A contest to label someone a racist is stupid
If those who participated are honourable, they should be able to say what they want to say without resorting to proxy or contest.
By TK Chua
Depravity is a dangerous indulgence to fall into. It may cause us to lose our minds. We become stupid, but we don’t know it.
There is another way of saying the same thing: “Those whom God wishes to destroy, He first drives them mad”.
How can they ever rationalise a contest to label someone a racist? Is this not what the “Lim Kit Siang is racist” writing contest is all about?
It is as if the daily rants against Kit Siang are no longer sufficient. They now need to organise a contest, with lucrative prizes thrown in, to see who can rant the loudest, the vilest and be the most ridiculous.
The baloney does not end there. The winners of the contest were all anonymous. Prizes presented were received by the “representatives” of winners. Why, are the winners ashamed of winning?
If they are honourable, they should be able to say what they want to say without resorting to proxy or contest. If Kit Siang is a racist, please just say it with facts and figures to back it up.
I get the feeling that the mud is not able to stick anymore. The constant ranting against Kit Siang has lost its lustre and effectiveness.
So they need others to do the job, but sadly hardly anyone credible is forthcoming unless prizes are offered. Hence the writing contest, “Lim Kit Siang is racist”, was born.
I believe the contestants have said many things to win but they were probably not proud of them. Hence, they resorted to anonymity, even at the prize-giving ceremony, citing personal safety.
I think they should cut the crap. It is not concerns over personal safety or legality. It is their inability to substantiate what they claim. Why fear legal action if what was said can be substantiated?
All politicians owe us this much: they must truthfully say what they want to say. They shouldn’t be paying others to say what they can’t say themselves. That is immoral and depraved.
TK Chua is an FMT reader.
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