Of course I expected to get a whacking. I told my wife that that is exactly what is going to happen once my interview with the mainstream media is published. Not many can accept the truth. They would rather I say what is pleasing to their ears. I am to say that the emperor wears clothes even if he is stark naked.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

The more important issue is not what you think of me. Certainly you will say I have been bought, have sold out, have turned, am a traitor, and whatnot. I have read your comments in Malaysia Today, Free Malaysia Today, Malaysiakini, The Malaysian Insider and whatnot. I have received your private messages and e-mails. The more important issue is: which category are you in?

Are you amongst the less than 4 million Malaysians who voted opposition in the last general election in 2008 or are you amongst the more than 11 million eligible voters who did not vote opposition, did not vote at all, or did not even register to vote?

If you are in the first category then I value your comments. If you are in the second then your comments are of no importance.

Are you amongst the handful of one million Malaysians who live overseas and came back to Malaysia to vote opposition in the last general election in 2008 or are you amongst the majority of the overseas eligible voters who came home to vote but voted Barisan Nasional, did not come home to vote, or did not even register to vote?

If you are in the first category then I value your comments. If you are in the second then your comments are of no importance.

Are you amongst the 20 student demonstrators in Tanjong Malim or the 100 ‘V for Vendetta’ protestors at Dataran Merdeka last night or are you amongst the 28 million Malaysians who stayed home or did other things last night instead of supporting the fight for change?

If you are in the first category then I value your comments. If you are in the second then your comments are of no importance.

Are you amongst those one or two who post comments in the Blogs and websites under you real name because you are committed to the cause or are you amongst the 99.9% of the readers who post comments under fictitious names because you prefer to throw stones while hiding your hands in case you get into trouble.

If you are in the first category then I value your comments. If you are in the second then your comments are of no importance.

Are you, like me, wondering who is running Selangor — EXCO Member Hasan Ali, Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim, or Selangor State Economic Adviser Anwar Ibrahim — after you heard of the raid on the pubs last night, or are you not concerned that there appears to be some confusion as to who is in charge in Selangor, especially with the deafening silence by the Pakatan Rakyat leaders today?

If you are in the first category then I value your comments. If you are in the second then your comments are of no importance.

Yes, I value your comments, but only if you fall in the first category of all those various groups above. If not, then your comments are of no significance. And that would probably mean almost all if not all of those who are commenting.

 

Translated into Chinese at: http://ccliew.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-post_01.html