort on my part.

Which brings to the reason of this blog. Why a political left blog? Why a liberal blog? Why add to the mix? We have Barisan Nasional, we have KeAdilan and PAS. Why not just an opposition blog?

I voted in the last election. I voted for PAS for lack of other candidates. I wanted to vote for somebody who can champion MY beliefs. There was none. So I voted against the right. I voted against the government. So after much pondering and wondering, I have decided that I will champion my own beliefs. Why wait for somebody to be your hero? I say, "Lets start my own political party!". However, having no capital would mean, starting slow and small.

The first few core beliefs are simple but staggering in its repurcussions.

My first aim is to abolish the Syariah Court. Yes. No dual court system. As I said, I am of the liberal left. A secular government is what I seek. Matters of religion will be matters of religion.

Secondly, is to abolish the monarchy system. Personally, I believe they have no purpose than to siphon off our resources. I for one am not afraid to change. And I am ready for a malaysia without sultans, without tunku, without yellow coloured umbrellas and police escorts zipping by with sirens blaring just to escort the daughter of the queen to go shopping.

It is simple. I believe that I am just as worthy, my life is just as precious as the life of Yang Dipertuan Agong. I also believe that your life is just as precious as mine. Funny enough though, I also believe in capital punishment.

Its just 2 broad principles to start with. Most will scorn my thoughts and opinion. I do not mind. At least these are my opinion. However, I do realise that I am human and prone to changes. So do not take offence if I confess that I was wrong before.