A Slap For That Idiot

I've been stressful for the last two days, particularly dealing with some financial things which I felt that is against what was agreed upon.

But in today's post it wasn't about that, but I felt that the Mamak man from Merbok is attempting to stir up trouble against the blogging community. Let me reiterate that this guy doesn't know a single thing about blogging despite the fact that he is the former editor-in-chief of Utusan Malaysia.

Quote:

PETALING JAYA (Sept 3, 2007): Information Minister Datuk Zainuddin Maidin attacked theSun for a second time today after launching Bernama's all-news radio station Radio24.

Last week, Zainuddin, who was once editor-in-chief of Utusan Malaysia, had accused theSun of promoting the concept of Malaysian Malaysia, of being anti-Malay and sympathetic to the Democratic Action Party (DAP).

He made the accusation and took exception to Gerakan adviser and Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik describing theSun as the only newspaper that is truly non-racial in its news reporting.

Torday, besides repeating his allegations that theSun was pro-DAP, he also said the newspaper supports Parti Keadilan and gave too much space to the views of young people.

"He who is a supporter of Keadilan, those whose positions are against the government, youngsters, they will get a place in theSun," Zainuddin said.

"Are they [theSun] the voice of DAP or Keadilan? I don't know."

He also attacked internet bloggers and newspapers which treat bloggers as a source of information.

"I don't understand why some newspapers want to project some of these websites as being crucial [and claim that they are] read by six million people.

"Who are these six million? Foreigners? Are they read by people who determine the political power in this country?" he asked.

I actually find that there are hidden meanings upon the text. For instance,

"Are they [theSun] the voice of DAP or Keadilan? I don't know." - He doesn't have proof so why does he want to make a rant out of nothing. I have to agree that after digging around and researching, The Sun and Malaysiakini remains the only dailies in Malaysia that offers the non-partisan views of politics and Malaysia.

The biggest mistake by ZAM in this scenario is that he assumes that the Sun is an entity of Keadilan and DAP. The truth is that there is no such thing as that entity. Citizen Nades, the prominent editor of the paper is a blogger and also a man that exposes the dirty secrets that are hidden from the eyes of the public. Again, LKY has stressed that there is no other papers that shows the neutral state besides that. Already, The Star is part of MCA already.

In a state where Malaysia is having the racial polarization, what can we do to mend the rift that is starting to break apart? The Bangsa Malaysia thing.

Another case in point:

Last week, Zainuddin, who was once editor-in-chief of Utusan Malaysia, had accused theSun of promoting the concept of Malaysian Malaysia, of being anti-Malay and sympathetic to the Democratic Action Party (DAP).

Anti-Malay and sympathetic to the DAP - Does that mean that he's a racist indirectly?

He also attacked internet bloggers and newspapers which treat bloggers as a source of information.

"I don't understand why some newspapers want to project some of these websites as being crucial [and claim that they are] read by six million people.

"Who are these six million? Foreigners? Are they read by people who determine the political power in this country?" he asked.

This is the quote that I find it very offensive against bloggers. If there is a chance where bloggers get to meet him in person, everybody is ought to SLAP him in the face. I find this guy lack of perception of WWW and lagging behind the media of the 80s. This shows that they are losing out to other nations already with this kind of attitude.

So, it's more appropriate for the Mamak from Merbok to keep quiet because he has no understanding of the blogging phenomenon. Clear and simple. Nuff said. Period.