Monday, August 18, 2003



UPDATES


1. PAS Strategy for Polls, DAP/PAS Pact--Straw Man Fallacies?
PAS bashing continues. The DPM has these to say :: " PAS' reported move to drop the Islamic state concept in the next general election campaign is just a political gimmick." "That is an election tactic. It is clear that PAS is deceiving the people, telling the Malays one thing and the non-Malays another thing," the Deputy Prime Minister said.

See the following links too ::
Islamic state to remain part of PAS struggle
Islamic State And Hudud Laws Remain Part Of PAS Struggle
PAS - a two faced party

2. Patriotic Display by Decree///Flying Jalur Gemilang & Patriotisme
Flying The Jalur Gemilang No Real Measure Of Patriotism, Says DG of National Civics Bureau. You have it from the DG :: "Raising and flying the Jalur Gemilang is not the actual yardstick to gauge an individual's patriotism". He said contributions towards the nation's development was more indicative of a person's patriotism. Examples of how one can be patriotic ::
refraining from committing acts detrimental to the nation's sovereignty and interests;
rejecting bribes and other forms of corruption which might lead to the destruction of a nation;
working an extra 15 minutes a day, this will help the nation grow rapidly; these can be done the year round.

To round it all up :: "Flying the Jalur Gemilang during the Merdeka Month celebrations could be a gimmick to show love for the country." Now what has the DIM and EDM have to say.