Malaysia dibina oleh cita, kudrat dan kekuatan rakyatnya yang rencam kaum dan budaya.
Justeru, melalui inisiatif dan ikhtiar yang terbentang, saya mahu terus mendengar dan menggarap harapan anak muda, pengorbanan oleh sekalian ibu bapa, warga emas serta suara rakyat mendambakan
My statement on MACC’s public search notice as a wanted man. I’d like to iterate that I’m not Jho Low nor am I in Macau. This is plain and simple using the largesse of the state against a nobody like me. I’m not a politician, tycoon, or an influencer. Read here:
Never in my life did I think the state would be weaponised this way under the 'Reformasi' government.
Semua rakyat Malaysia yg ingin hidup dgn tenteram harus mengambil tahu ttg isu ini.
Mengapa?
To me, philosophy government itu agak simple (bukan senang, tapi simple).
Pertama, hapuskan SEMUA benda yg korup, dan letak semak imbang (check and balance) yg sgt ketat.
Barulah pergi yg kedua, iaitu menggerakkan birokrasi kerajaan utk mencapai benda yg bagus.
Mengapa buat yg pertama dulu?
Sebab dalam mana² negara, jurang kuasa antara rakyat dgn apparatus kerajaan ini sgt² besar.
Apabila machinery kerajaan boleh disalahgunakan, mereka boleh musnahkan kehidupan seseorang rakyat biasa:
• Saman dan burukkan nama
• Masukkan ke lokap
• Bekukan akaun
• Bekukan pasport
• Byk² lagi yg saya tk nk sebut
Jgn haraplah nak lawan jika bukan drpd golongan berada/berkuasa.
That's why—the first priority is to put in place every possible mechanism to LIMIT the powers and potential for abuse of government. Only then comes everything else.
So, although of course I am furious at what is happening specifically to James, this is not just about James.
It is about the weaponisation of the state.
This is a red line for me, as it should be for any Malaysian who believes in the right of citizens to live in peace, especially those who have served their nation.
James Chai has more integrity and patriotism in his little finger than most Ministers have in their entire body.
Anyone is free to look up his public profile - he is a world-class intellect who has spent a lot of time on public service, when he could easily have made more money
The speed at which FF announced this is the only clue you need -
Gov has been keeping this in their pocket, and was just looking for an appropriate excuse to shove it down our throats.
Some crucial points:
1. Even if you support age verification for social media (which is understandable), you should NOT support mandatory linking of a government-issued ID to social media profiles.
2. Gov should do the legwork first - come up with an OPEN-SOURCED mechanism for a way to prove age with zero-knowledge (meaning: the social media platform only verifies that you are > 12 or 18), without the social media platform ever knowing your official identity.
3. Don't be naive. Election season is coming up. There's a reason gov wants this - it is a direct route to shutting down free expression. Let me remind PH folks - one of the crucial tools in toppling the corrupt Najib gov was a free Internet.
Don't allow the gov a free pass on this. Just because we agree with the goal of protecting children, doesn't mean this is the solution.
And a final thought - if it wasn't painfully obvious already, PH no longer represents the principles they tunggang to win.
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