Boycott for what?
Contents below is copy from Che Det, the blog host by Ex- Prime Minister , Dr. Mahathir Mohamed. I just could not believe that he is so eager to ask for boycott. Does he really care about the concurrent impact through our economy and society ??? Most of the franchisee of US products are local. People won't die because of not drinking coca-cola but we are facing economy recession for doing so. We need foreign investor, what if those US investor leave and most of the big company or factory close up due to the boycott action by Malaysian ? Who is going to support those unemployed ? Is Dr. Mahathir is going to bay of the lost and the living cost of those people? You may think that i am so money minded . I also care about human life. I hope everyone can live in a peaceful world. But don't you think boycott won't help for returning peace? There will contribute more dispute among people. Then why should we get ourself involve of the unnecessary dispute? For pursueing peace, there are many ways for negotiate, aren't they ? Other than that, is he going to guarantee that boycott won't causes any angry mood among local and foreigner or among people who boycott and anti-boycott? Inherently, what is the different of fire in Gaza and boycott? It is just simly a voilence sweeps the innocent !!
Loses of credibility when the one who asked for boycott still using Moveable Type which is US product to host his blog. Besides, he may not use Windows or Internet for blogging or browsing websites, there are also created by US ! Thus, boycott for what?
1. I would like to have the Malaysian Armed Forces attack the United States and Israel.
2. But I don't think the Government and the MAF would agree with me.
3. So what do we do?
Loses of credibility when the one who asked for boycott still using Moveable Type which is US product to host his blog. Besides, he may not use Windows or Internet for blogging or browsing websites, there are also created by US ! Thus, boycott for what?
1. I would like to have the Malaysian Armed Forces attack the United States and Israel.
2. But I don't think the Government and the MAF would agree with me.
3. So what do we do?
5. The blockade would have to go on for a hundred years. A lot of innocent people would die. But as Madeleine Albright said when asked whether killing 500,000 Iraqi babies was worth it, she said it was difficult but it was worth it. So Malaysians should not mind killing a few million Americans including babies because although it will be difficult it would be worth it.
6. But I suspect we cannot blockade either.
7. So what do we do? Let the bully do what it likes? But the bully is killing lots of innocent people together with small children and babies.
8. But on the other hand we need to drink Coca-Cola, use the Internet, fly Boeing jets, see Rambo movies etc etc. Can we sacrifice all these simply because babies are being decapitated by Israeli soldiers using highly sophisticated and costly weapons donated by the kind Americans? Of course we cannot.
9. What we can do is totally worthless. We can boycott US products.
10. But can we? Well not completely. Maybe partially. Like not drinking Coca-Cola, or not seeing the latest blockbuster.
11. It is not going to stop the United States from remaining the most powerful nation and continuing to kill people directly or indirectly.
12. But if 10 per cent of the people in the world who drink Coca-Cola stop drinking it there would be some impact. If Malaysians drink, say 50 per cent less Coca-Cola (because their lives depend on it) there would be some impact also. If nothing else it will demonstrate our displeasure with the Americans.
13. But what about the Malaysians working in factories producing coke? I don't believe they produce only Coca-Cola. They produce other drinks as well. If people switch from Coca-Cola to another drink produced by the same company, then the company will have to produce more of this alternative drink and there would be no need to close down and sack the workers.
14. The idea is to do what we can to show displeasure at what the US is doing. We will not bring the US economy crashing down. It will continue to prosper. But the US and Americans must know how much the world dislike or even hate them.
15. Presently the President of the United States claims "the world respects America for its compassion".
16. I am appending below an article by Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration.
17. Please read it carefully since you may think as a Muslim I am biased against the United States and Israel.
18. I will be putting on my blog other articles by other people and you can judge for yourselves.
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