Perhaps a Little Caution

Perhaps Malaysians should exhibit some caution when discussing issues today.

I stumbled onto an article on Seah Chiang Nee's LittleSpeck.com website, written by Raja Petra Kamarudin, that once upon a time debonair UMNO gentleman, now debonair Opposition gentleman. He says three things:

#1:

May 13 was engineered.

#2:

The prelude to Operasi Lalang was also staged.

#3:

Twenty years on and we are seeing a repeat of the days before Operasi Lalang, except it is now more serious than the era of Operasi Lalang.

Serious allegations, those. But, who knows what discussions and agreements take place behind closed doors? We would, for sure, be loathe to be part of the political game. What befits us average human beings, what games these great moguls play? We are but ordinary human beings. But let us be not pawns in a selfish game, nor prawns in the ocean's drain. We should exercise caution when speaking up for human rights.

There is a tendency amongst people to read beyond the facts of a certain case, and imply greater importance unto insignificant matters. These people speak for the mere delight of watching others flinch; possibly, they are no better than mere provocateurs, and should instead take jobs as stand up comics, for they relish the sound of their own voices.

There are others who would quickly suggest the controversial, hoping that others would agree with them; and if these innocents should but merely nod, in vague agreement, these foxes would fain be quick to point the finger at them, and exclaim, "Here he is! The man who spoke the damned words!" -- all the while knowing, maliciously, that they are the real perpetrators of the poisonous thought.

One cannot but wonder, why the media must play up certain issues, long after the issue has been put to rest? If the parties involved are not at war, if the parties have closed the door on the past, if the matter involved is delicate -- does the media think that it is a "champion of human rights" by drumming up the issue, egging society on to the brink of explosive bloodshed? I suppose it is instead sales and advertisements, audiences and readership, that drives the heartless media machine!