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HEADLINE: Tun M, on meeting PM: "I had my say"
Pic: The Star, Monday, 23 October 2006.PM: YOU HAD YOUR SAY! Tun M: BUT I'M NOT HAPPY!
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HEADLINE: Tun M, on meeting PM: "I had my say"
Pic: The Star, Monday, 23 October 2006.PM: YOU HAD YOUR SAY! Tun M: BUT I'M NOT HAPPY!
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It saddens me to hear that only two cabinet members actually went to Tun Dr M's Hari Raya open house. It goes to show how some friends are only there when times are good. I suppose in politics, it is expected.
The man isn't getting the respect he deserves to. This is the person who built our nation to how it is today. Surely if his plans are dropped by the current administration he deserves to know why.
And no one, not Tun Dr M, or any citizen should be too asured that everything will be delievered by the goverment to the people. We all have the right to speak up here, whether or not it will present more opportunities for the opposition to popularize themselves. Is this worth our concern anyway? Since only those who are not too bright will believe that PAS and Keadilan can actually run a country.
That said though, perhaps if Dr M could voice his opinions in a more curteous, respectful manner, it will preserve his own dignity.
Nevertheless, Dr M is still da man.
Forgot another point:
It is not the people's job to try and "help" the current party to maintain it's position as the governing party. If there is a better party, then let's embrace the change. So, criticisms toward Dr M using the leverage that the opposition gains as a basis is rather shallow and undermines the intelligence of Malaysians.
Thanks for your very long comment.
In reminiscence of a former leader's contributions to the country, we tend to gloss over past events and consequently paint an unrealistically ideal image of said person.
It is particularly harmful when the person concerned believes he is infallible.
In no way is he ideal, nor in any instance is he ideal, I believe, in most people's thoughts, regardless of the magnitude of change he has brought to the country.
But he is now a fellow citizen who wishes to hear from the government, and who happens to get a brighter limelight because he is a former PM (which unfortunately is also the reason of his unpopularity).
Has any other citizen ever voiced out and got such an attention? (or better, has gotten the appropriate actions taken in light of the citizen's plight)
You are right, but to an extent. Dr M seems to be vocal only on his pet grouses and not necessarily as a voice of the general citizenry.
In fact, I suggest we look at it another way: The media are playing along with his grouses in the hopes they might get a quote of the century, straight from the stallion's mouth.
For example, when asked on DPM Najib, Dr M says, "Whether I'm happy or not, whatever happens to him, it is something that will happen to him, [and] not to me." (Source: NST, 24 October)
Is it any wonder the mainstream media grant him the "attention" nowadays?
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