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Thursday, 23 October 2008 14:20 |
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Roughly half of all Malaysians support the Anwar Ibrahim-led Pakatan Rakyat coalition, but for some reason, in the minds of a few, this means roughly half of all Malaysians are "Anwaristas". While there is no question that many Pakatan supporters are slavish supporters of Anwar, I think it is as offensive to label Pakatan supporters Anwaristas as it would be to call Barisan Nasional supporters Mahathiristas or Abdullahistas.
When people take sides in politics, it is rarely, if ever, the case that they truly support their chosen side 100%. There will always be doubts, always be questions, and always the potential for disagreement. I may support Anwar and Pakatan, but that does not mean I always agree with them or their actions.
An Anwarista is simply someone who would support Anwar no matter what. Even if Anwar turned out to be a total lying bastard, they would be behind him till the very bitter end. To call someone an Anwarista is to suggest that they have no mind of their own, that they have been so swayed by someone's charisma that they would follow him to the end of the earth.
I am sure there are many Anwaristas out there. Anwar is a charismatic politician, and that by definition means he will have a corps of devoted supporters. But for all the Anwaristas out there, how many Mahathiristas or Abdullahistas do we actually have?
A fairly large number, I would say. Try reading the comments on Mahathir's blog, or the comments on UMNO message boards. You get the sense that even if Mahathir or Abdullah told their followers to eat shit, they would do it without questions asked. No matter how badly these men screw up, no matter how stupid the things they say are, they will have an audience of supporters behind them all the way. Is it really fair to Anwar to bash him alone for having a club of mindless fans when his counterparts have exactly the same kind of people in their camp? READ MORE HERE: http://www.infernalramblings.com/
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I thought they coming after u too la. Peace rainbowseahorse.
ONCE AGAIN, I and others like me, ARE NOT ANTI-DSAI yah! As for our Bro Pete’s feelings regarding DSAI’s promises and open declaration, just re-read our bro Pete’s last posting entitled: HIGH-STAKES POKER GAME OR GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL? On 6/Sep/2008.
“Today, I received many phone calls from concerned friends who told me that the government is considering detaining me under the Internal Security Act ‘very soon’. If that does happen, then this could probably be the last article I write, at least until 16 September 2008. So I too need Anwar to succeed. If not I will be in Kamunting for quite some time to come and you will not hear from me over the next couple of years.
Yes, I too have placed, not only my money, but also my freedom on Anwar. And if Anwar fails to deliver his promise on 16 September 2008, not only he but I as well am headed for a fall. But I have confidence he will do it. And I have confidence that my stay in Kamunting will not be for two years but for a mere two weeks.
But if I am wrong…..well, then see you maybe in six or seven years time, because for sure Najib Tun Razak will not release me in 2010 when he becomes Prime Minister. What he would do, instead, would be to rollover my two-year detention another two years, and another two years, and another two years, until I am too old to think and write anymore.
Till we meet again, if we do meet again, take care and keep the flame burning. There is still a long fight ahead of us in bringing reforms to this beloved country of ours.â€â€¦
Now, tell me AGAIN, that our bro Pete did not put his FULL TRUST in DSAI to deliver as promised on 16/Sep/2008 which has since long passed, while our bro Pete is languishing in prison!