Independence Day

In case you're wondering, Anwar just got his ass busted (not literally, he got arrested la) and the IGP is awaiting a wink from the AG to go arrest Raja Petra tomorrow. Well good luck with that, I say. Not that AI or RPK are untouchable or demi-gods or anything like that. But read through the sampling of reader (read: Makkal or Public or Rakyat) comments I have cut and pasted from Malaysia Today's breaking story on the impending RPK arrest.

They range from sheer disgust to disappointment to unbridled anger to grief even. There are even some rallying call to arms. Read as a whole, it stirs up images of freedom fighters working themselves up into a frenzy to overthrow a despotic regime.

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written by Naha, July 16, 2008 | 15:47:50
RPK, I pray for your safety.

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written by lynn, July 16, 2008 | 15:57:09
Pariah country, pariah leaders, pariah gomen. This country is a fuck-up goner.

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written by Baronshah, July 16, 2008 | 16:04:35
YM RPK,
ALL THE WAITING WILL COME TO AN END SOON AND I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOUR TIME HAS COME TO LAY FORTH YOUR TRUMP CARD.

YM RPK I have faith in you and your struggle. GOD will always be with you.

regards
GOD bless all

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written by skc, July 16, 2008 | 16:16:12
I would dare those stupid people to come and arrest me.
HEY STUPID UMNO PEOPLE, I WILL CONTINUE TO VOICE MY OPINION ON THE NET WITH ALL YOUR STUPID WAYS, IDEAL AND POLICY, WHEN EVER YOU DARE TO MAKE THEM PUBLIC. I MIGHT NOT BE RPK BUT REST ASSURE I WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY. RPK VOICE WILL NEVER DIE, THAT YOU HAVE MY PROMISE.

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written by farah, July 16, 2008 | 16:17:06
Heart broken into pieces, shattered, all gone.... no piece of mind,
mockery of the world, we indeed need big ears and big helping hand from HUMAN RIGHTS, US intervention. Please HELP us? We the citizens of Malaysia are being
terrorised by the present UMNO/BN government.

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written by Ann Meng Sim, July 16, 2008 | 16:29:35
FUCKING HELL!!! Anwar arrested! RPK going to arrested!

Who is going to make sure that Anwar will not be beaten up again? Who is going to make sure that RPK and Anwar are safe when in custody?

Are all the MPs so scared shitless and blinded by dirty money that they are willing to close their eyes to justice??

FUCK THEM ALL TO HELL!

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written by FFT, July 16, 2008 | 16:48:06
And take heart, this marks the beginning of a firm sequence of events that are going to climax with Najib and Rosmah languishing behind bars.

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written by RBJ, July 16, 2008 | 16:50:41
M A N
Y O U R
B A T T L E
S T A T I O N S

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written by miracle, July 16, 2008 | 17:00:27
oh god... where is justice?? why those criminals are still out there enjoying life ...and here one after another "citizen's role model" is taken away by this "B*st**d" "kiasu" "bullied" govemt.... why the highest in power keep silence??? do something fast .. if not our country will be ruled by power terrorist creatures ..

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Imagine or recall this scene from the 1996 movie Independence Day starring Will Smith? President something or the other standing in front of a squad of fighter pilots saying, "........ largest ... battle in the history of mankind(Malaysia). "Malaysians." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests...........and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, it will henceforth be known as the day Malaysians declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!" (Amendments my own) Didn't you get goosebumps just reading it? Of course you got to add a bit of movie cinematic flourish as you read la. But fuck, that's beside the point.

Yeah okay, maybe I over dramatised things here but that seems to me to be the rally cry going out right this moment. Only difference is, in the movie it went from one man to the crowd. The leader to his followers. In our case, the battle cry seems to be going out from the ground upwards. The leaders (not those little assholes who're always thinking of assholes) are calling for restraint. The leaders are calling for brains, not brawn. But the groundswell is building up momentum. Tremendous momentum. It's been building since long before the March elections. Feeding on the severe injustices around, it has been steadily growing since then.

Whether the arrests of these two iconic figures are part of the political chess game being played out across Malaysia or whether they really committed a crime (yeah, right!!) and deserve to be punished, the outcome can only be one. The groundswell will erupt. How the dumb fucks from barisan handle the groundswell will chart the future course of this country. I'm not going to even think about that prospect at this time. Yes, both, the future under barisan and how they're planning on handling the eruption.

Anyway, as part of my Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), I am going to use this blog to encourage all Malaysians (or the 2 people who read it) to wait for instructions from your leaders before initiating action each on your own. If everybody decides to lead the battle, the battle is doomed.