Sunday, February 03, 2008

Biadap? What so biadap?

This is extremely biadap, PM Pak Lah said in reference to the picture carried by the NST yesterday which shows 5 members of Bersih tearing up the picture of Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, the Election Commission chairman.

Is tearing a newspaper an act of biadap? What is so insulting?

I use to see people using newspaper to clean their backside. I do tear newspaper. People do use newspaper to do all kinds of things.

I often saw that guy who shouted "Surat Khabar Lama" carrying newspaper with pictures of our prime minister, deputy PM, international leaders, and all others, and put it inside the truck like garbage.

Is corruption not biadap? Is buying or "given" a Cobra Yacht not biadap? Is buying an A319 Airbus using public's money for personal use not biadap? What about the failure to uphold a Gentleman Agreement? What about the affirmation that "my son did not get any projects from the government"? What about Kubang Pasu divisional election vote-buying as claim by Mahathir? What about Perth trip? What about ECM-Libra scandal? So what's biadap?

Isn't it insulting to take away our freedom of expression and freedom to voice dissent? Isn't it far more insolent of the newspapers who often lied and plagiarized other's and treat the citizens as fools?

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I believe the son-in-law is more biadap... (ask Condoleezza Rice)

Anonymous said...

Msians are indeed very biadap. Thieves steal we condemn. Rapists rape also we condemn. Murderers also we condemn. Why can't we follow our PM's examples? Lets all go to sleep.....zzzzZZZZZ

lucia said...

er... as i understand they tore up rashid's picture, not the newsapaper (where rashid's picture is). so the PM is saying tearing up of rashid's picture is biadap, not tearing of newspaper is biadap. got difference.

but of course i disagree that the act of tearing up rashid's picture is biadap. (or tearing of newspaper).

yes i agree with boon - the PM should look at his own SIL when using the word biadap.

Anonymous said...

It takes a biadap to know another biadap!

Maverick SM said...

Boon,

I agree with you.

Hasilox,

I also agree with you...zzzzzz

Lucia,

I also agree with you.

Qwerty,

I too agree with you.

Anonymous said...

WTF? Dollah think he is Chairman Mao? Anyone tearing his picture are "traitors"?

constant drama said...

Oh shut. Tearing newspapers pun nak jadi issue.

Anonymous said...

so sez the public servant no. 1. I hope the second newspaper tearing session will be his face.

Anonymous said...

aiya, you ppl very biadap to criticise the PM....

“Whatever that may be, that is perangai biadab !!

Anonymous said...

Lost in the skewered pronouncements of what constitutes "biadap", people should remember that, ultimately, respect has to be earned. Has Rashid done that? We know...too well. It takes normally 6 months for a change of address via online (Post Office) means to be effected!