This man is an idiot. Who is he to judge where someone finds their hope and inspiration? The concept of overcoming a governments reign is itself a fantasy, until it has been completed. It has been done before, it will be done again. Whoever the first person was to overcome the rule of some tyrant did it purely on imagination, the thought of what life would be like with the freedoms he was denied. V for Vendetta’s story as a whole was meant to inspire hope in the heart’s and minds of all the people who read it, all the people unaware of their significance in the grand scheme. The people who had been lied to from birth, told that their opinion would effect nothing. I, for one, am happy to see that this “fantasy” was a success.

I would like to point out, however, that too many of us still don’t know what we’re fighting for, save that it involves freedom of speech, non-racism and meritocracy.

Your own “wiki”constitution seems a very good starting point, and I urge you to give it some priority over news posts, which will be covered by other bloggers anyway.

[ GhL ] : Point taken, chansey. The government seems to be able to cook up an inexhaustible supply of misdeeds, detracting from more positive efforts to combat them.

[ GhL ] : Thank you Antares, we do what we can. If only we had the US’ two-term constitutional limit. It’s not perfect, but it is a form of built-in damage control.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/6992908.stm

On a second hearing I think he said ‘our’ not ‘the’

“We must ensure that our fight against corruption is overcome”

Please listen to the interview if you missed it on ASTRO.

a very honest statement by the Foreign Minister of Malaysia during his interview on the BBC ‘Hard Talk’ programme today.
No need to say more, I rest my case

[ GhL ] : Ah, the Foreign Minister speaks the truth, even if he didn’t mean to.

How apt Just watched the movie last 2 weeks. A great movie to watch, especially at time like this..

[ GhL ] : Indeed. With the harsh truth so clearly stated in its dialogue, I wonder if the UMNO-BN government might not “see fit” to ban the movie. Someone told me an anecdote (not verified, but entirely plausible) that they once banned a book entitled “Revolution” — which was actually about wheels.

[ GhL ] : The appeal of the speech and text is that it enunciates with simple eloquence a few universal truths that resonate strongly with the people aware enough to know what is really happening in Malaysia; the tragedy, as you say, is that the situation in Malaysia seems to be headed down the path of the fictional Britain in the film. Which is why we must not allow it to happen.

[ GhL ] : Do get it, and share it with your friends.