bushism, a new world religion

What is Bushism? It goes something like this...Whoever believes in me shall be my friend forever. The little other details include creating lies and the believers must believe without questioning, and telling the believers not to believe in facts and pretend that they are not true. Take an example, by today, almost anything that needs to be known about the lies that Saddam Hussein possessed WMD have been revealed. There is no WMD and the intelligence reports were fabricated to justify the invasion of Iraq. Another example is the detonation of a nuclear device by North Korea. The American State Department said they would not recognise North Korea as a nuclear power. So North Korea is not a nuclear power. So Bushism believers will believe that Saddam Hussein possesses WMD and North Korea is not a nuclear power. Bushism is attractive as it means one is a friend of a new god and is blessed. But the most dangerous part of this belief is that many people around the world really believe that Saddam Hussein did possess WMD and the intelligence reports on it were true. Also, North Korea is not a nuclear power so does not possess any nuclear weapons. And as long as the believers blindly believe in what they are told to believe, everyone is happy, especially this new god.

unreplied postings

hi all, my apologies for not replying to some posts which i have read in my email. i tried locating them in the blog but could not find any traces of them. if i can find them i will respond to them. this is the limitation of a blog unlike the forum format. you are all encouraged to post at my www.redbeanforum.com for easy referencing. flipping through the older posts to find a response in the blog is very tedious. regards

'ignorant fools' according to eliza ng lai kuan

Religion and religious understanding and tolerance is in the limelight again. And this has prompted a reader, Eliza Ng Lai Kuan to write a letter to the Today paper chastising every 'ignorant Singaporeans' for not knowing the different religious dates and meanings of the different believers. In her view, it is totally unacceptable for people living in a multi cultural and multi racial country not to know about the culture, religion and practices of other races. Could they be or should they be? The schools are supposed to teach these subjects. There are the regular national education programmes and campaigns organised at national level. But the understanding is still very poor. Blame the people! Are we asking too much? All the children are already struggling to keep up with their exams, would they have time to memorise all the different aspects of religions and cultures that they have no interest in? Lets be realistic, many people will just want to live their own lives without a care of how other people live their lives. It may be a national objective to educate everyone in these issues, but many just do not have the time, the capacity, the memory or the interest to want to know them. How many people really know or want to know or bother to know?

Sometimes back I wrote about the numerous complains of people being beaten up on the streets and that the police could not apprehend the one who caused hurt to the victims. The case of the doctor being beaten up is still vivid probably in everyone's mind. This morning I read another case of a boy being beaten up quite badly and the same response came from the police when his parent made a complain. The injury was not serious enough, ie 'no loss of life or limb' as reported in the Today paper, thus it is a non seizable offence. Is it ok now to go around beating whoever one does not like? Non seizable offence and the police cannot do anything. Just make sure the injury is not serious enough. Is there anything wrong or inadequate with our laws or is it a case of implementation? I am going to stay indoors from now on, to be safe. I am quoting this incident from a letter by a Zarina Jaffar in the Today paper.

the world of bullies

The world of bullies The danger of this world turning into a hell hole of fire is to see how national leaders behave like neighbourhood bullies. Hit them hard if they cross the line. That is what they are going to do to the North Koreans. Diplomacy is now club carrying. The bigger the club the better, and the one who is ready to use it carries the biggest voice. Can the world really strike at North Korea with military force? Is sanction and provocative punitive measures effective solutions to the drum up crisis? Is the world expecting the North Koreans to be running around threatening every other nation? The North Koreans simply did not have the means and neither the intention. Why are all the silly men behaving like cavemens. All geared up and ready for a fight? The Koreans, both North and South, have no history of attacking another country. The Nations that have such experiences and are likely to do it are the countries that are rounding up the world to hit out at the Koreans. The Americans and the Japanese are infamous for conducting wars and invading other countries. And they are at it again, calling on the world to do it in North Korea. Is diplomacy and sensibilities dead?