We live in inciting times

We live in inciting times
Helen Ang
People’s Parliament - March 22, 2008

For those who desired change, you got it, and in a tidal wave. Anwar Ibrahim on March 18 acknowledged one of the agents of change which generated the ‘political tsunami’ – “other than Malaysiakini and Malaysia Today, bloggers did a fantastic job”. Anwar noted this postscript to reporters as he was getting up from his seat at a press conference.

I’m quoting Anwar not to boost blogosphere (I’m most wary of the undoubted political animal that he is) but to remind ourselves that just as civil society can help him, so can it check him. He’s the numero uno surfer riding the election wave crest that washed upon the Barisan Rakyat corridor, including Penang – his home state as well as that of Abdullah Badawi, and now governed by Lim Guan Eng.

Haris has called on blogosphere to defend BR as the political parties in both camps are finding their feet amidst the turbulence. Mainstream media spinning for BN are the post-tsunami flotsam and jetsam tripping the new BR reps. Bernama had had to apologise to the newly-elected Penang CM for slotting in its report a May 13 reference he never made.

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