Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today slammed Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein for plans to use schoolchildren to protest against the on-going crisis in Gaza. In a statement issued today, the party’s secretary-general, S Arutchelvan, said the organisers of the protest could also be accused of ‘exploiting’ the children, just like Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit) had been previously. Yesterday, English-daily New Straits Times reported that the education minister is planning a nation-wide protest against Israel’s actions in Gaza, involving about five million children and 360,765 teachers from more than 10,000 schools. Hishamuddin said the protest would prepare them for "global issues like peace, environment and the economic crisis". Arutchelvan, however, was not amused with the statement, arguing that the minister should get parental consent before involving children in such "dangerous" activities. "Do the children have consent from their parents as it seems that the minister has made the decision without even consulting the parents." (Source: Mkini) I wonder what has gone wrong with our leaders. There are already so many problems at our own backyard. Rising crime, missing children still missing, police bashing up civilised citizens.
2 comments:
The Hamas fanatics are bombing Israel; it's ok? Yes, that's what they are, Islamist fanatics! And stop labeling any critique of Islam or Muslims as racist because Muslims d not represent a race but only as believers of a faith. And yes, they are not untouchables by valid or rational criticism or superior to other human beings either! Imagine, soon, these unthinking protesters might demand these Hamas fanatics be given safe haven in Malaysia!
And this Mahathir is a joke; why is he using Islam to cause hatred for the western world, particularly the US? Because, he can tell those unthinking Muslims, that the US nor the western world cannot interfere in Malaysia's human rights abuses since they are supposedly complicit in supporting Israel! Devious and manipulative planning I called it! Further, what hypocrisy, Mahathir is living so comfortably in his 'palace' and expect ordinary Malaysians (who are barely surviving with oppressive low wages that him and his Umno wealthy leaders have been championing for) to quit their jobs, and hence they and their children will have to starve is it? Besides, this Umno leaders Mahathir and others have always been against the union and human rights of low-income workers/Malaysians that include decent minimum wage for the workers! What hypocrisy! And blatant abuse of human rights (they probably don't know what it means)!
Katharina Sri,
(Former Noor Aza Othman)
Germany.
At least the Jefit chaps have parental consent and are teenagers. These are schoolchildren, and they have no choice to not participate. HOw can we teach institutionalized hooliganism to kids at such a young age?
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