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Friday, April 10, 2020

Beer debate: Extremists drunk on toxicity - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy

Nectar of the Gods
After all, Jesus once said in the Bible that "It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.
”The translation of Jesus' saying in even more razor-sharp in AVB Malay Bible, " Apa yang masuk ke mulut seseorang tidak menajiskannya, tetapi apa yang keluar dari mulutnya, itulah yang menajiskannya." Looking at what comes out from the mouth of our politicians at work, ahmmm, we want to remind them time and again - wine does not defile your body. What defiles them is the constant spewing of lies, deceits and falsities. Itulah yang menajiskan mereka. 
Beer drinking does NOT kill or spew hate but toxic religiosity does!! 
Malaysiakini : “In order to be a part of the totalitarian mindset, it is not necessary to wear a uniform or carry a club or a whip. It is only necessary to wish for your own subjection, and to delight in the subjection of others.” - Christopher Hitchens
COMMENT | Revoking the operating rights of beer brewers Heineken Malaysia Bhd and Carlsberg during the movement control order (MCO) period because of instigation by religious extremists is another example of the toxic religiosity that permeates this government. I have used the quote that opens this piece before. It clearly articulates the mindset of religious extremists – of any religion – to control the polity, especially religiously diverse ones. After all, what is the point of religious supremacy, if you cannot demonstrate the superiority of your religion?
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