Tuesday, September 6, 2011

If I have to...

If I have to be called a "racist" for telling people that
(a) the Malays make tolerant leaders but some of us are just lazy;
(b) the Chinese make profitable businessmen but some of them are just kiasu; and
(c) the Indians make great debaters but some of them are just smelly;
because I believe that everyone has their good and bad attributes and God created people in different races so that they can get to know each other, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called an "anti-Malay" for telling my Malay friends to:
(a) learn and work hard because we are trying to compete with the rest of the world;
(b) remove all our "tongkat"s that have been given under the Federal Constitution because it portrays us as weak, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called as "stupid" for believing in one true god because His words are just miraculous and the world cannot exist without a creator, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called "a Muslim apologetic" for telling my non-Muslim friends about the Quran and the Prophet because it is our duty as Muslims to do so, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called an "anti-Islam" for telling my Muslim friends that raiding a church with 20 policemen is disrespectful and that the everyone should be free to preach whatever religion that they believe in, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called "anti-Semitic", "anti-Jews", or "anti-Zionists" for telling the Israelis to stop the oppression against the Palestinians, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called a "supporter of Israel, the Jews or Zionists" for telling the Palestinians to realise that you cannot claim everything of what used to be Palestine to be yours, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called an "anti-feminist" for believing that women do not have to be equal with men to have fairness and justice in society because we can never be equal in every aspect of life, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called as someone who doesn't appreciate his own roots for telling the leaders of Malaysia not to waste too much time debating on something that was in the past and focus on the future, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called as someone who does not support democracy for not joining the Bersih rally because I believe that there are other ways to address the problem, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called as a barbaric person, for believing that Shariah Penal Code is the best way to govern the criminal justice system because of its deterrent effect, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called an "evil lawyer" for defending someone who is not yet convicted as guilty for committing a particular crime because of the presumption of "innocent until proven guilty" and the fact that at Judgment Day, God will punish anyone that has not receive the amount of punishment that they deserve, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called "anti-America" for believing that 9/11 was an inside job to start wars against Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called an "anti-Social" because I don't smoke, don't drink, don't do drugs, don't club, and don't gamble because I cannot think how I can benefit from them, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called "an ignorant" because I don't read, know or do the things that I don't like, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called a "hypocrite" for:
(a) not taking sides because they are acting against my own interest or against my fundamental principals;
(b) changing my stance when I realise that it is no longer in the interest of justice to do so, SO BE IT.

If I have to be called a "non-Malaysian" / "anti-UMNO" / "anti-MCA"/ "anti-MIC"/ "anti-PAS" / "anti-PKR" / "anti-DAP" /"anti-any other political party" for not voting a person that I don't think is qualified for the job in an election because I believe in individual accountability rather than voting based on political parties, SO BE IT.