At what price will you sell the future of your children?
January 31, 2008
On 15th August last year, Dr M spoke at length to a large gathering of bloggers at the Perdana Leadership Foundation headquarters in Putrajaya.
The Malaysiakini report on this event had it that Dr M had said, amongst other things, that in the next general election, there would be widespread vote buying.
“It is for certain that in the coming general election, a lot of money would be spent in vote buying… if the ruling parties do this, we would be governed by a government that is outrightly involved in corruption… For RM200, people are willing to sell their votes. They are not just selling their votes. Dia jual maaruahnya (he is selling his dignity)”, Malaysiakini reports Dr M as having said.
I was at the event and I can confirm that this last quote is not accurate. What Dr M said was that the Malays will sell their votes for RM200. At least the Chinese would not sell their vote for this miserable sum, he remarked. They will sell it at a higher price.
That explains the Malaysiakini report today entitled ‘Election goodies for Chinese community’ about a pre-CNY promise to build six Chinese primary schools in Sungai Long, Kajang, Bukit Serdang, Rawang in Selangor, Wangsa Maju in Kuala Lumpur and Danga Bay in Johor.
The report has it that Ong Ka Ting said, “I want to thank Hishammuddin. He has always been fair and considerate in listening to the problems faced by Chinese schools.” and “this is good news for the Chinese community before the Chinese New Year.”
Ong is also said to have confirmed that these proposed Chinese schools can accommodate 27,000 more pupils upon completion.
Really? Places for 27,000 more pupils?
To learn what?
Ketuanan Melayu?
That if they do not like that some claim this is an Islamic state, they can get out of the country?
That it does not matter that someone’s late grandpa was Buddhist, he’ll still get buried where the Syariah court says he shall be buried?
That they must tolerate it when someone sticks a keris in their faces and says ‘I will defend my race’ while others call on that keris-wielding fella to use it?
That they will always be second class citizens in the land of their own birth?
Is that all it takes? RM200 each for the Malays and a couple of schools for the Chinese?
Was Dr M right? Are we that cheap?
Is that all it take for us to sell our vote, our children and our dignity?
January 31, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Come to think about it, BN is really trying to buy the Chinese with these ‘goodies’. The Chinese have short memories. They have forgotten about the threats and the kerises.
February 1, 2008 at 6:49 am
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Mca president is a known pariah.
- an uninspiring idiot who is complacent at being an apologist for racists and bigots of the worst kind.
Basically a boot licker like president of mic, who would stooped as low as he could to achieve his end of luxurious enjoyments at the expense of good people.
The Chinese people need to wake up and reject this idiot - else ending up like the Indians.
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February 1, 2008 at 8:22 am
The Chinese is a race that is similar to others. They do forget and they do forgive. Well, maybe they don’t forgive as much as the Malays…IMHO
Haris, the point now is not only about increasing the number of Chinese school, but the acute shortage of teachers for these school. In addition to that, the financial resources to sustain the school in the long run. Annual donation drive is common is these school…
I am from Johor, and I wonder, a school at Danga Bay? For what?
It is everybody knowledge that a parent will need to pay at least 4K to 8K for the admission to a Chinese primary school in areas around P.J. To pay lesser, one will have to register much much earlier, usually before the child reach 2 years old. Initially I thought that was some exaggeration by the parents, but later on I found out that they have been silently paying this money, and dare not voice out in anyway. Typical Kiasi (scared trouble) mentality….
hai…..blooddy helll….
February 1, 2008 at 10:03 am
money and politics goes hand in hand.u give a poor man who lives from hand to mouth daily $200 will he refuse.do u think he actually cares who wins and loses.his basic needs are his priority.this is plan cold human nature
February 1, 2008 at 10:08 am
and of course a couple of hundrers of millions on the sideline for themselves. sorry, thats not for the ordinary folks like you and me. wonder how much of the scandalous RM4.7 billion PKFA went into their pockets. sure, it was glossed over in MSM but it never went into exposure on how a bilion dollar project skyrocketed into RM4.7 billion and the government has to stump up the amount, thereby fully utilising the savings from the petrol hike.
haris, you bet the last dollar none of my family’s vote go to corrupt BN. And so will be for my parents, my brother and sister and in-law votes and I will see to that this time.
February 1, 2008 at 10:10 am
money politics like it or not is here to stay.u cannot wipe out this menace unless people who take the money break on their promise.from my personal experience i have never been offered money but drinks,nasi ayam yes but have refused.canoot stand the way they come on to u on election day.The ruling party by hook or by crook will try to win as many seats as possible.Their machinery will roll out soon and it will certainly be a tough act to beat.my vote for sure is for the opposition
February 1, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Noises Had Covered the Voice
Voice of Grievance being ignored when they are not Political significant for those to hear!!
Silences of Officers from MPPJ/MPSJ and Land Office Petaling & Shah Alam and those responsible are the Real Cause!!
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Is Silence being Golden?
Or is Silence being paid?
Or, Silence get things worse?
No, No, No, they don’t!!
It started with People without hearts & Souls!
It started with Officials who forgets they have obligations with powers to get work done!
It started with Grievance which had big side money involved!
They have manipulated the Laws!
They manipulated to get side money to buy more Machai so they can even overthrow the voice of those in grievance!
They are Red Herrings even in many many places
http://www.usj.com.my/bulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=17992&page=1&pp=15&highlight=ria+park
http://www.usj.com.my/bulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=21037&page=1&pp=15
The worst of ALL are they can be professionals who should have ethnics to tell the Truth
But many of those Red herring had voiced so loudly and freely with good name of RA or PKR so the actual Grievances can never be heard!!
Why are those Red-Herring voicing so loud?
Over and Over again?
But even cannot pin-point on the basis points!
The reserved 58.3ha in Subang has gone nowhere!
A Townhouse is in Private hand unattended by Developer and MPPJ/MPSJ since 1979 or about!
Why a title in 1988 when almost half of that 29.39ha was surrendered in 1993 from Wangsa Baiduri!!
THE VOICE HAD JUST BEEN IGNORED!!
EVEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN THIS BLOG OR BLOGS THAT MANY COULD HAD VISITED!!
THE VOICE HAD CONTINUED ALMOST 20 YEARS!
http://www.hba.org.my/laws/CourtCases/1996/emko_properties.htm
Even the Judge had retired but his voice can still be heard as Mahadev Shankar (Look like him and sound like him as in 1996 in the case of Emko for Wangsa Baiduri!)
How many voice can go over and over again against ignorances of officers, lawyers, judges but in the noise of many Red Herrings and Machai
OR against Silences of Officers in MPPJ/MPSJ and Land Offices in Shah Alam and Petaling (SJ)!!
PEOPLE ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN POLITICS WHEN IT COMES AND NOT GRIEVANCE EVEN IT MATTERS EVERYONE!!
MANY OF THOSE HAVING THE WAY OR POWER TO CHANGE BUT THEY ARE POLITICAL ADDICTED THAT THEY HEARD NO MORE!!
ANYWHERE GRIEVANCE WILL BE HEARD AND ACTED???
SO DEADFUL SILENT WHEN THIS QUESTION IS POSTED!!!
SILENT TO REPLY HAS PUSHED MANY MANY VOICES TO SILENCES!!
OR DEFAMATION TO COME!!!
The typical Malaysian judiciary “Ethnics” promoting “SILENCE” to grow!!
February 1, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Haris, you forgot. According to Badawi the price for the Indian votes is a public holiday for Thaipusam for Kuala Lumpur and Putra Jaya. Oh, BTW, how many hindus live in Putra Jaya that they need a public holiday there?
February 1, 2008 at 9:05 pm
“The Chinese people need to wake up and reject this idiot - else ending up like the Indians.”
Why don’t we change it to, Malaysians need to stand up and reject corrupt and incompetent leaders, lest we end up like uncivilised, backward people.
I don’t understand how a racist can come on here. Don’t you know this is a anti-racist blog?
February 1, 2008 at 11:06 pm
YES, BY VOTING FOR THE OPPOSITION WE ARE PAYING A HIGH PRICE FOR THE FUTUREOF OUR CHILDREN.
WE SHOULD VOTE FOR ALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENT IF WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT, BUT NOT A OPPOSITION.
THEY(OPPOSITION) CANNOT EVEN FIGHT 100% SEATS,THEN WHY WASTE TIME.THEY ARE ONLY PLAYING WITHH THE EMMOTIONALS OF THE INDIANS.THEY NOW SPEAK TAMIL “MAKAL SHAKTHI”
DO YOU THINK ANNUAR IS REALY INTERESTED IN PROTECTING THE HINDU TEMPLES? HE IS ONLY MAKING A MOCKERY OF EITHER THE HINDU OR MUSLIMS OR BOTH.
February 2, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I say take the schools and whatever goodies they offer, and vote for whoever we want! And if people are so stooopid to be taken in by the miserable bribes, they deserve what they get!
Let me not get started with what I think of Hishamuddin, the education system and his sorry keris antics.
February 2, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Well, that’s politic. Do we have real good candidate to vote? Many of them are equally bad. Nowaday there is just too few good politician who really care for the people, the country. Who can really be fair and equal? He/she will not take side of his/her race, religion, relatives, benefits, personal agenda? Name me one.
David,
You said name just one.
Well, Syed Husin Ali, then.
February 2, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Can we Malaysians ask the so called most honest “Election Commission Chairman” to come out with a ruling barring the BN leaders from pledging and promising goodies, be them projects or funds at least 2 months from Election date? I say this because I find these a form or daylight bribery, legalized by the same leaders. For sure all of want the government to help and serve the rakyat but the timing is a question. To me this form of act is” the most unethical and undemocratic practice in a democratic country.”
February 4, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Is that all it takes? RM200 each for the Malays and a couple of schools for the Chinese?
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….and a holiday for the Indians, is that all it takes to buy our votes??