In January, earlier this year, UMNO sent their thugs to disrupt and prevent the ABU-Hindraf ceramah in Jalan Kebun, Klang from even taking off.
One young man suffered head injuries and had to be hospitalised.
We did not retaliate.
In my “UMNO, & PDRM at their sterling best” post, I wrote :
“…when the police finally arrived after the mob have left the ceramah hall, I pointed out one of the mobsters who was still there to the uniformed police officers.
Later, this individual was seen leaning against the squad car and chatting with the uniformed officers.
Inquiries later revealed that he was a plain clothes police officer.
SB.
…My sense by then was that there was collusion between the mobsters and the police”.
Subsequently, several others and I, during an identification parade, picked out this thug as being the person who appeared to lead the mob at Klang that night.
His name, address and the fullest details possible had previously been provided to the police.
To this day, no charges for the mayhem caused that night.
In April, Occupy Dataran kicked off.
In the early hours of 19th April, this same thug, along with a large group, attacked the camp.
One injured.
Again, there was no retaliation.
This time, police were present but just watched as the Occupiers were assaulted and robbed.
There have been several incidences of violence by mobs since.
Through all this, Najib has remained deathly silent.
No reprimand.
Nothing.
The latest?
Felda Settlers’ Children’s Association (Anak) 30-car convoy was attacked by BN supporters in Negeri Sembilan on 23rd December, in the presence of police and Rela officers.
Two injured.
Again, no retaliation.
Malaysiakini has the report HERE.
Like all of you, I am sure, I too, abhor violence, of any kind.
Yet, my sense is that this thuggish bullying by UMNO’s paid lackeys is not going to ease up.
How long do we go on enduring this thuggish violence intended to stifle the voice of the people?
Is it not time now to say, “Enough is enough”?
No more?
najib manaukau
December 27, 2012
The saying that when the heart is full it has to overflow, this is a true reflection of what Umno is capable of. Aren’t they supposed to be the watchdogs of the country and as such setting an example of what the watchdog should do. Just like what parents should do when their children have gone astray and are not upholding the law of the land. Likewise shouldn’t Najib as president of Umno have something to say or the home minister responsible for law and order has any comment about the incident. They have nothing or any comment on the incident a true reflection of what they are and thus not only encouraging and condoning their thugs to continue their samgseng behavior. Incidentally where are their lackeys, the police and what have they got to say ?
Najib even has the audacity to ask to be given another term in Putrajaya and he was even quoted to say you only fix something when there is something wrong with it, There is not only something wrong with Umno but everything under their administration has gone from bad to worse. Surely you don’t want to have people like them to run your country anymore, so to ensure these thugs and samsengs are kicked out of Putrajaya, cast your votes for any candidates as long as they are not Umno.
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
December 27, 2012
Haris,
From the comfort of my armchair, it would be easy for me to suggest that we do retaliate and respond in kind to the thuggish behaviour by UMNO.
Such a decision should rightly be made by those who are being attacked.
Ideally, we should have a frontline consisting of Wing Chun + Judo + Jujitsu + other silat-silat experts who can defend, block and parry WITHOUT attacking
I am sure some of your critics can volunteer or advise where such exponents can be found 
I’ll leave it here for now as I am sure I’ll be posting again on this matter.
Sam
December 27, 2012
I have attended various ceramahs by Pakatan, and observed that those organized by PAS are never attacked by the thugs. As I have not attended all of PAS-organized events, correct me if I am wrong…it seems those thugs dare not disturb when there are enough PAS members around. I would suggest that whenever possible, we should have PAS flags and people wearing PAS t-shirts as front liners to deter the thugs.
Bumi Semua Manusia
December 29, 2012
I think PAS has a unit to protect them. Logically, others should follow the same.
Sameon
December 27, 2012
Well, people do things, whether it’s bullying, or defying the law, simply because they know they can get away with it.
in the case of bullying, the person bullying, usually has an inferiority complex, and compensates this inferiority by bullying, however, they do choose their victims carefully, they will never choose someone that they can’t get away with.
In the case of politicians, and Harris being a political activist yourself, you will, I am sure, agree with me, the BN/UMNO, just blatantly go against the law, and are not afraid of breaking the law, because they know that the opposition, the public, the blogs, etc., will all just make noise, and the issue will remain in the public eye for a while, and the opposition blogs will write about it for some time, and soon that issue will be forgotten, as there will be new ones’, or BN/UMNO skillfully creates new issues, as a diversion tactic.
Just look at the number of issues there are, from the Malacca CM’s expensive do for his child, Nazri Aziz’s son’s case, awwhhh, a million things really. Who talks about the Malacca CM’s issue, no one, it’s all forgotten, and will just be referred to it, in some ceramahs’, but nothing will come out of it, and the CM knows it too.
Deepak is now quiet, his book almost a week overdue, but how much do we hear of it these days?
If I was a BN Minister, I will blatantly show my show off my ill gotten money. Why not? I mean I make money, and if I can’t enjoy my lifestyle, why have money in the first place,. besides even if I flaunt my ill gotten cash, it’s not as if MACC will come knocking on my doors anyway. At the most some opposition politicians will make a speech about it, or at worse, make a police report.
THEN THE ISSUE WILL BE FORGOTTEN.
This is what the BN has been for 55 years.
Sameon
December 27, 2012
I am positive that Deepak has negotiated for himself a good deal, but what he said in public, is long forgotten. Deepak used Malaysiakini, MI, TMT, Harakah, etc., to talk to Najib and Rosmah, and he is now laughing and probably having tea and biscuits with them.
Makes one sick isn’t it?
Political parties should have a group, that keeps these issues constantly in the public eye, and follow up on these issues, with the relevant regulating authorities.
Politicians get up in the morning, and seem to say, “Ah, let me go through this day, God give me new issues, let me forget about the issues of yesterday”, and then they start the day, And these are the same politicians we give our support to, vote for, we spend time attending their ceramahs, defend them in arguments, and for all we know, these politicians, or put it more precisely, Anwar is talking to Najb, and giving each other information, and negotiating what they each side should talk, or not talk.
Surprised, think again.
Sabahan warriors
December 27, 2012
Yes, another anak bangsa msia was right – it’s wise to group at least 50 frontliners of volunteers mixed martial artists in full gears to DEFEND PR if attack again bcoz no one else will help as proven…..and these paid gangsters are getting bolder by the day . it sounds childish but if you are forced to a corner, you cannot remain gentlemen and sob . at least it helps to defray attacks again
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
December 27, 2012
Sabahan warriors,
Thank you for supporting my idea but I am not sure if it is really workable
It is an ideal case and I suspect there can be many downsides to it.
Mixed martial artists?? In full battle gear?? Eeerr… that wasn’t quite what I had in mind, plus the costs would be considerable in buying all that equipment.
Also, I suspect that PDRM and/or the Army would relish the thought of meeting up with such opponents.
I have looked at a few of the suggestions so far in the responses and I am responding to the one by S Menon.
Wave33
December 27, 2012
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia,
Then you are no better than UMNO. Are you here to instigate it?
That is exactly what UMNO wants the opposition to do, so hell will break loose. Speeding through the road block was a mistaken. Hold your ground would be better and do nothing. When it is publicise, UMNO will get a bad name. Now, because of the speeding 4WD, the whole story was twisted, ANAK became the culprit.
During Bersih 3.0, UMNO just wanted the demonstrators to break the barrier. It was an EXCUSE for UMNO to rain hell on the demonstrators, so thereafter hundreds of tear gases were fired and Polis Raja Di Malaysia trained in Wing Chun + Judo + Jujitsu + other silat-silat was released to the demonstrators without restrain.
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia, you are beginning to show your strips. If you are not, I would suggest you stay cool and stop advocating violence. I really hope the heat has gotten into you and it is not your usual self.
UMNO has Polis Raja Di Malaysia, Angkatan Tentera Malaysia and Operasi Lalang II.
Do not give UMNO the EXCUSE to use it.
UMNO is full of excuses not reasoning.
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
December 27, 2012
Wave33,
Far from advocating violence, I am actually advocating a defensive posture. If I was advocating violence, I would turn up myself with my Glock17 Gen4 and some spare mags
Note that firstly, I mentioned an ideal case, and secondly, I suggested Wing Chun, Judo, etc which are defensive based, and thirdly, I specifically, mentioned, NO ATTACKING. Of cos, all of this was in an ideal scenario which is admittedly nigh on impossible when we have provocation of the sort UMNO thugs are using.
As for any accusations levelled against me about advocating violence, I will take it in the spirit intended, that is, one of concern for the welfare and well-being of fellow Malaysians. As such, unjustified though the accusations may be, it is understandable that somebody else has to validate or invalidate my suggestions.
I am well aware of the implications of a defensive posture where if an UMNO thug gets his hairdo and/or makeup mussed up, Haris and his friends are big in trouble whereas UMNO could beat Haris and his friends up with impunity and nothing happens.
I am reluctant to let good Malaysians like Haris and his friends from being constantly beaten up and expecting them to keep taking the beatings.
No, this matter is not over yet and more suggestions are required here.
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
December 27, 2012
Wave33,
*Ahem* I realised I had to tone down the rhetoric on my part so I have re-edited this response
Far from advocating violence, I am actually advocating a defensive posture. If I was advocating violence, I would be suggesting more drastic measures.
Note that firstly, I mentioned an ideal case, and secondly, I suggested Wing Chun, Judo, etc which are defensive based, and thirdly, I specifically, mentioned, NO ATTACKING. Of cos, all of this was in an ideal scenario which is admittedly nigh on impossible when we have provocation of the sort UMNO thugs are using.
As for any accusations levelled against me about advocating violence, I will take it in the spirit intended, that is, one of concern for the welfare and well-being of fellow Malaysians. As such, unjustified though the accusations may be, it is understandable that somebody else has to validate or invalidate my suggestions.
I am well aware of the implications of a defensive posture where if an UMNO thug gets his hairdo and/or makeup mussed up, Haris and his friends are big in trouble whereas UMNO could beat Haris and his friends up with impunity and nothing happens.
I am reluctant to let good Malaysians like Haris and his friends from being constantly beaten up and expecting them to keep taking the beatings.
No, this matter is not over yet and more suggestions are required here.
thor
December 27, 2012
I think retaliating would be a mistake that opens a pandora’s box. You lose the moral high ground if you do so, and where the violence escalates from then on is anybody’s guess. And I’ll bet, it’s just what they are hoping for. Non-violence is the way to go, Haris.
Amaranathan
December 27, 2012
Get those taking part in these rallies to video-record everything ( nowadays easier with so many cell-phones and other gadgets), including alledged police inaction. Then make a police report but produce the evidence only in court, if there are criminal proceedings against the perps. If there is still no action, take-out a civil case and sue the pants off them. The worst thing to do is to retaliate with violence, because that’s what they are waiting for before they clamp down on all dissent.
Also, the video-recordings can be used in demonstrating to the public what these goons are all about.
Lluuung
December 27, 2012
Agreed.
Remember GHANDI’s Salt March n
NON- VIOLENT RESISTANCE !!
BEST WISHES to ALL ANAK BANGSA MALAYSIA !!
Sameon
December 27, 2012
Yes, we should not retaliate violence, with violence, that is what they want us to do, and we shouldn’t fall into their trap. Besides, those on our side will get charged, whilst those on BN’s side will walk away anyway. Gosh, as Harris says, even the plain clothes police are involved in the scuffles against PR.
Next time, PR’s people should make a citizen’s arrest of these plain clothes policemen, and shame them, publicly, that is allowed and within our rights, and law.
wandererAUS
December 27, 2012
It was back in the 70s and 80s, the oppositions especially DAP was the aggressors and abused the MCA arselickers. The oppositions have matured. Surprise, surprise, how things have changed!…now, not only UMNO ruffians and samsengs are prowling the streets creating trouble with Pakatan activities, behaving like babi hutan, the smaller monkeys (MCA) see and follow. This is a clear sign the end is near for the evil and corrupted UMNO/BN empire.
As for the plain clothes policemen or I prefer to call them, UMNO trained baboons, they can only think with their little d**k!
S. Menon
December 27, 2012
Countering violence with violence will be totally disastrous. That is exactly what UMNO would like to see happen. Any such retaliation, especially just after the election results have been announced, will give Najib the perfect excuse to do exactly what his father did. Declare a State of Emergency!
Two possibilities arise. First, have a barrier of large people in the front, with arms locked, to stop the rabble from reaching the speakers. Second, have a few photographers at each rally, to take close-up pictures of all the attackers, especially of their leaders. These pictures can then be loaded onto a website, where they can be shamed, and where possible, named!
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
December 27, 2012
S Menon,
Countering violence with violence WOULD be a very bad idea. Countering violence with a defensive block may be something else.
The problem with defensive blocks is that the attacker CAN sometimes get hurt even if the defender was not attacking, eg, if the attacker did not know how to fall or if the attacker was deflected into a wall.
Your idea of a large group of people was something I gave thought to and I sorta recalled the approach used by the PAS Youth Wing.
Now, admittedly, I am not entirely familiar with how the PAS Youth Wing operates but my understanding is that they seem well respected, highly disciplined, well trained and extremely polite
Perhaps, there could be a similar PR Youth Wing under the tutelage of the PAS Youth Wing which provides ushering for guests at ceramahs and security at the perimeter for ceramahs.
The extensive use of video cameras (with the camera man suitably protected) may be very useful. The evidence collected is relatively useless whilst BN is in power, but maybe after GE13, that video evidence could be used.
The formation of a PR Youth Wing along the lines of the PAS Youth Wing is in itself fraught with danger. There is the risk of breeding another vigilante-like group behaving like the UMNO thugs. Still, there may be ways through which are not yet obvious.
Voter Wan Abdullah
December 27, 2012
High time we kick them umno/bn in betw their legs. 55 years is 50 years too long. Ubah ubah ubah. CHANGE
Joe Fernandez
December 27, 2012
re KiniBiz . . . As if the others don’t promise the same thing! Who are you kidding? The reality in Malaysia is very different. Business reporters are even more noted than political reporters for being on the take. They take in cash and kind. Just watch the share prices move up and down. They can make black look white and white look black. Many of them are racist and prejudiced. An example is the reporting on Tony F and Air Asia. The MACC should move against these morally depraved people who pretend to be business and political reporters.
shakuntala
December 27, 2012
Bravo thor…..good thinking…. violence together is not the answer, We do not want more violence. We do not want to become stale and stinking like UMNO thugs.
We want to be different,a class of our own, superior and proud of our heritage of goodwill and peace.
Pause and think of the re-action of our children to unruly behaviour,, if ever we indulge in it,..if at home we take the trouble to teach them to be non-violent, to be good citizens neighbour-friendly and then we go onto the streets, run wild like animals and ram lethal machines, into helpless bodies.
We do not want to be called cowards by our own children, do we?.Let those who deserve it be called so
UMNO, from whichever way you look at it, is hell-bent on ruining Malaysia’s good name. Their organized, paid thugs have lost control, they are sick with an incurable cancer…called since time immemorial,…..HATRED… of a fellow human being.
Let those of us who are healthy and well adjusted in body and mind, show the international community exactly who these animals living in the 21st century, in Malaysia, are.
Won’t the world gasp with horror and revulsion at the so called “good” government of Malaysia??
rayapan
December 27, 2012
In a certain country in south asia, these type of distrurbances do occur and on a very voilent level.The photos and other info of the thugs are gathered and they are left alone to do their misdeeds and have their glory of fame for the next 24 to 48 hours but are kept in view so that they dont get away or go into hiding thus not associating these thugs to the rally or gathering.
Then begins their nightmare.They are taken out one by one and are normally sliced up cleanly only to be fed to pigs ,dogs etc hence no remains are left for indentification and become dogshit the following day.
Sure enough there will be a drastic drop in disturbances.
KY
December 27, 2012
**** The LACK of ability to see things LOGICALLY ***
Based on the first 3 videos shown above, I’m deeply saddened the author LACKS the ability, the intelligence, the wisdom & the logic to see things properly. I suspect the reason why is becos he/she uphold biasness towards his/her views prior to even typing an alphabet on the keyboard as to begin this piece of article.
Kindly allow me to clarify that the 3 said videos are totally different in terms of political perspective. The only similarity shared in these 3 videos is just ‘VIOLENCE’ & nothing else. The 1st video CANNOT be blamed on BARISAN NASIONAL & so is the 2nd video too. It’s totally IMPOSSIBLE to see any sign of BARISAN NASIONAL in the first 2 videos. I tried viewing it a thousand times but couldn’t even see an obvious sign that shows BN flag, BN shirt, BN posters, BN leaflets & so on. All I could say of the first 2 videos is that it’s the misdoing of STUPID MOBS a.k.a. wannabe street gangsters of whom have no political affiliation to BN, PR or even Singapore’s PAP. For any fool to finger point the fault for what happened in the first 2 videos can only be regarded as low intelligence people whom I suspect had gone thru litlle schooling times or retards who lacks the normal functioning brains to evaluate things/matters/scenario like any normal beings.
As for the 3rd videos, “YES”….this one does consist political elements & “YES”….I do see BARISAN NASIONAL flags around. However, its’ absurdly WRONG to say BN supporters are at the fault simply becos we see some BN flags around. If we take a close look at the 3rd video, it’s obvious to see a KEMBARA vehicle which started all the commotion & I was told the KEMBARA vehicle belongs to some organization linked to PAKATAN RAKYAT. The act of the driver of the vehicle is tantamount of MURDER & it’s enough to say PAKATAN RAKYAT supporters are filled with criminal minded people. The commotion wouldn’t had started if wasn’t for a PAKATAN RAKYAT vehicle to ram thru a barricade of people regardless of its’ motive & it’s obvious the motive then was just to KILL, KILL, KILL. This proved PAKATAN RAKYAT is a cruel, cold blooded & wicked party of whom would even KILL ‘the rakyat’ should they be voted in as the new Govt.
I think the author of this article had stupidly shot himself in the foot. Instead of trying to portrait his foes (oopss sorry, I mean its’ foes) as the guilty party, the author foolishly ended making his party as the guilty party instead. The author naively showed the world how stupid & dumb he is by connecting its’ foes in the 1st & 2nd video but couldn’t show any proof its’ foes were the one behind the attack. The 3rd video was the finishing suicidal strike whereby the author tried showing to the world how rude & rough its’ foes are but only to end up showing his party were the guilty one whom sparked the commotion by trying to instil violence by ramming a vehicle at innocent people for the simple motive of DEATH. Please charge the driver of that vehicle & bring him into jail. It’s maybe difficult to deplete all PAKATAN RAKYAT supporters whom are mostly criminal minded but at least by putting 1 of them behind bars might help reduce the risk of you & me being killed by the idiots in future.
Dear author, I apologize if I had offended you with my comments but then you need harsh comments to hopefully wake you up from the blindness & stupidity you are currently upholding.
Wave33
December 27, 2012
KY,
Very hilarious write you have. Some might find it at boiling point looking at your logic.
Okay, let’s play along with your KY jelly. If that is true, all the thugs were identify, why there is no action from the Polis Raja Di Malaysia to charge them, it does not matter whether they are UMNO or Barisan Nasional, possibilities they could have been mamak or bangla. Why is there is no arrest? Yalah, I know some might be from PR. Catch them and charge them lah. I am sure someone, whom has intellect as KY, will want to catch the culprit who wack KY little john. Don’t you?
The vehicle that drove nearby crowd, could be an UMNO member trying to sabotage ANAK road show. KY, being so intelligent, have you not thought of that. UMNO member the driver?
If BN flags is all around but they are not from BN, of course the real BN with fart the loudest to disclaim BN is behind it. Tell me KY, which BN leader came forward to disclaim such act?
Ada kah? Habuk pun talak?
I think by now, you have been sodomised, do you need any KY jelly for therapy to think intelligently?
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
December 27, 2012
KY,
I think you have mistaken Haris’s blog for something else.
Your style of ranting is amusing and very entertaining.
Are you paid by the word? 
To be taken seriously here as a troll, you have to be as good as Ellese. Pls do read some of his comments and yes, I was just as surprise as you probably are now, Ellese is a man using a female name, so no need to get excited about a beautiful name like Ellese, ok? Unless, of cos, …..
shakuntala
December 27, 2012
Soooooooo… eerie, “sliced up cleanly only to be fed to pigs, dogs etc” sounds like fiction,.gosh human beings?..wondering which damned country?
The debate on this blog is getting interesting, new persons joining in, how nice….Good that Haris has touched a sensitive spot.
Remember seeing PAS youth at Bersih 3.0, at Tong Shin Hospital…they were already inside the Hospital grounds and were running as they were being chased by SB with tear gas. They were kind of scattered while they were being pursued. The woman Hospital janitor(bless her!) took pity opened the front door entrance and shouted to them to escape by climbing over the wall at the far end facing the entrance. Instead the PAS Youth stood side by side against the wall and got the full onslaught of tear gas aimed at them. It was pathetic to see this kind of cruelty inside the grounds of a hospital….you thought about how defenceless the youth were and most importantly the many sick and infirm lying inside helplessly unprotected, not knowing how their privacy in time of maybe grave illness was being carelessly violated.
When you witness scenes like this you wonder about the importance of your safety in your own country. It bothers you.
KTWong87
December 27, 2012
I watched a couple of the videos of the BN thugs attack on the ANAK convoy, and noticed that the response of the PAS AMAL folks was to place themselves physically, with arms extended, between the attackers and those being attacked. Sometimes even with their own backs to the attackers, which may well mean absorbing some blows.
Blocking any confrontation and also calling out to the victims, most likely to ask them not to retaliate.
I think that strategy is wise.
Firstly it prevents the BN thugs from meeting one of their possible goals – inciting and escalating violence plus maybe some twisting of facts to come out with fabricated stories. Which may be the excuses some parties in power can use to clamp down on Pakatan / NGO activities, maybe even detain the leaders.
Secondly, the action also wins for the victims the moral high ground. Just think of the massive victory handed to Anwar by Rahim Noor be way of the black eye.
And “Sam”, I think you are wrong about PAS funcrions not being attacked. There have been incidents here and there. One ceramah in Gombak recently was the target of BN thugs for instance.
My2cen
December 27, 2012
People, do not get angry, get back EVERYTHING!!!
Vote ABU, and reclaim our Country, along with our Rights & our Dignity. People can treat you badly, but you don’t have to take the trash.
Not everyone is brave enough to do what these ABU warriors are doing, but Arm-chair commentators, we can do our bits too; donate to ABU, talk to our friends & old & new acquaintances to Vote ABU. It’s not so bad, there’s nothing to lose, but everything to gain. Every seat earned is a seat closer to displace UMNO.
Last weekend, I got 2 different Season’s Greetings messages from BN. I don’t need their wishes, I need security, affordable food & healthcare services. But UMNO’s way is to send the police to intimidate the Pakatan Rakyat & Civil Society leaders, so we are left to fend for our own safety, & end up engaging the Nepalis to guard our housing area. Their idea of affordable food is that low quality, processed food shop called KR1M… I wouldn’t even feed them to stray dogs… And God forbid if they should implement 1Care!!! Yes, healthcare costs have gone up, but M’sia don’t even spend as much on it in the first place, like they spend on MOD, and there’s so much leakage coz the liar minister order the ministry to buy from preferred suppliers!!! We can negotiate directly from the MNC to reduce cost of expensive drugs, we don’t have to pay middlemen, or expensive trips for drs… we can seriously provide a manufacturing hub to produce some of the drugs here & they can supply the whole Asia region from our biotech hub, but no, that’s too much thinking & work, just implement 1Care & tax the stupid Rakyat!!!
Anyway, I digressed… I meant to say they sent me 2 greetings, which means election may be soon… so let the game begin where we not-so-stupid-anymore Rakyat gets to exercise our rights as Employers to the govt of the day! Direct our anger on voting day, Sack the blood-sucking vampires & vote ABU!!! Then we deal with the PIG, AG, MACC one-by-one…
shakuntala
December 28, 2012
Just wondering that they UMNO/BN are not trying to create division and confusion among the Rakyat, using violence as tactics in order to withold having GE13, just so they can hold on to the power and the wealth they have amassed.
They must be desparate, since now the Rakyat know so much already and it must scare the guts out of them, to realize that they are going to be the losers.. .
Can they declare any unrest to be sufficient grounds for an emergency situation….in this case can they stop GE13 from being held?
Maybe Haris can answer ….??…..
Haris can, but thinks it not advisable to do so publicly
shakuntala
December 28, 2012
Many thanks Haris and a penny, so to speak………………………..for your thoughts….
When i see you next
shakuntala
December 28, 2012
Guys and Gals don’t waste time on cybertroopers …UMNO or otherwise.Haris’s blogs infuriates them, as he comes out strongly with the truth.
It is a waste of precious time as these people don’t stay cool, they think whatever they want to,they don’t believe in reasoning as long as they can whip up emotions, they just display a lot of anger, jealousy and their most defensive weapon is HATRED.
We’ve gone beyond hate campaigns…..stay calm and cool
There may be a strong compulsion in certain quarters, to bring hatred to the fore just so that our well-earned peace and good sense, just gets thrown away, maybe in one split second.
Remember there’s only a hair’s breadth, they say, between sanity and madness.
Make use of Mahatma Ghandi’s thinking as did Ambiga, in times of the worst stress she went through, Ambiga used her grace and wisdom to good effect. We need our energy, at this moment, all that we have of it, …..remember to use it wisely.!!
shakuntala
December 28, 2012
Aye, aye Haris.
You really have some stalwarts following your blogs.mostly good Malaysians and true…one gets the chance to sense different re-actions. They are great, these well-meaning ABU supporters and the numbers are increasing. Every time I mention ABU to someone, who I think does not know, out comes a reply,like a shot, “Of course”
So ABU is marching on gaining more clout, each day……Hidup ABU!!!
MichaelC
December 29, 2012
I too agree, that even when attacked, we should not add to the violence coming from their side…..
But then, I wear spectacles, and when someone smashes my glasses, I would react as if that someone has blinded me, and, as a reflex action and instinctively, I could possibly hurt the other guy, whether with just my bare hands or with some nearby object(s).. Acting in self-defense, I wonder whether I will be “adding to the violence”?
I like the “defensive block” posture argument of Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia…..
Another Anak Bangsa Malaysia
December 29, 2012
MichaelC,
Self-defense which involves an attack manoeuvre is outside the scope of my initial suggestion. I had specified a no-attack rule as I had pre-empted the “violence begats violence” scenario.
If your intention is to block defensively, it MUST be a defensive block with bare hands – NOT a “defensive block” with a parang in one hand and knuckledusters in the other.
Hence my initial suggestion for trained exponents of defensive martial arts.
I dunno, someone with suitable skills could provide some coaching to a group of volunteers? Any Aikido practitioners out there?
It is difficult to come up with a one-size-fits-all suggestion as it must be remembered that it is not only the ceramahs which get clobbered by those UMNO thugs. Smaller gatherings such as Occupy Dataran, Stop Lynas. etc, also do need protection from attacks by UMNO goons.
Bear in mind the scattered nature of the gatherings and you begin to see why a PAS-like Youth Wing under the PR banner could be useful.
I am probably in the wrong forum to discuss PR policies and strategies but ABU alone would have difficulties delivering wide-scale protection to all its supporters nationwide.
It is frustrating that I am unable to come up with a workable protective shield to offer Haris and his friends.
Dammit!!! It would be so easy to tell Haris and his friends to toughen up and take the abuse quietly and stoically, but I don’t intend to do that just yet.
Lluuung
December 30, 2012
Hey, what say U HARIS, that a hartal b effected on days immediately after polling until ” CLEAR ” signs r given to end d hartal?
Will that b an effective way to force an acceptance of polling results without much violence?
Just wondering ??
Best Wishes , all anak2 bangsa Malaysia esp.HARIS!!