Update: As individual we can align to any party of our choosing be it for money or any kind of incentives.
As bloggers especially socio-political blogs, we penned our thoughts which should be neutral and base on true facts. We will "attack" anyone that is perceived to have done wrong even if it is the party we are aligned too.
We cannot argue and defend the indefensible just because we wanted to be in the good book of our party.
Malaysiakini had being reporting about umno news but not on realigned bloggers who have shown their true colours for MalaysiaKini.
Ever since the famous blogger and the President of National Bloggers Alliance, Rockybru, slowly starting to realign himself to the shifting change in umno leadership, sometime in the middle of this year, I knew for certain that more bloggers of his kind will follow suit.
I just read the star spinning news about bloggers through Kickdefella blog and here is my take of what they are trying to spin and these realigned bloggers showing their own true colours.
“We are seeing the true colours of the socio-political bloggers,” explained Rocky.
There is a change in attitude. Bloggers are shown to be political activists.
“Those claiming they are for change are not walking the talk,” he said, citing the Selangor Government’s stand on the latest temple demolition. People are rearranging their hierarchy of trust. Before, trust was very high. Now we are slipping very fast.”
“I used to support Pakatan,” declared Zainol Abidin, 50 (aka Mahaguru58). “I felt we needed a change. I expected change. Now they have taken over five states and there is no change. So I am aligning myself to no one, not the Barisan, and I will whack Anwar (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) left, right and blue!”
Former journalist Nuraina Samad, whose 3540 jalan sudin has over a million hits, was more philosophical. The Government had come under “unbridled attack and some people now feel that enough is enough”, she said.
You can always sense the government control medias are spinning when you received a one sided views reporting. What rocky said is very true, for he himself is the one who shows his true colour and with his realignment to the umno new leadership, he is now a valuable assets to the news media.
You can easily pick some realigned bloggers to stand up together with you to condemn the five States under PKR rule for not effecting changes but does not identify what kind of changes they want. I am very sure that for each blogger who is not seeing any changes of the five States, there are ten bloggers who can see that the changes are on going even though there are so many obstacles along the way which these realigned bloggers know very well.
“Bloggers during the general election were for change,” she noted. “We walked together many times: the penguin walk, freedom walk, yellow march.”
If after the election, the PR had expected bloggers to continue with this line, they were disappointed. “We can’t attack the DAP, Anwar, Teresa,”said Nuraina.
When bloggers try to point out corruption in Pakatan-held states, they become very combative and go on the offensive.
“Those Opposition bloggers even view neutral ones like me as pro-government. I am accused of not being supportive,” said Rocky.
Just one line statement “We can’t attack the DAP, Anwar, Teresa,”said Nuraina. with no examples or incidents that it occurs. I recall the only incident at rocky's blog about Teresa and utusan where rocky defended utusan (in the name "freedom of the press")for printing lies about the azan, where over 90% of comments do not agree with him. So, Zuraina, are you suggesting we must allow rocky to attack DAP Teresa with impunity even though rocky is hiding behind the freedom of the press argument to defend utusan for false reporting?
This statement When bloggers try to point out corruption in Pakatan-held states, they become very combative and go on the offensive. is again pluck out with no identification where such behaviors happens. Again, I recall that some kind of corruptions happen with some Perak excos. When this news broke, I remember reading from bloggers and their readers hitting hard at PKR for allowing it to happen. The latest is on the fuss over the Korean trip by the Penang State government. Without verifying, some bloggers including readers also hit at the DAP State Government. There may be a few who are combative and go on the offensive, which I think is because most of the cases have yet to be clarified.
Bloggers being dubbed by fellow bloggers as I see it. Bloggers Jeff Ooi, Haris, Bernard Khoo and other famous bloggers who trusted and believe in these so call realigned bloggers must have had it.
These realigned bloggers, all along are using them to fight their causes and that is to bring down badawi. Now the job is done, these realigned bloggers are showing their true colours stabbing other bloggers in full views and in broad daylight without even blinking an eyelid.
These realigned bloggers are now prepared to be used by umno to attack and split bloggers and to achieve umno's and their own agendas.
MAY GOD SAVE THIS COUNTRY FROM ALL KIND OF HYPOCRISY
Monday, November 10, 2008
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This is what happens when there is a lack of understanding on the deep and painful economic and socio-political scars inflicted upon the Rakyat through 50 years of racial-based polity in Malaysia. It shows, also, the lack of courage and will to carry on the embryonic reforms which its effect may not occur in the near period, if at all.
If it were so easy to undo the damages, why didn't the change happened not in March '08 but rather, say, 1980? Or even, in May 1969?
The fact is that positive changes are occurring slowly, which requires the sacrifice of the current generation for the next. The rakyat is still learning, and so are the Pakatan, who have to educate the masses on virtues of good governance that may not seem obvious on the surface. The complexity of issues and policies have unfortunately caused cynicism and skepticism to those who are confused, or whose views are in disagreement, or simply those who are simply impatient.
Those that realigned themselves may signal the fact that their true colors may not the same as ours, it could also be the case that there comes the pre-mature death of their hopes for a better Malaysia, and knowing so true that walking the talk is almost infinitesimally harder, ethically unclear and the impact unknown, and if the second-best solution looks so certain to them (the realigned bloggers), why not grab it now?
Money/wang/chien, my friend moves mountain.
That Protem Chairman should un-protem himself already lah. Lucky I never support their cause before nor read his blog on a daily basis.
"These realigned bloggers, all along are using them to fight their causes and that is to bring down badawi. Now the job is done, these realigned bloggers are showing their true colours stabbing other bloggers in full views and in broad daylight without even blinking an eyelid."
I'm glad you did this post and have the sense to notice this so-called realignment of bloggers like rocky who are now showing their true colours. Don't ask me how I know this rocky's clique but they are as thick as thieves in their heydays as journos.
nicolee
visit the blogs mentioned ...chk out their comments on the police action...then make your own conclusions on their impartiality...a reminder to my fellow Malaysians...let's not prostitute ourselves to the highest bidder....
Bloggers are after all ordinary people like us. Some are using the media to 'smell' the money and where it is blowing from. Rockybru is just one of them.
Good observation. I notice the swing of RockyBru since the Teresa Kok's issue. Same old, same old writer for hire.
These people are as thick as thieves. They are the soul bros of spin and they are waiting to be elevated by the next PM:
the rock, shamsul yunos, azmi ashar, and a number of others yet to be named.
the whisperer
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