Comments on: Dr M: A man of a hundred contradictions http://www.thenutgraph.com/man-of-a-hundred-contradictions/ Making Sense of Politics & Pop Culture Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:50:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Siva Thanenthiran http://www.thenutgraph.com/man-of-a-hundred-contradictions/#comment-395 Siva Thanenthiran Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:56:20 +0000 #comment-395 I like what he said about 'people power' and that should have been the lesson for ALL Malaysian politicians - that they and their work on a daily basis need to be relevant to citizens whom they claim to represent. I'm glad he understands that fully. I also like the fact that he tried to 'heal' the judiciary mess although I have reservations that handing out monetary compensation with an apology was the best way to do that (or whether it did any reparation at all in the long run)! By the way (although Malaysia does not practise it) in many other parliamentary democracies, if a member of the cabinet does not agree with the views of the Prime Minister, they step down in order to allow the PM to execute his/her plan without internal opposition. It is the gentlemanly thing to do, rather than stay in the cabinet and air their views which will reduce the PM's credibility and the credibility of his/her plan of action. This is also applicable in cases of political scandals. It is good to see that recently both Zaid and Chua Soi Lek stepped down in order to enable the PM to do his job without any impediments. Of course, it is also my opinion that this was exactly what Anwar Ibrahim should have also done in 1998. That is, if you disagree with the PM on the direction of the finance portfolio, then you should step down and allow the PM to continue in his course of action. Both time and the international financial institutions (in hindsight) have applauded that course of action. But perhaps, the closer you are to the throne, the harder it is to be a gentleman. The Malaysian public has been witness again and again to those who cling onto their power at all costs but make no mistake, citizens nowadays can easily distinguish these politicians. Was Zaid sincere? That's not my business to judge, that's his personal business with his conscience. I like what he said about ‘people power’ and that should have been the lesson for ALL Malaysian politicians – that they and their work on a daily basis need to be relevant to citizens whom they claim to represent. I’m glad he understands that fully.

I also like the fact that he tried to ‘heal’ the judiciary mess although I have reservations that handing out monetary compensation with an apology was the best way to do that (or whether it did any reparation at all in the long run)!

By the way (although Malaysia does not practise it) in many other parliamentary democracies, if a member of the cabinet does not agree with the views of the Prime Minister, they step down in order to allow the PM to execute his/her plan without internal opposition. It is the gentlemanly thing to do, rather than stay in the cabinet and air their views which will reduce the PM’s credibility and the credibility of his/her plan of action. This is also applicable in cases of political scandals. It is good to see that recently both Zaid and Chua Soi Lek stepped down in order to enable the PM to do his job without any impediments.

Of course, it is also my opinion that this was exactly what Anwar Ibrahim should have also done in 1998. That is, if you disagree with the PM on the direction of the finance portfolio, then you should step down and allow the PM to continue in his course of action. Both time and the international financial institutions (in hindsight) have applauded that course of action.

But perhaps, the closer you are to the throne, the harder it is to be a gentleman. The Malaysian public has been witness again and again to those who cling onto their power at all costs but make no mistake, citizens nowadays can easily distinguish these politicians.

Was Zaid sincere? That’s not my business to judge, that’s his personal business with his conscience.

]]> By: khairi ali http://www.thenutgraph.com/man-of-a-hundred-contradictions/#comment-369 khairi ali Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:24:24 +0000 #comment-369 1. Well, I'm not pro-Mahathir nor anti-Zaid. But the story related by Zaid should be backed by facts, and the facts I have shown are that Zaid gave the wrong facts. 2. On Islam, Zaid should also hear from others beside Tok Guru. 3. On political Islam...there's nothing political about Islam, it's about a human way of live as propounded by Allah. Only politicians call it political Islam... and this is of course a form of corrupting or hijacking Islam. 1. Well, I’m not pro-Mahathir nor anti-Zaid. But the story related by Zaid should be backed by facts, and the facts I have shown are that Zaid gave the wrong facts.
2. On Islam, Zaid should also hear from others beside Tok Guru.
3. On political Islam…there’s nothing political about Islam, it’s about a human way of live as propounded by Allah. Only politicians call it political Islam… and this is of course a form of corrupting or hijacking Islam.

]]> By: will http://www.thenutgraph.com/man-of-a-hundred-contradictions/#comment-365 will Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:17:13 +0000 #comment-365 No matter what, we need to stick to principles of democracy and rule of law. No matter what, we need to stick to principles of democracy and rule of law.

]]> By: Deramae Lleh http://www.thenutgraph.com/man-of-a-hundred-contradictions/#comment-364 Deramae Lleh Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:10:58 +0000 #comment-364 Hundred percent agree...Che Det destroyed Umno Kelantan as well as the judiciary. Hundred percent agree…Che Det destroyed Umno Kelantan as well as the judiciary.

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