tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post4026128212450248381..comments2024-02-19T03:21:42.482+08:00Comments on CHARLES HECTOR: Ceasefire in Gaza - but Boycott of American Products must continue until justice is done..Charles Hectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962669552161424734noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-91679130990453362009-01-20T17:49:00.000+08:002009-01-20T17:49:00.000+08:00Allow me to ask the writer of this post some quest...Allow me to ask the writer of this post some questions.The state of Israel was formed in 1948,the same year they came under attack from Syria,Egypt,Jordan etc.Till today,the war and blood shed is still going on.Thats about 60 years now.Now,why didnt,Malaysia's politicians call for the boycott of American and Israeli products much earlier?Why allow these companies to set up businesses in Malaysia in the first place?Why make Malaysians to spend millions to set up these businesses under franchise and employ mainly Malaysians?How come A n W's franchise holders are malay muslims?Does this mean they are pro-jewish or pro-Americans(the jewish supporters)?Why is the need for only selective boycott?Isn't this a hypocrisy of the highest order?<BR/><BR/>These spineless hypocrites in Malaysia,allow those companies to come in and do business obviously to gain economically when they need despite the killings taking place in Palestine and Israel for the past 60 years and whenever they want to gain political expediency,they come out and call for bans and burn other countrie's flag which are actually benefitting us economically and a source of employment for thousand and thousands of Malaysians.Doesn't this is akin to making fool of ourselves esp when one calls for selective boycott of products?If you are prepared to stoop so low to the extent of burning another country's flag,then one should be prepared to cut all diplomatic ties and economical ties with that country,so what if that is our 2nd largest trading partner?Mind you these same political leaders who did this shameless act are the ones who didnt mince their words when they said street demonstrations(peaceful ones) are not our culture,how about burning flags then?Isn't this hypocrisy and double standard of the highest order?If this is not then what is?<BR/>I personally will never tolerate anyone burning the Malaysian flag for whatever reason.<BR/><BR/>For those who rant about judgement day,don't your conscience tell you that charity begins at home?Dont you realize there are millions of needy Malaysians out there are also dying for want of food and money to treat the sick,including babies as we see almost every other day in the news papers?Didnt our so called leaders due to their racist and arrogant stand drive some group of Malaysians who had been voting for them since time immemorial and contributing taxes dutifully were made the new underclass of society?How are you going to answer all these during judgement day?And now,you people want to deprive the bread and butter of thousands and thousands of Malaysians, majority of them are muslim malaysians?Did you ask those muslim malay workers if they want to sacrifice their job for this purpose or did you make arrangements to find them an alternate employment or is Mahathir going to feed their families with the billions he has?<BR/><BR/>The solution is not HAMAS or boycott,it has to come from some rich Arab nations.Call them to unite and then push for a 2 state solution as I my self dont wish to watch innocent kids dying and I condemn any party which uses military might to kill innocent people in the strongest possible term.<BR/>So all you people out there,think rationally and dont be emotional in your statements,look at helping all humans and not based on religion or race alone.There are also millions of innocent kids and civilians dying in Sri Lanka,where the US supports the repressive govt by supplying weapons,same goes to Zimbabwe, tens of thousands of kids are dying of hunger,in Burma people are being politically persecuted as well as the Kurds are suffering too repressed by the former Saddam's regime,Iran and Turkey.Look at the rich Arab nations,they remain oblivion to the whole issue of their fellow Arab brothers,what can Malaysia,minnows in world politics and economy can achieve by this boycott other than depriving many Malaysians of their livelihood?<BR/><BR/>The writer here seems to support this call for boycott but at the same time comes up with another post expressing concern for the thousands of Malaysians who are on the verge of losing their jobs in Malaysia in the face of the present harsh economic conditions.I simply fail to decipher his logic.It all boils down to HYPOCRISY and nothing else.<BR/><BR/>May god save the Palestinians,innocent Israelis and all others who are facing hunger,war and political persecution,including those marginalized and under priviged in our very own backyard.joenathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712735680625834863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-48448066101232305692009-01-20T03:00:00.000+08:002009-01-20T03:00:00.000+08:00Charles, you talk about "discriminatory behavior" ...Charles, you talk about "discriminatory behavior" Why don't you start by cleaning up Malaysia's discriminatory behavior against the minorities before pointing your fingers at others? That would be a good start. You can also STOP patronizing blogger.com started by a San Francisco company.To express your views, may I suggest smoke signals?shankar~selinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028519831175489114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-66431674643424150992009-01-19T23:03:00.000+08:002009-01-19T23:03:00.000+08:00As a Malay Muslim, one must either sacrifice the e...As a Malay Muslim, one must either sacrifice the economy or sacrifice oneself for the sake of one's religion and brothers.<BR/><BR/>I know it's a tough call but whatever we do will be used for or against us in the day of judgment.Danialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786643426498464828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-70784625140809383742009-01-19T22:58:00.000+08:002009-01-19T22:58:00.000+08:00Every day when you start your computer, pls ask yo...Every day when you start your computer, pls ask yourself is this an American product. If you are a gentleman, boycott it. Shame on you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-67918976880817500702009-01-19T22:39:00.000+08:002009-01-19T22:39:00.000+08:00Yeah! Boycott US products. People who ask others t...Yeah! Boycott US products. People who ask others to do the boycotting better take a good look at themself in the mirror. To me, they are the biggest hypocritesjohnny cheahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704147674771906210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-60710373066570578782009-01-19T17:45:00.000+08:002009-01-19T17:45:00.000+08:00Boycott anything that are US. Movies, VDs, DVDs, c...Boycott anything that are US. Movies, VDs, DVDs, condoms, hotels, US prostitutes, clothings, shoes, foodstuff and drinks and we pray day and night for the total destruction of US, Isreal and BN-UMNO.siewkhimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984677941950006396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-79602911509177169372009-01-19T17:16:00.000+08:002009-01-19T17:16:00.000+08:00Why we only boyvott such products like KFC, McDona...Why we only boyvott such products like KFC, McDonalds, Starbucks, Coca Cola, etc, but pretend to ignore product like Intel, AMD processor, Microsoft, Mac software. Deep inside us we know that it is impossible, correct? I won't be suprise if the Head of the HAMAS still need to use such products. Correct? This shows that we are HYPOCRITES!!!Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967700107172486647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-6130635804540743062009-01-19T16:59:00.001+08:002009-01-19T16:59:00.001+08:00Why Microsoft is not on your list?Why Microsoft is not on your list?Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967700107172486647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-49706920622899638582009-01-19T16:32:00.000+08:002009-01-19T16:32:00.000+08:00Walk the Talk. Can you boycott Microsoft software....Walk the Talk. Can you boycott Microsoft software. I challenge you. Talk is EASY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27256617.post-13477832247001693932009-01-19T16:24:00.000+08:002009-01-19T16:24:00.000+08:00Okay boycott all of the products and sevices inven...Okay boycott all of the products and sevices invented and maintained by the Jews:<BR/>Happy boycotting. <BR/>Extracts of speech by Hafez A.B Mohamed: Director-General, Al Baraka Bank.<BR/><BR/> Demographics:<BR/> o World Jewish Population. 14 million<BR/> o Distribution: 7 m in America<BR/> 5 m in Asia<BR/> 2 m in Europe<BR/> 100 thousand in Africa<BR/> o World Muslim Population: 1.5 billion<BR/> o Distribution: 1 billion in Asia/Mid-East<BR/> 400 M in Africa<BR/> 44 M in Europe<BR/> 6 M in the Americas<BR/> o Every fifth human being is a Muslim..<BR/> o For every single Hindu there are two Muslims<BR/> o For every Buddhist there are two Muslims<BR/> o For every Jew there are 107 Muslims<BR/> o Yet the 14 million Jews are more powerful than the entire 1.5 billion Muslims<BR/> <BR/> Why?<BR/> <BR/> Here are some of the reasons.<BR/> <BR/> Movers of Current History<BR/> o Albert Einstein Jewish<BR/> o Sigmund Freud Jewish<BR/> o Karl Marx Jewish<BR/> o Paul Samuelson Jewish<BR/> o Milton Friedman Jewish<BR/> <BR/> Medical Milestones<BR/> o Vaccinating Needle: Benjamin Ruben Jewish<BR/> o Polio Vaccine Jonas Salk Jewish<BR/> o Leukaemia Drug Gertrude Elion Jewish<BR/> o Hepatitis B Baruch Blumberg Jewish<BR/> o Syphilis Drug Paul Ehrlich Jewish<BR/> o Neuro muscular Elie Metchnikoff Jewish<BR/> o Endocrinology Andrew Schally Jewish<BR/> o Cognitive therapy. Aaron Beck Jewish<BR/> o Contraceptive Pill Gregory Pincus Jewish<BR/> o Understanding of Human Eye. G. Wald Jewish<BR/> o Embryology. Stanley Cohen Jewish<BR/> o Kidney Dialysis Willem Kloffcame Jewish<BR/> <BR/> Nobel Prize Winners<BR/> o In the past 105 years, 14 million Jews have won 180 Nobel prizes whilst 1.5 billion Muslims have contributed only 3 Nobel winners<BR/> <BR/> Inventions that changed History<BR/> o Micro- Processing Chip. Stanley Mezor Jewish<BR/> o Nuclear Chain Reactor Leo Sziland Jewish<BR/> o Optical Fibre Cable Peter Schultz Jewish<BR/> o Traffic Lights Charles Adler Jewish<BR/> o Stainless Steel Benno Strauss Jewish<BR/> o Sound Movies Isador Kisee Jewish<BR/> o Telephone Microphone Emile Berliner Jewish<BR/> o Video Tape Recorder Charles Ginsburg Jewish<BR/> <BR/> Influential Global Business<BR/> o Polo Ralph Lauren Jewish<BR/> o Coca Cola Jewish<BR/> o Levi's Jeans Levi Strauss Jewish<BR/> o Sawbuck's Howard Schultz Jewish<BR/> o Google Sergey Brin Jewish<BR/> o Dell Computers Michael Dell Jewish<BR/> o Oracle Larry Ellison Jewish<BR/> o DKNY Donna Karan Jewish<BR/> o Baskin & Robbins Irv Robbins Jewish<BR/> o Dunkin Donuts Bill Rosenberg Jewish<BR/> <BR/> Influential Intellectuals/ Politicians<BR/> o Henry Kissinger , US Sec of State Jewish<BR/> o Richard Levin, PresidentYaleUniver sity Jewish<BR/> o Alan Greenspan , US Federal Reserve Jewish<BR/> o Joseph Lieberman Jewish<BR/> o Madeleine Albright , US Sec of State Jewish<BR/> o CasperWeinberger , US Sec of Defence Jewish<BR/> o Maxim Litvinov , USSR Foreign Minister Jewish<BR/> o DavidMarshal , Singapore Chief Minister Jewish<BR/> o Isaacs Isaacs, Gov-GenAustralia Jewish<BR/> o Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman Jewish<BR/> o Yevgeny Primakov, Russian PM Jewish<BR/> o Barry Goldwater , US Politician Jewish<BR/> o Jorge Sampaio, President Portugal Jewish<BR/> o Herb Gray, Canadian Deputy - PM Jewish<BR/> o Pierre Mendes, French PM Jewish<BR/> o Michael Howard, British Home Sec. Jewish<BR/> o Bruno Kriesky, Austrian Chancellor Jewish<BR/> o Robert Rubin , US Sec of Treasury Jewish<BR/> <BR/> Global Media Influential<BR/> o Wolf Blitzer, CNN Jewish<BR/> o Barbara Walters ABC News Jewish<BR/> o EugeneMeyer , Washington Post Jewish<BR/> o Henry Grunwald, Time Magazine Jewish<BR/> o Katherine Graham , Washington Post Jewish<BR/> o Joseph Lelyeld, New York Times Jewish<BR/> o Max Frankel, New York Times Jewish<BR/> <BR/> Global Philanthropists<BR/> o George Soros Jewish<BR/> o Walter Annenberg Jewish<BR/> <BR/> <BR/>Why are they powerful? why are Muslims powerless? <BR/><BR/>Here's another reason. We have lost the capacity to produce knowledge.<BR/> <BR/> o In the entire Muslim World (57 Muslim Countries) there are only 500 universities.<BR/> o In USA alone, 5,758 universities<BR/> o In India alone, 8,407 universities<BR/> o Not one university in the entire Islamic World features in the Top 500 Ranking Universities of the World<BR/> o Literacy in the Christian World 90%<BR/> o Literacy in the Muslim World 40%<BR/> o 15 Christian majority-countries, literacy rate 100%<BR/> o Muslim majority - countries , None<BR/> o 98% in Christian countries completed primary<BR/> o Only 50% in Muslim countries completed primary.<BR/> o 40% in Christian countries attended university<BR/> o In Muslim countries a dismal 2% attended.<BR/> o Muslim majority countries have 230 scientists per one million Muslims<BR/> o The USA has 5000 per million<BR/> o The Christian world 1000 technicians per million.<BR/> o Entire Arab World only 50 technicians per million.<BR/> o Muslim World spends on research/developmen t 0.2% of GDP<BR/> o Christian World spends 5 % of GDP<BR/> <BR/> Conclusion.<BR/> o The Muslim World lacks the capacity to produce knowledge.<BR/> <BR/> Another way of testing the degree of knowledge is the degree of diffusing knowledge.<BR/> <BR/> o Pakistan 23 daily newspapers per 1000 citizens<BR/> o Singapore 460 per 1000 citizens.<BR/> o In UK book titles per million is 2000<BR/> o In Egypt book titles per million is only 17<BR/> <BR/> Conclusion.<BR/> o Muslim World is failing to diffuse knowledge<BR/> <BR/> Applying Knowledge is another such test.<BR/> o Exports of high tech products from Pakistan is 0.9% of its exports.<BR/> o In Saudi Arabia is 0.2%<BR/> o Kuwait , Morocco and Algeria 0.3%<BR/> o Singapore alone is 68%<BR/> <BR/> Conclusion.<BR/> o Muslim World is failing to apply knowledge.<BR/> <BR/> What do you conclude? no need to tell the figures are speaking themselves very loudly we are unable to listen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com