Further to what Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi wrote , the encouragement of excessive entertainment, hedonism and indulgence is a form of oppression - an opiate of the masses - which can be even more effective than draconian measures like the Internal Security Act (ISA).

Indeed with the murders, indiscipline in schools, rape, assault, violence, motorcyclists and cars beating traffic lights, riding and driving against the flow of traffic, etc, Malaysia is in a pretty sorry state.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's government hasn't done much to seriously try and address these problems after it won the recent general elections with an increased majority.

Instead it's back to business as usual for the Barisan Nasional government.

What next? Legalise prostitution?