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Note: Don’t forget the solidarity vigil tonight. Stay peaceful, and be calm in the face of any provocateurs. Date: 13 September 2008 Place: Bukit Aman Police HQ Entrance Time: 8.30 pm
Malaysia is facing a malicious attempt at false provocation. Clearly, the selectiveness of the ISA arrests is an insidious and misleading attempt to create resentment among particular communities. Why else arrest the messenger but not the message maker, or a politician proven to be only falsely accused? Perhaps it is hoped that impassioned and racially tinged sentiments will be expressed in the coming days, escalating to even more impassioned racial reactions. This in turn may lay the ground for emergency rule, and for all the suspension of civil liberties and human rights that follow. What the powers that be have forgotten however, is that Malaysia is better than that. On March 8th, Malaysians refused to vote purely on racial lines and instead chose their leaders based on issues that affect us all as a united Malaysian nation. This time, once again, we will not fall for the trap that is racial fear mongering. We will not be pawns in the political manoeuvrings of the ever crumbling ruling party. We will not be trapped in racial polemics, or ever again draw the bitter lines of conflict along the lines of racial division. READ MORE HERE: http://jelas.info/2008/09/13/malaysias-moment-to-unite/
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