pywong
24th April 2009, 10:29 AM
Or is the message: Anwar, get your act together.
RPK also said: And we must not forget that only 7,944,274 votes were cast, which comes to only 29% or so of the Malaysian population. And Barisan Nasional won only 14.8% or 4,082,411 of the votes. How can Barisan Nasional argue that the majority of Malaysians voted for it when only 14.8% did so? This means 85.2% of Malaysians DID NOT vote for Barisan Nasional.
The above statement is fallacious. 7,944,274/29% indicates a total population of 27,394,000. Only 60% of the total are above 21 1/2 years and eligible to vote. Let's say only 80% of this 60% bothered to register to vote. That means the baseline should be 80% of 60%, which is 48% of the eligible voters (= 13,149,186). BN got 4,082,400 votes. This is 31% of the eligible voters, not a majority, no doubt but higher than RPK's 14.8% quoted.
But RPK's comments on Anwar is spot-on.
Between construction and destruction
Posted by admin
Thursday, 23 April 2009 18:25
This is Anwar’s failure. He thinks he is a good leader because he can run the party all by himself. But this is not the mark of a good leader. A good leader is not one who can run the party all by himself. A good leader is one who can manage the people in the party.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
Malaysia Today is supposed to be a no holds barred forum. This is where you can post your views and opinions without any censorship. I do try to maintain that. But there are times when I have to breach my own ‘code of ethics’, if I may be permitted to call it that for want of a better phrase, for the sake of the greater good.
This appears to be something many do not comprehend. How can you guarantee freedom of expression and yet at the same time block or delete postings and ban those who post whatever offends you? No, it is not what offends me that matter but what offends the majority. After all, is it not so that in a democracy the majority rules?
However, this is not to be confused with Barisan Nasional’s interpretation of ‘the majority rules’. According to Barisan Nasional, they won the most number of seats in the general election, so the majority of Malaysians support them. The minority who did not vote for them do not matter; only the majority matter.
More… (http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/20998/84/)
RPK also said: And we must not forget that only 7,944,274 votes were cast, which comes to only 29% or so of the Malaysian population. And Barisan Nasional won only 14.8% or 4,082,411 of the votes. How can Barisan Nasional argue that the majority of Malaysians voted for it when only 14.8% did so? This means 85.2% of Malaysians DID NOT vote for Barisan Nasional.
The above statement is fallacious. 7,944,274/29% indicates a total population of 27,394,000. Only 60% of the total are above 21 1/2 years and eligible to vote. Let's say only 80% of this 60% bothered to register to vote. That means the baseline should be 80% of 60%, which is 48% of the eligible voters (= 13,149,186). BN got 4,082,400 votes. This is 31% of the eligible voters, not a majority, no doubt but higher than RPK's 14.8% quoted.
But RPK's comments on Anwar is spot-on.
Between construction and destruction
Posted by admin
Thursday, 23 April 2009 18:25
This is Anwar’s failure. He thinks he is a good leader because he can run the party all by himself. But this is not the mark of a good leader. A good leader is not one who can run the party all by himself. A good leader is one who can manage the people in the party.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
Malaysia Today is supposed to be a no holds barred forum. This is where you can post your views and opinions without any censorship. I do try to maintain that. But there are times when I have to breach my own ‘code of ethics’, if I may be permitted to call it that for want of a better phrase, for the sake of the greater good.
This appears to be something many do not comprehend. How can you guarantee freedom of expression and yet at the same time block or delete postings and ban those who post whatever offends you? No, it is not what offends me that matter but what offends the majority. After all, is it not so that in a democracy the majority rules?
However, this is not to be confused with Barisan Nasional’s interpretation of ‘the majority rules’. According to Barisan Nasional, they won the most number of seats in the general election, so the majority of Malaysians support them. The minority who did not vote for them do not matter; only the majority matter.
More… (http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/20998/84/)