Kopitiam Bang Nan

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I don't knowlah this old man...!! Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:57 AM PDT Dulu masa demonstrasi jalanan 1998++ pimpinan Ezampun ko kata macam tu. Lepas tu BERSIH 2007 pun ko cakap macam tu. Tapi gomen ko juga yang cakap...ekonomi sentiasa bertambah baik...FDI berbondong2 datang ke Malaysia. La ni nak dekat BERSIH 2.0, ko pakai modal yang sama. Poooorahlah dey!! Protests may cost your jobs, Dr M warns youth UPDATED @ 05:22:57 PM 02-07-2011 By Clara ChooiJuly 02, 2011 SEREMBAN, July 2 — As the government intensifies its clampdown on Bersih, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad warned the youth today that street rallies could damage businesses and cause an economic backlash. He cited the example of the 18-day demonstration at Tahrir Square in Egypt that successfully ousted former prime minister Hosni Mubarak earlier this year, claiming it caused the country to suffer an 80 per cent decline in its economy. Street demonstrations, Dr Mahathir pointed out, was a weapon that should only be wielded as the last resort when all other avenues have been exhausted. "When we demonstrate, we become victims of our own demonstration. When we hold it on one street, the traders there will be affected. If we hold it on a large scale, investors will shy away, both local and foreign, because they think the country is not being governed well," he told a youth forum here today. The Egyptian revolution, Dr Mahathir (right) said, had resulted in a culture of demonstration and had cost the country its economy. "Now, they demonstrate every day. And what is the result? Eighty-per cent of Egypt's economy dropped. Egypt depends heavily on tourism. Many go there to see the Sphinx, the pyramids... heritage from the ancient Egyptian civilisation. "When demonstrations occur, the economy is affected and that means hotels have to close. When hotels close, they have no money to pay salaries, workers lose their income and so will small-time traders and hawkers," he said. Dr Mahathir added that freedom should have its limits as absolute freedom could lead the country into chaos. Laws, he said, are put in place to curb freedom and to ensure that the administration can be run peacefully. "Take this luncheon, for example. If I wanted to come naked for this, I can... then I will say, 'It is my right to do so, my freedom.' But we cannot accept this. "Hence, we need to determine the extent of our freedom... freedom must have its limits and laws are there to limit that freedom," he said. Dr Mahathir also acknowledged that demonstrations are a "democratic right," but stressed that it was a weapon that would cause harm, even on demonstrators. During a question and answer session after his speech, Dr Mahathir was asked to comment on how to stop today's youth from being easily influenced by emotional sentiments raised by the opposition. "The behaviour of today's youth... they are willing to rebel, which is useful to the country but could be put to bad or good use. When faced with this, always pick the good over the bad. "Like if we have a knife, we could use it for a beautiful carving or we could use it to kill. What we need are youths who are not only good at rebelling but are also intelligent thinkers," he said

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