I've been pretty indifferent about the general elections that's been going on around here for a while now. Whatever you may want to say about standing up and being counted, there is no hope for the opposition as the Barisan Nasional is just too strong in Malaysia.
Of course it has to do with them having total control over the media. I tend to avoid reading The Star these days as it just loves sucking the BN's dick. They would occasionally put a DAP or Keadilan picture in there just to prove their "impartiality" but their coverage is 90% BN and every bit of news is spun in BN's favour.
It is my belief that the majority of people in this world is stupid. Wake up people and stop buying into the BN propaganda bullshit the media is feeding you! I saw a BN advertisement today in the papers and it screams: 2300 Chinese awarded JPA scholarships, up from only 100 awarded in 1998. I sigh and shook my head as I wonder how many more stupids bought into this rubbish.
Is that so, MCA? Care to then show us the percentage of Chinese who were actually awarded JPA scholarships? Expanding on the stupids, people were getting worked up about how there were more road fatalities on our roads than American soldiers dying in Iraq hence the ridiculous assumption that driving in Malaysia is actually more dangerous than fighting a war!
6 000 road fatalites were recorded last year compared to the 4 000 American soldiers who died in Iraq since the war started. By Christ, they're right!! Our roads ARE akin to war zones! Stay at home, everyone! Burn the cars, get the bicycles out!
Unless you see past the bullshit and realize that there are actually millions of road users in Malaysia so assuming everyone's driving competency is the same, your chance of kicking the bucket on Malaysian roads is a mere 0.6%. This is compared to the 13% death rate of American soldiers.
The lack of reasoning ability though had stupids flooding the mail section of The Star lamenting the state of road safety in Malaysia, and nearly all bringing up the lame Iraqi war comparison. It is then when I sit and wonder how badly our public education system has failed these people.
Reading the mail section of The Star always makes me cringe. Like in the recent Health Minister sex scandal, where the poor guy was caught on camera with his pants down. Dr. Chua then cleverly launched a preemptive strike by coming out in the open and admitting it was him before the media found out who it was and shedding crocodile tears as he cleared his desk after resigning.
Dear God, what a brave, brave soul. Who would dare to put oneself in such a vulnerable position and admit his wrongdoings? So courageous! I love you, Dr. Chua! After the heavy media work done outside, you can almost imagine him closing the doors behind him and giving his PR adviser a high-five. My job here is done, nodded the spin doctor as he swirled the glass of martini in his hand before downing it in one go.
The rise in petrol prices is another case in point. Everyone is getting mad over the increasing price of fuel in Malaysia, blaming the government and all that. Fact is, world fuel prices are rising faster than a man's dick upon seeing a naked Scarlett Johannson, hitting $100 per barrel at one point. There is no way our funds can sustain the fuel subsidy for long.
We should accept that eventually, the subsidy will go. What we shouldn't accept however is the blatant wastage of government funds and the corruption that is going on. RM5000 for a set of screwdrivers? They're not even bothering to do it sneakily anymore! We should be getting pissed off at the wastage of the money saved from cutting down on fuel subsidy rather than the cutting of fuel subsidy itself. It's a very obvious case of misdirected anger.
I can go on and on about how some people follow the media's every word like sheep and are unable to think for themselves but I would go on forever . You have to take in what you hear and scrutinize it and turn it inside out before choosing whether to believe it. Unfortunately, not everyone does it often enough and I would have almost felt sad if their "humble opinions" weren't so funny!!
Of course it has to do with them having total control over the media. I tend to avoid reading The Star these days as it just loves sucking the BN's dick. They would occasionally put a DAP or Keadilan picture in there just to prove their "impartiality" but their coverage is 90% BN and every bit of news is spun in BN's favour.
It is my belief that the majority of people in this world is stupid. Wake up people and stop buying into the BN propaganda bullshit the media is feeding you! I saw a BN advertisement today in the papers and it screams: 2300 Chinese awarded JPA scholarships, up from only 100 awarded in 1998. I sigh and shook my head as I wonder how many more stupids bought into this rubbish.
Is that so, MCA? Care to then show us the percentage of Chinese who were actually awarded JPA scholarships? Expanding on the stupids, people were getting worked up about how there were more road fatalities on our roads than American soldiers dying in Iraq hence the ridiculous assumption that driving in Malaysia is actually more dangerous than fighting a war!
6 000 road fatalites were recorded last year compared to the 4 000 American soldiers who died in Iraq since the war started. By Christ, they're right!! Our roads ARE akin to war zones! Stay at home, everyone! Burn the cars, get the bicycles out!
Unless you see past the bullshit and realize that there are actually millions of road users in Malaysia so assuming everyone's driving competency is the same, your chance of kicking the bucket on Malaysian roads is a mere 0.6%. This is compared to the 13% death rate of American soldiers.
The lack of reasoning ability though had stupids flooding the mail section of The Star lamenting the state of road safety in Malaysia, and nearly all bringing up the lame Iraqi war comparison. It is then when I sit and wonder how badly our public education system has failed these people.
Reading the mail section of The Star always makes me cringe. Like in the recent Health Minister sex scandal, where the poor guy was caught on camera with his pants down. Dr. Chua then cleverly launched a preemptive strike by coming out in the open and admitting it was him before the media found out who it was and shedding crocodile tears as he cleared his desk after resigning.
Dear God, what a brave, brave soul. Who would dare to put oneself in such a vulnerable position and admit his wrongdoings? So courageous! I love you, Dr. Chua! After the heavy media work done outside, you can almost imagine him closing the doors behind him and giving his PR adviser a high-five. My job here is done, nodded the spin doctor as he swirled the glass of martini in his hand before downing it in one go.
The rise in petrol prices is another case in point. Everyone is getting mad over the increasing price of fuel in Malaysia, blaming the government and all that. Fact is, world fuel prices are rising faster than a man's dick upon seeing a naked Scarlett Johannson, hitting $100 per barrel at one point. There is no way our funds can sustain the fuel subsidy for long.
We should accept that eventually, the subsidy will go. What we shouldn't accept however is the blatant wastage of government funds and the corruption that is going on. RM5000 for a set of screwdrivers? They're not even bothering to do it sneakily anymore! We should be getting pissed off at the wastage of the money saved from cutting down on fuel subsidy rather than the cutting of fuel subsidy itself. It's a very obvious case of misdirected anger.
I can go on and on about how some people follow the media's every word like sheep and are unable to think for themselves but I would go on forever . You have to take in what you hear and scrutinize it and turn it inside out before choosing whether to believe it. Unfortunately, not everyone does it often enough and I would have almost felt sad if their "humble opinions" weren't so funny!!
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