Okay, look. I don't get why DBKL won't let the Bersih guys do their sit-in rally at Dataran Merdeka. Look at it this way. If you guys give them a proper place to do what they planned to do, then no one would be sitting around in the streets and clogging up the traffic. Then we can go about with our weekend activities. Even the Minister of Home Affairs said Bersih are of no threat to national security (and no traction, but that's not the point), so what is there to be afraid of? Yes, I get it that huge gatherings without proper authorization are illegal, but let me get to that.
I don't suppose people have forgotten the chaos that erupted last year, what with the police throwing smoke grenades into hospitals and launching tear gas into people's faces. I don't really know much about Bersih, but based on what I've read on Wikipedia about the Bersih 2.0 rally last year, it seems as though the people in Bersih are trying to resolve things with the Government as peacefully as possible. They asked for the streets, no. They asked for the stadium instead of the streets, which sounds pretty reasonable to me, NO. COME ON, and then you throw a tantrum when they take it to the public streets. Plus, it's not as if they were going all 21 Guns in the rally, they were just doing a peaceful protest march. But noooo, someone just had to get the police force and FRU involved.
This year, things may be a lot worse, no matter how much the riot squad are prepared to kamikaze their asses into it. The General Elections are approaching, and no doubt, the Bersih guys are going to want to make a huge ass impact this time around. Not that it's going to be difficult, the world is an open field, thanks to the power of the Internet (and Google's public DNS, WikiLeaks etc.). We have gotten to the point where the people with access to Internet hardly rely on print media anymore when it comes to political issues and have taken to the Internet to find out what the fuck is really going on. But seriously, as prone to exaggeration as some Internet articles may be, people would rather believe the Malaysian Insider than read The Star nowadays. Has anyone seen the 50 Cent (RM 1.50) thing? HILARIOUS.
Anyway. In simple terms, all I'm saying is this: Let the Bersih guys have a proper venue for their rally. I should think the people from Bersih would not be as stupid as to jeopardize the entire thing by starting a riot. If it's a peaceful sit-in protest, then let it be that way. Say what you have to say and don't incite anything that goes with the notion of violence. Let the rakyat judge for themselves who to listen to, and the Government should also listen to what the people has to say for once. You guys have gathered enough negative publicity from foreign media, don't make it worse. No, the whole "Don't give a shit about what others think, just be yourself" phrase does not apply here. You're not a 15-year-old teenage girl.
On a more personal note, why does Bersih always choose the *nicest* dates for their rallies...?! Last year, they did it on my birthday. Total buzzkill. This year, they do it the day before Avenged Sevenfold are slated to perform. COME ON. You JERKS.
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