tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post5084556918063138896..comments2024-03-29T21:31:08.609+08:00Comments on KTemoc Konsiders ........: Strongman required in Malaysia?KTemochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951253039042572381noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-87506553999859630672014-06-06T12:30:12.748+08:002014-06-06T12:30:12.748+08:00Be wary, be very very wary of the Cult of the Stro...Be wary, be very very wary of the Cult of the Strong Man. <br /><br />It is extremely rare in history to have a Strong leader who is also a respecter of human values.<br />The usual Strong Men may be strong leaders but are mainly focused on empire and power building. Do we really want another Mahathir ? Or even worse ?<br /><br />In the context of Malaysia today, with weakening checks and balances to Executive authority, non-independent EC, Police , Judiciary, Civil Service, etc. , the system is likely to produce a strongman who pushes Malaysia even further into a dark, authoritarian world.<br /><br />Somebody above suggested Zahid Hamidi as exactly that kind of Strongman.<br />I actually suspect he can be a rather strong PM, but can you imagine what kind of Malaysia Zahid Hamidi would push towards ? Certainly not what I want to see.<br /><br />Both the United States and Britain have been fortunate to have strong leaders in times of grave national crisis - Lincoln, Roosevelt, Churchill - who remained steadfast to their country's constitutional bases.<br /><br />Both countries have strong institutions which ensure that leaders who rise to power respect their democratic traditions. But nothing is ever certain in this world.Rocketmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-56138549178917025972014-06-06T11:40:45.494+08:002014-06-06T11:40:45.494+08:00Some societies/groups tend to be confrontational a...Some societies/groups tend to be confrontational and utter offensive, insulting remarks that can be discriminatory, racist, and provocative. If under a no-nonsense Saddam-like strongman such groupings are banned then it can only be a good thing. Uncontrolled provocative speech can easily lead to a flare-up of violence.<br /><br />Many people have a low tolerance threshold for provocative acts and speech and will respond by lashing out in violence. <br /><br />In a number of countries in the mid east where the population can be said to be homogeneous (the population is mostly made up of the same race, speak the same language, and profess the same religion of peace) and thus leads a person to expect the people there to live peacefully and amicably with each other but no, not at all, those countries are wracked with violence and the natives are enthusiastically and peacefully(?) bombing and killing each other with savage glee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-56414882620494935742014-06-06T11:18:40.418+08:002014-06-06T11:18:40.418+08:00Strongman? Feudal system?
Go Fuc*** your brains!...Strongman? Feudal system?<br /><br />Go Fuc*** your brains!<br /><br />Already 21st century..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-13022840750444425352014-06-06T11:06:33.344+08:002014-06-06T11:06:33.344+08:00like eggs sometimes you get a rotten one wakakakalike eggs sometimes you get a rotten one wakakakaKTemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951253039042572381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-51093167383303014762014-06-06T11:05:03.559+08:002014-06-06T11:05:03.559+08:00wakakaka, I can always depend on you to exploit ev...wakakaka, I can always depend on you to exploit every statement for BNKTemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951253039042572381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-87088895942770594032014-06-06T11:03:35.525+08:002014-06-06T11:03:35.525+08:00Our former strongman has strengthened his own posi...Our former strongman has strengthened his own position (executive) by subducing all the other institutions !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-54477105077936464322014-06-06T10:24:10.608+08:002014-06-06T10:24:10.608+08:00Yup, Iraq under Saddam Hussein was actually a much...Yup, Iraq under Saddam Hussein was actually a much better place to live in than now. Democracy is a heavily overrated system.<br /><br />In fact, most of human progress over thousands of years has occurred under the direction of strong rulers who had vision and determination.<br /><br />Malaysia's priorities now are for securing law and order, security and stability. <br /><br />Urban dwellers, especially the Chinese need to very seriously reconsider their support for Pakatan Rakyat, who seem to favour street politics, confrontation, instability and chaos. Kalainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-5812840392759600002014-06-06T10:22:29.265+08:002014-06-06T10:22:29.265+08:00organizations like PAS, ISMA etc would have been a...organizations like PAS, ISMA etc would have been abolished by Saddam wakakakaKTemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951253039042572381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-12896772363143001732014-06-06T10:21:22.778+08:002014-06-06T10:21:22.778+08:00in Malaysia's current situation I feel we need...in Malaysia's current situation I feel we need a strongman to enable us to build strong institutions. For without a strongman how can we strengthen our institutions like democracy, separation of powers (executive, legislative and judiciary) and its check & balance, and further down, the EC, police, civil service, and their accountability and transparency etcKTemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951253039042572381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-17320511456548978762014-06-06T08:55:58.876+08:002014-06-06T08:55:58.876+08:00THERE YOU GO AGAIN AT A TANGENT. WE DO NOT NEED ST...THERE YOU GO AGAIN AT A TANGENT. WE DO NOT NEED STRONG MEN WE NEED STRONG INSTITUTIONS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-86379174573056406852014-06-05T23:23:16.218+08:002014-06-05T23:23:16.218+08:00Malaysia may have need for a strongman in the moul...Malaysia may have need for a strongman in the mould of Saddam Hussein. See? when he was in charge in Iraq, the country was very peaceful. There were no intra-communal shootings and bombings. Now with him gone these are everyday occurrences. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-77537507300418361032014-06-05T15:11:24.995+08:002014-06-05T15:11:24.995+08:00And against women too, even of his own ethnicity, ...And against women too, even of his own ethnicity, if they don't kow tow and grovel to him, and especially if they are from the Opposition. Ditto to Moo Moo too.....that 'I am Malay first'. Enough said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-51440720295940890032014-06-05T13:31:49.261+08:002014-06-05T13:31:49.261+08:00Ya, decisive action against those of different rac...Ya, decisive action against those of different race and religion and those who are not pro umno/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-56045059725504315542014-06-05T12:07:24.854+08:002014-06-05T12:07:24.854+08:00Mahathir was unfortunately the kind of Strongman w...Mahathir was unfortunately the kind of Strongman who ensured that all his next level contemporaries were weaklings. He was a strong believer in "a mountain cannot have two tigers".<br /><br />For him, people, institutions , anything deemed as an obstacle to his ambitions were not to be tolerated. <br />Anyone who dared stand up to him were gone rather quickly. <br /><br /><br />A Prime Minister is not supposed to have that level of power. He is First among Equals, but nevertheless required to consult with others.<br /><br />I don't think UMNO and Malaysia in general will ever really recover from Mahathir. The damage is too far ranging, too deep.<br /><br />Subangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-26892566285993338302014-06-05T09:55:54.630+08:002014-06-05T09:55:54.630+08:00Zahid Hamidi would be an excellent strong leader f...Zahid Hamidi would be an excellent strong leader for Malaysia.<br />You may not like his views, but he is one who will not hesitate to take decisive action when it is needed.<br /><br />Muhyiddin has the right persona as well, but he is getting to the end of his political innings, and will likely retire even before Najib.Warriornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-81792268890998297782014-06-05T07:16:44.836+08:002014-06-05T07:16:44.836+08:00Come to think of it, I have never seen Tengku Raza...Come to think of it, I have never seen Tengku Razaleigh out of his chair. Agree with Anonymous, he would have been the same weakling as Jibby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-70391983875886236562014-06-04T22:48:07.925+08:002014-06-04T22:48:07.925+08:00You wonder whether tengku razaleigh would be a str...You wonder whether tengku razaleigh would be a strong man? You must be joking - he is all talk and no action, a wash-out. He can talk but nobody in his party bothers about him. If he really wanted to do something for the country he should get up from his chair, leave the party and do something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com