tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post8348878863589818844..comments2024-03-29T13:53:27.554+08:00Comments on KTemoc Konsiders ........: 3 of the worst in election campaignsKTemochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951253039042572381noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-51890035867247064292018-02-26T11:49:55.671+08:002018-02-26T11:49:55.671+08:00Wakakakaka……M
3 of the best 'arguments' f...Wakakakaka……M<br /><br />3 of the best 'arguments' for KT's pet loves (courtesy of Alwyn Lau's Opinion on MalayMailonLine)<br /><br />1) For the Israel-Arab conflict, my preferred analogy would be: Assume there are four brothers in a house. One brother (“Israel”) left the house, during which time the remaining brothers (“Arabs”) got into a legal squabble (“World War I”), causing them to lose control of their property which has now to be managed by a third-party lawyer (“The British”). After many years, the first brother comes home and asks to be given one room in the house (“A Jewish state”) ─ is that so unreasonable? <br /><br />2) One of the #UndiRosak leading proponents claims that Malaysians voters today are like phone users being given two choices, Samsung or Apple, except both have the same faulty chips. <br /><br />The nett result of casting any vote, therefore, is that the product will “blow up in consumers’ faces.” Hence, Hafidz’s advocacy of #UndiRosak i.e. rejecting both Samsung and Apple.<br /><br />That’s a cute and popular analogy. But, as with all analogies, we must ask which aspect is missing. I could point out that the analogy fails because it doesn’t capture the importance of removing a corrupt political party cum alliance (regardless of the leadership of the Opposition). <br /><br />In other words, I could challenge the comparison of Mahathir as PM for Pakatan to merely “the same faulty chip in a different phone.” Alternatively, I could use an analogy of people trapped in a collapsed building to an earthquake (“The BN regime after all these decades”). <br /><br />It is urgent to save these people (“Vote out BN”) but the people working on the rescue (“#UndiRosak”) are arguing about who should lead the rescue (“Disputing over Mahathir as PM”). <br /><br />3) how many times have people compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler? And how would this make sense, since 1) Trump hasn’t ordered the mass execution of anyone that we know of, 2) Trump hasn’t started a World War (yet) and 3) Trump’s Jerusalem decision favoured Israel? <br /><br />I would think that to use this analogy would also constitute an insult to Hitler’s victims, since to compare Trump to Hitler is one and the same as comparing Hitler with Trump. So the suffering and deaths of the people persecuted by Hitler are “equal to” those whom Trump opposes? <br /><br />Also, people who compare Hitler to Trump are guilty of (yet) another fallacy, that of begging the question (or assuming what you need to prove). <br /><br />In other words, they have pre-decided that Trump is an American dictator about to trigger global war and they have made it Trump’s responsibility to prove that he isn’t one.<br /><br />KT should choose well to remember:<br /><br />This is also a problem which afflicts arguments by analogy i.e. I usually take for granted the (disputable) “fact” that my analogy is perfectly suitable and correct. And if pushed, I’d probably end up defending the analogy rather than strengthening the premise of my case. <br /><br />Wakakakaka……Sigh………CKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423926161945889390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-64795893564739242442018-02-26T08:49:05.245+08:002018-02-26T08:49:05.245+08:00so says a Mahathir devoteeso says a Mahathir devoteeKTemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951253039042572381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-48137139281903859192018-02-26T08:31:18.245+08:002018-02-26T08:31:18.245+08:00UMNO says DAP is exploiting Mahathir for its "...UMNO says DAP is exploiting Mahathir for its "chauvinist" agenda, quote-unquote.<br /><br />Ktemoc says Mahathir is exploiting Pakatan for his own gain.<br /><br />Looks to me its neither are true....Monsterballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482725674818312298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-80797070352429167642018-02-26T07:33:39.429+08:002018-02-26T07:33:39.429+08:00thanks. mistake correctedthanks. mistake correctedKTemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951253039042572381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-2870755012139421132018-02-26T05:43:01.314+08:002018-02-26T05:43:01.314+08:00"on 10 May 1990, in his first address as prim..."on 10 May 1990, in his first address as prime minister of Great Britain, then facing a mighty Nazi Germany in WWII ".....<br />FAKE ?Monsterballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482725674818312298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-75850179200201984832018-02-26T04:02:57.999+08:002018-02-26T04:02:57.999+08:00The thought crossed my mind - i.e. What if Pakatan...The thought crossed my mind - i.e. What if Pakatan led by Mahathir wins GE14, Mahathir becomes prime minister, Najib is tried and jailed or gets booted out of UMNO, then Mahathir, Mukhriz, Muhyiddin and their Pribumi members split from Pakatan and rejoin UMNO, thus leaving Pakatan as a minority government, UMNO/BN moves a vote of no confidence in the Pakatan government, which falls, a fresh election is held and UMNO/BN wins, and Mahathir or Mukhriz becomes the PM?<br /><br />Just a thought.<br />IT.Sheisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074171337614057799noreply@blogger.com