When RPK decided to starve to death if he was going to get thrown into Kamunting again after losing in the Federal Court, I thought it was a stupid decision. Leaving aside the ethical issue of suicide, I don't see how his death will accomplish anything. He doesn't have enough fanatical following who can organize mass protests to bring down the government. The few who were ready to do the same with him were equally misguided. The BN led government will be elated if they are gone.
So I was happy to know that he has now gone into exile so that they can't put him away for good. Instead of dying, he has decided to fight another day. Continue to be a source of irritation to Najib and his government. Continue to be the conscience of the rakyat. Continue to write on issues that only he dares to write.
RPK, wherever you may be, stay safe. We will eagerly await your return when the BN led government is no more. Till then, keep on writing.
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….what marks the genuine church, is when the word, burning like the word of the prophets, proclaims to the people and denounces: proclaims God's wonders to be believed and venerated, and denounces the sins of those who oppose Cod's reign, so that they may tear those sins out of their hearts, out of their societies, out of their laws—out of the structures that oppress, that imprison, that violate the rights of God and of humanity. This is the hard service of the word ….
Archbishop Oscar Romero, martyred 1980
Our country enters the phase of naked display of aggression. When a regime is morally bankrupt it will use immoral means to hold on to power. We might be weak but we still have the power of prayer & silent witnessing. … The unjust may break our bones but they can’t break our spirit. " - Father O.C. Lim
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