From: ustai@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.asean
Subject: Re: An amicable request to all flamers.
Date: 16 Nov 92 01:27:39 -0600
Organization: Memphis State University

In article <3398@peking.gdwb.oz.au>, mlt@gdwb.oz.au (Mee Teng) writes:
> ustai@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
[munched]
>I don't think people will be turned away. :) The more flames there is,
>all the more people want to go in. It's just like watching a scary
>ghost story. :)
 
        Ahh... but too much can be bad for health...  And many people do
dislike ghost stories... :)  And after a while, it gets so boring....
 
>>the readers of sca and those people who are flamming under the pretext of "I
*
>>merely *DISCUSSING*" can please go take a running jump in a lake.  Please go
>                                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>                                           After you, Mike.
 
        Uhh...  Follies of writing in the wee hours of the morn... :)  What can
I say other than *ouch* :) :)  Still... no other time available... :(  But I do
dislike the people who are currently saying that they are "discussing" when
they are flaming.  Do what you say and say what you do.  (Please don't ask me
about the faq... :))
 
>>to tell other people that our country is a peaceful one if you can't keep
your
>                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>hands of the next person's neck?
>
>Superficially peaceful, may be. But how about the facts that you do find
 
        No.  This I disagree.  Many seem to think that the country is at the
brink of civil unrest, yet, for the past 20+ years, there has not been anymore
civil unrests.  Be optimistic.  I am aware that civil unrest can explode
overnight, but the govt does use its ISA powers properly so far.
 
>a lot of discontentments especially among the non bumis ?  What are
 
        Discontentment with govt policies, maybe, but that does not mean "not
peaceful".  Look at Gandhi's movement.  Discontentment?  Yes.  Peaceful?  Yes
too... (his methods anyway)
 
>we going to do ? Just pretend, and keep smiling ? :) & sweep all the
>SHITS under carpets ? Not a very good idea you know, because the
>SHITS will still stinks. We just have to let the whole world know
 
        Interesting analogy.  But if you start slinging excreta (never say shit
when you can say excreta! :)) around like what's happening in this newsgroup,
you are liable to hit lotsa uninvolved third parties.  And you _will_ get some
on yourself.  Why not just quietly clean it up?  And you don't even have to
smile!! :) :)
 
>about the many outrageous policies in the country. Perhaps then, the
>gov't will come to their senses. Right now I don't think the country
 
        Actually, I think our leaders are acute people.  Do give them some
credit.  Look at the recent posts about what Mahathir said.  Probably in a
couple of years time you will see a time limit being set up for all these $$$
stuff.
 
>is doing too well; when people like En. Othman still label Chinese
>as migrants, ungrateful, robbing the country of wealth while some
>think the Chinese should go back to China.
 
        Tell them, "jus soli".  Anyway, can anyone please post a comprehensive
definition of the "special rights"?  Never did quite get it straight what's
involved exactly.
	Ciao.

-Tai