Lust to Demonize
Have you ever watched the old Cowboy Westerns where a mob of enraged self-righteous people "seek to carry out justice" and conduct a public-square lynching? Change the time and place and a couple of names plus the props and put Hindraf in the plot as the chief evil dark hoodlums. I wonder if it would make a good box-office hit?
It is a dangerous sign to monitor the current scenario and plot unfolding in the land of mainstream goverment controlled media। None of these media organisations has given Hindraf or its leaders an equal opprrtunity to present their views or to respond to the overwhelming tirade of accusations levelled against them। Instead, there has been a calculated, slanted and selective barrage of insinuations as well as maximum coverage on unsubstantiated allegations। Djs thought to have joined the march were fired from radio stations, a company with the same name lost its buisness license and the intensity of this momentum is liken to a massive vigilante.
2 comments:
the hindraf issue is only part of a bigger picture that's going to effect change in Malaysia. The govt can ignore hindraf but it cannot ignore the WINDS OF CHANGE that's already been set in motion. Most of the drastic actions undertaken by the govt are an indication of fear and insecurity on its part which proves that all's not well in the corridors of power. The cracks are showing.
....the malay monopoly on malaysian politics has only a 50yr shelf-life which makes the year 2007 an interesting year to watch......it marks the beginning of the end for the ultras.
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