Three slaps on DAP’s wrist
KTemoc Konsiders
Time for me to criticize my fave political party wakakaka, yes, a bit of yang and yin to my lambasting of politicians. This time it is DAP who will be receiving a slap on their wrists from their supporter, kaytee, wakakaka.
There is a saying that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. We know that BN component parties, especially UMNO, have reached the latter stage, that of absolute corruption.
I fear that unless we supporters of DAP give those DAP politicians, especially the ones in power, those in Penang and Selangor a kick in their bloody arse from time to time, they might unconsciously and unwittingly drift towards, and be susceptible to the first level of corruption which comes with a taste of nascent power.
I’m not suggesting that the list of my dissatisfaction with DAP has anything to do with corruption, but it has given me much disquiet.
Okay then, first slap on wrist – The current issue of Jeff Ooi’s regrettable ‘kucing kurap’ has troubled me greatly, more so because I have supported Jeff in his odyssey from blogger to DAP MP. Jeff has been the person who inspired me to become a blogger, and someone I consider as a friend.
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| kucing so kecil only meh, why make a lembu out of it
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I am not entirely blind to his ‘weakness’ wakakaka, where I know he likes, nay, loves to tweak others’ noses and would really ‘push’ their envelope of tolerance to his insults and/or sarcasms. With his rather acerbic mouth, wakakaka, sometimes his antics have not been commendable, such as the ‘kucing kurap’ insult at civil servants. It shows a lamentable arrogance and disrespect to those public servants.
When his own party leaders started squirming at his faux pas, he should have taken note of their discomfort instead of defiantly saying he won’t apologize. I have to say it has been Anwar Ibrahim who, while criticizing him for using the naughty phrase, also gave him a way out, by suggesting that Jeff might not have realized the severity of the insult due to lack of awareness of Malay cultural nuances.
Anwar even went to the extent of giving an example of this cultural misunderstanding by confessing he had once misused a Hokkien word which he subsequently was made aware that the word was a no-no. I believe Anwar has been extraordinarily gracious in providing Jeff a face-saving way out, an excuse to apologize.
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| karn neen nair lah, Ah Jeff ah, lu cheen chnea kuai larn, heh heh heh |
Though Jeff has apologized for that silliness, I’m not all that happy with him for what I see as his rather stubborn and silly defiance in grudgingly and ungraciously asserting he had apologized only because of Karpal Singh. He stated: “I will not retract or apologise but when Karpal Singh tells me to do so, I will follow.”
“I can’t retract as it has already been uttered. I sincerely apologise if it hurt the people’s feelings. Thank you very much.”
One should apologize for one’s mistake and not because Bhai told one to do so. If that’s the case then it’s not an apology at all but only a favour or mark of respect or obedience to Bhai.
I hope Jeff will consider my advice as from a sincere friend and loyal supporter, that he should apologize sincerely and full-heartedly.
Second slap on wrist – Recently there was a brouhaha about Lim GE’s official visit to Xiamen and Hainan, China, in early November to boost trade and bilateral ties. The criticism was that some wives, including his, accompanied members of his entourage.
