Malott resonates with all right-thinking people
YOURSAY ‘We effect change by believing in the possibility of change.’
Love for M'sia got Malott to push Anwar petition
Fair Play: Wherever there is a right-thinking person, never mind if that person is black, brown, white, yellow, multicolour, albino or even an 'Ugly American' that those who consider former ambassador John Malott as one.
Cheers, John, you resonate well with all right-thinking people around the world, and especially with Malaysians who only want a better Malaysia for all Malaysians.
As history has proven time and again, great sacrifices must be made. In our case, very sad indeed that Anwar Ibrahim and his immediate family must make that sacrifice for our future generations. The war is not over until it is over.
Anonymous_4056: We, the rakyat of Malaysia thank God for a righteous man like John Malott who loves and cares so much for ordinary Malaysians. Surely we need a voice in the wilderness to speak up for the oppressed people of Malaysia living under a cruel regime far worst than most communist nations.
This cruel Umno regime has abused every government institution to not just cripple the opposition but its very own citizens as well. We pray the international community hears the cries of this nation, for we believe no man is an island.
Please do not be fooled by the government’s often repeated policy of moderation. The minorities here are oppressed in every form, from economic, religion to jobs and business opportunities. Help.
SteveOh: I love Malaysia because someone has to. Someone has to think outside the grid and live outside the grid and teach others to do so. I see Malaysia as what it can be, not what it is, and we effect change by believing in the possibility of change and do what we can to achieve it with others.
I am not alone or unique and I prefer to look at those who are doing it and sacrificing themselves for their country. We love our country, or any country for all sorts of reasons. I love Australia where I have lived in the last 30 years and I see also flowers and thorns and loving a country with its warts and all. Being the salt to bring about whatever change we can is our human obligation we can't deny.
If I did not have other priorities in life I would be in politics, which I believe is the highest calling today to serve people in everyday life. Sadly, politics is corrupted and that’s why we need better people in politics. I believe in the teaching that loving your enemy, your neighbour after God, works.
We often criticise the government and rightly so because the first job of any government is to manage criticisms, not to jail or punish critics, for this will be the government's downfall. Sometimes we should turn the spotlight on the people, but this is where it all goes back to the governance of the country.
How can anyone expect Malaysians to be not what they are when the system has conditioned them not to be proactive, not to be political, to accept authority unquestioningly, to perpetuate a culture where rank, race, religion and riches and their possessions override everything? Malaysians are the product of their government, most of them.
Most are afraid. And the fact you write under a pseudonym instead of putting your name behind your ideas, like so many others, substantiates the point. But I respect your choice and think no less of your ideas.
CQ Muar: "We peace-loving Malaysians..."? Just who are you referring to as "we"? With all the racism and unrest in the country among the races, the unfair treatment of Christians, custodial deaths (brutality), partial judicial system, unjust application of the Sedition Act - you say we are "peaceful" and "peace-loving"?
John Malott's initiation of the petition is NOT an interference in our sovereignty - it is human and humane act of someone concerned, who very much cares for the people of this country. Someone who desires for the true peace the rakyat rightfully deserve. John Malott was a former ambassador to Malaysia, and he certainly knows what he's talking about - more so, what's going on in Malaysia.
Aramis: In regional geo-politics, the incarceration of Anwar (leader of the moderate opposition) in Malaysia is similar to the side-lining of Yingluck Shinawatra in Thailand.
However, in Malaysia the situation is much more dangerous because of the third political force, i.e. jihadism and Islamic fundamentalism, but not in Buddhist Thailand. Actually, the terrorists in the Pattani region are more likely to infiltrate towards the south than the north.
I'm sure Malott and others feel that if we keep going on like this, we will become another Syria, where the Assad regime's hold on power tracks Umno's timeline, i.e. starting from the late 1950s. The final confrontation will be between the regime and the jihadists. This medium-term scenario will be disastrous for foreign direct investment (FDI) and regional stability.
JD Lovrenciear: Dear John Malott, thank you for your concerns and passionate efforts. Principles must conquer; dignity restored. Malaysia has put the US to the unfair test and pray President Barack Obama does not flop.
Over50ABU: Don’t just stop with the USA, please petition to all the world leaders and organisations, like those concerning human rights, the United Nations, and so on. Umno has gone too far in its mischief for far too long and the people are suffering.
Pakman: Freeing Anwar is not just for him, but in a real sense it is freedom to the people of Malaysia from the tyranny of the present regime. Freedom for the judiciary, which is the last bastion of democracy in Malaysia, without which no country in the world can function, with the rule of the law being suppressed and trampled.
Clearwater: John Malott is a true friend to Malaysians from all walks of life. In a country where pride and honour have been reduced to mere commodities, he has shown us all is not yet lost. He is always welcome to my humble home.
Touche: Most if not all moderate Malaysians, certainly yours truly, would like to buy John Malott and his wife a Chinese New Year/Hari Raya dinner anytime, if you so wish, for your kind thoughts, efforts and contribution to eradicate injustice and corruption in Malaysia.
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