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Liberty Mudslinging Society

[1531] Of it must be reciprocal in nature

At Mahaguru58, there is a failure to understand that relationship is reciprocal in nature. If one does not wish for others to interfere in one’s life, one should not interfere with others’.

The blogger wrote:

This is the concluding part of my dialogue with MENJ recently. I discussed with him regarding the current situation where Christians in Malaysia are prone to interfering into Islamic and Muslims affairs here since the change of leadership in the BN Government.

We who are Muslim Bloggers feel that this interference ought not be left to run its course by the Muslims of this land especially those from JAKIM who seem oblivious to all the growing number of Islamophobes here in Malaysia. [MENJ – MAHAGURU58 Dialogue Part 2 Final. Mahaguru58. January 30 2008]

He laments about Christians interfering in Muslim affairs. I say the issue is a non-starter and applies double standard. He would only have a moral authority to say such thing when he stops interfering in others’ individual affairs. That, of course, includes refrain from interfering in others’ religious freedom, be the individuals are Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, etc.

Respect goes both ways. Once the interference in individual liberty ceases, I am sure outsiders will stop interfering in Muslim affairs.

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Politics & government

[1530] Of McCain to be the next President?

Interesting graphics at Campaign Stops:

Fair use

Between the Republican McCain and the Democrats Clinton and Obama, the former is closer to the center:

Nearly lost in the blizzard of recent poll reports were the findings of a Gallup survey that the current Republican frontrunner, John McCain, might well give each of the two Democratic frontrunners a run for their money.

When Gallup asked 1,598 likely voters whom they’d back if the presidential election were held today, respondents chose Senator McCain over Barack Obama by a 50 percent to 45 percent margin, and also preferred the Arizona senator to Hillary Clinton by a modest 50 percent to 47 percent margin. [Raising McCain. Campaign Stops. January 24 2008]

Personally, I am unsure about McCain. Though he does have an environmental credential (remember the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act?), it is mixed at best while his grasp on economics is a turn off. He is also hawkish on security issues.

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Liberty

[1529] Of criminals run loose but doctor thrown in jail

While Mat Rempits, rapers, murderers, corrupted individuals run loose, those whom exercise liberty, those the demand actions, those whom just want to live their lives, decent individuals are thrown into jail. The latest victim is a doctor.

Just over a week ago:

This is a qualified licensed medical practitioner but he had not registered his clinic under the draconian PHFSA.

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Medical practitioners in this country now face the wrath of pencil pushers who will not hesitate to fine or even jail those who do not comply with the PHFSA. I await the day to see a doctor who is jailed for not renovating his clinic to make sure his clinic toilet doors swing the right way or his ceiling is the “wrong height”.

When there are quacks, charlatans and bogus doctors running around the country, when there are tons of false advertising from the alternative health industry, don’t the authorities have better things to do? [The 1st clinic doctor convicted under the PHFSA. Malaysian Medical Resources. January 23 2008]

A smaller government would not have done this. Only a big bloating fat slob like the current administration does things like this. Not only it is incompetent, it has its goals all screwed up. So typical of the Abdullah administration.

In the meantime:

Fair use.

MMR has more on this outrageous prosecution.

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Politics & government

[1528] Of goodbye Giuliani

But there, too, the ground is shifting. Only weeks ago, Mr. DuHaime spoke in a call about the former mayor’s strong lead in those states. “Some of these leads are momentum-proof at this point,” he said.

Mr. Giuliani now trails or is at best tied in polls in all of those states. And soon after that phone call, reporters received a memorable e-mail rebuttal from Mr. Romney’s spokesman, Kevin Madden.

“Mayor Giuliani’s momentum-proof national polling lead, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny all walk into a bar,” it began. “You’re right. None of them exist.”[For Giuliani, a Dizzying Free-Fall. NYT. January 30 2008]

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Liberty

[1527] Of Islamic headscarf as a symbol of liberty

Three cheers for liberty:

Two major parties in Turkey say they will submit a joint plan to parliament to ease a ban on the Islamic headscarf in universities.

The Islamist-rooted governing AK Party and the nationalist MHP say it is an issue of human rights and freedoms. [Turkish MPs plan headscarf reform. BBC News. January 29 2008]

I dare say that Islamic headscarf (or the burqa) is becoming a symbol of liberty in Turkey, the Netherlands and Europe at large. It has to be noted that it is so because of restriction imposed on it. Circumstances made it so. At other places where headscarf or burqa is a mandatory attire, it is a symbol of oppression instead.

The headscarf itself has no inherent value.