Republic of virtue 8/09

Utusan Melayu ... or Ugutan Melayu? PDF Print
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Friday, 07 August 2009 00:22

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Utusan Melayu is synonymous with Ketuanan Melayu, Tuntutan Melayu, Rasul Melayu, Kongres Melayu, Kesatuan Melayu, and other forms of glorified anomalies of the progressive Malay mind yearning to be free from the shackles of feudalism, superstition, and neo-feudalistic and urban-superstitious beliefs.

Azly Rahman
http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/

What is the function of a newspaper in a multicultural society? Is it to expand the mind of readers or to instill fear of others --or even of oneself?

Utusan Melayu (I am still familiar with this name rather than Utusan Malaysia) or the Malay Messenger has some good stuff to contribute to society but generally its and mission and vision is to build soul cages of the Malays. The mind of the Malay is warped, distorted, and archived into a realm of fear of itself and of others. Through the Malay language it brings thinking into a tabloidic dimension and relegates politics into a subject of advancing the backwardness of ultra-communalism.

Utusan Melayu is synonymous with Ketuanan Melayu, Tuntutan Melayu, Rasul Melayu, Kongres Melayu, Kesatuan Melayu, and other forms of glorified anomalies of the progressive Malay mind yearning to be free from the shackles of feudalism, superstition, and neo-feudalistic and urban-superstitious beliefs.

Utusan Melayu claims to be "Penyebar Fikiran Rakyat". But does it expand the mind nor spread the message of peace of the Malays in relation to the much-needed marhaenism with other races?

By calling the Malays not to be "bachul" or "wimp" and to "bangkit" or to rise, the newspaper is showing its irrelevance and outdatedness of rhetoric. Tabloidic and tantric treatment of totalitarian thinking. The Malays are confused what these messages mean because they now have no reason to de-wimp themselves nor to rise. Against who? Are Malaysians not seeing the emergence, though with growing pains, of a two -party system that in which a multicultural coalition is gnawing the roots of ethnocentric-based political alliance that have survived on fear management?

Back to my confusion on the role of Utusan Melayu. On the idea of "kebaculan" and "kebangkitan" (wimpiness and wakefulness)

Perhaps there is a hidden message in all these. The call to de-wimp and rise is a call to arms against the few Malays in power that are using the media to create a false consciousness of who the real enemy is and what the real issue has been. Perhaps the call is to revolt against all forms of authoritarianism and totalitarianism that have made the Malays of these days carry an unpleasant name.

Perhaps the call is to rise against all kinds of organizations, paid or volunteer, that seems to advance the "rights of the Malays" and insist on keeping repressive intact to bludgeon others.

Is Utusan Melayu a threat to the advancement of the Malays? Is it still a popular tabloid that now uses threatening means to maintain readership? Or is it merely a continuation of a cultural transmission of fear and trembling, superstition and sensationalism, to get modern Malays to do shadowboxing/shadowpuppet play with bogeymen and bogeymen created from an old script of Ketuanan Melayu?

I do not know. But is it called Ugutan Melayu or Utusan Melayu?
OUR USUAL REMINDER, FOLKS:
While the opinion in the article is mine,
the comments are yours;
present them rationally and ethically.
AND -- ABOLISH THE ISA -- NOW!

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written by Fart Fart Wah, August 07, 2009 00:32:16
I think this perbahasa will fit the staff of Utusan Melayu

" Anjing tiada bercawat ekor"

They seem to retrun like the dog to smell or stir the shit..
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written by budakindia, August 07, 2009 00:41:45
Utusan Penyebar Fitnah Melampau! Hasil Ketuanan Melayu tajaan UMNO inc. smilies/grin.gif
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written by 80srocker, August 07, 2009 01:14:13
Please bear with me while I sidetrack.

Years ago, there was a late night forum show on TV. The discussion on that night centered on the underground music scene in Malaysia. FYI: An "underground band" means it is not supported by any music label, although "underground" sounds scary, it doesn't have to do with satanism.

Anyway, the panelists consisted of a music promoter, a well-known local band member, and a journalist from Kutusan.

As throughout the program, the Kutusan scribe kept hammering negativity against underground music in the paper too. After a long, arduous pressing by the 2 music men the "journalist" finally cracked and admitted that he DIDN'T know what underground music really is!

These are the kind of dim-witted, uncouth, insensible animals that work in Kutusan.
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written by Semut Jantan, August 07, 2009 02:24:13
Tongkat Melayu sounds better to me.
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written by Cash Money, August 07, 2009 02:30:33
I do not know. But is it called Ugutan Melayu or Utusan Melayu?

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Utusan will call this 'positivism'if I may Dr Azly.

Thanks to Utusan it is very evident that consciousness of time and its relation to knowledge has created and is still creating the next generation of 'Melayu Bachul'.
Many Thanks to Mahathir Muhamad who is instrumental in keeping the saying'Katak Dibawa Tempurung' well and truly alive.
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written by Semut Jantan, August 07, 2009 03:21:47
Between Utusan Melayu and Ugutan Melayu, I will go for --

"Hasutan Melayu".
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written by 1eyecls, August 07, 2009 08:28:29
not only that you dun buy,you must not read too!

this utusan maksiat is UMNO magazine,not news,only cited racial hatred toward non-malays and non-muslims!


jahanamlah you Utusan Melayu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
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written by ROBERTNGTG, August 07, 2009 08:57:38
What is the function of a newspaper in a multicultural society? Is it to expand the mind of readers or to instill fear of others --or even of oneself

IT IS TO PROJECT NAJIS AND HIS BUNCH AS ANGELS WHO ARE PURE, HOLY AND HONEST
AND TO MAKE ZOMBIES OF ALL THEIR READERS WHO WILL SUPPORT AMENO WITHOUT QUESTION OR THOUGHT AND WILLING TO DO ANYTHING AT THEIR COMMAND
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written by hanisma, August 07, 2009 09:35:12
Sdr Azly,

Utusan Melayu = Ugutan Melayu,
Hasutan Melayu,
Bodohkan Melayu,
Khayalkan Melayu,
Membosankan Melayu yang berfikiran waras!
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written by Fedup, August 07, 2009 09:42:09
UMNO hd no more cards to play xcept to use UM to spread lies after lies in order to get support frm malay villagers n Umnogoons. If the members in BN do not step up pressure against Umno, nobody will know the effect that will comes due to intense propaganda by UM.

What say u MCA n MIC n Gerakan n PPP,IPF. As for Sabah n Sarawak BN members, they r living happily.
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written by budakindia, August 07, 2009 10:17:25
Ask utusan & uitm to play the racial issue! smilies/grin.gif
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written by JohnQ, August 07, 2009 12:56:36
Knowing that they will lose in next GE, our fear is that they are cultivating events and excuses for imminent grass cutting gotong royong ! smilies/angry.gif smilies/angry.gif smilies/angry.gif
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written by longjaafar, August 07, 2009 16:08:42
The sad part is when Muhyiddin defended Utusan by saying that they have a right to defend themselves when attacked. He did not say of course, who attacked Utusan and whether the article is seditious or not. So if the DPM himself condones such repulsive articles, then who can we turn to for some sanity?
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written by Qcumber, August 07, 2009 22:50:57
Utusan Melayu is afraid of its own shadow. If they cannot control the Malay readers, they die. So they must publish something sensational.

A sign of inferiority complex. 52 years of Merdeka still cannot get the self condidence is a pity. That's where UMNO fails.
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written by lvbala, August 11, 2009 20:31:24
It was not Utusan Malaysia for Malaysian but Utusan Melayu for the malays. They are making use of this to gain support and stay in bussines. Mau cari makan la tambi...
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written by timberguy, August 13, 2009 05:17:35
Bakri.

Utusan Melayu in english mean Ultra Malay,No wonder Lee Kuan Yew close the news paper when he become Singapora PM.

Najib,Utusan really pun your One Malaysia slogan in the dust bin.What a pity.
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