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Alamak nak Protes pun pergilah tempat betul
First.. I am NOT against a demonstration of people's opinions through rallies. Some rallies are necessary, I believe, however I believe that there are more effective ways than calling for mob demonstrations.
But some rallies are necessary, useful and have the right message. The Bersih rally, the Walk for Justice, stuff like that, I can support.
But the call to gather at the Petronas Twin Towers on June 12 July 12 is as equally WTF as the ruling coalition's decision to ban and unban sale of petrol to foreigners.
The very first thing that crossed my mind when I saw was, 'WHY PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS?
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Because the last I read, the last I heard, it wasn't Petronas who said that price of oil will be RM2.70. I thought it was the Prime Minister. The last I read, it wasn't Petronas talked about the crazy banning and unbanning scheme, it was ministers like Datuk Shahrir and etc. The last I heard, it wasn't only Petronas that would be selling gas at RM2.70. And the last I saw, Esso, Mobil, Shell and BhP petrol stations also charge RM2.70 mah.
Why lah go and protest at Petronas?
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Oi wanna protest also protest properly can ah?
If you wanna protest at the Twin Towers, hey let's all go to the Exxon-Mobil Building, and the Shell Building and BhP Building, cos they're also selling petrol at crazy prices… Shell even worse, since they offer something call V-power…which will definitely go above the RM2.70 marked price.
But no… the call to the 100,000 people is to gather at Petronas to protest.
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Sorry but I just had to say this: oi bodoh. Harga minyak bukan ditetapkan Petronas lah BODOH! Nak protes pun pergi lah tempat betul!
(Btw, if you're bothered, go count the number of petrol stations in the country, and think about how many of them belong to Petronas. Isn't it funny that we seem to have forgotten that the additional 0.78 sen also goes to companies like Esso, Mobil and Shell?)
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about 2 years ago
Haiya Petronas, Shell, Esso, and the rest are ALREADY getting market rates for their stuff la; the gomen pays them the difference from the pump price, hence “subsidy”.
These guys picked KLCC to protest because they like their teargas and chemical-laced water with a view ma. Cannot meh?
about 2 years ago
The protest is on July 12, not June.
I don’t think they chose that spot to show their frustration at Petronas, did they? However, I do agree that some other places like the Prime Minister’s office in Putrajaya (just an example, I’m not suggesting) would be a more suitable spot but then to DRIVE all the way there would be more costly than the twin towers, no?
That would still depend on where you drive from though.
about 2 years ago
perhaps a wiser choice is tnb headquarters?
but then PR ppl sure say is the fault of the IPPs..
about 2 years ago
good point, claire. bunch of pre-schoolers, tat’s wat they are.
about 2 years ago
V-Power hijau RM2.704 last I pumped…Red one entahlah.
about 2 years ago
So, where is a good place to protest and get the message across?
about 2 years ago
I said down there in previous post – protest and give a solution, so that it will look like, ‘WTF its so simple and you can’t even think of it, and you call us our government? ‘
otherwise, its akin to saying, ‘hey prices are high you make it low you lousy government.’ and then the government will have EVERY right to say, ‘OH really, hey wisen up, there’s no feasible choice except this.’
Cos no one seems to be giving a proper choice yah.
about 2 years ago
It’s just like robbing 7-11 or a bank. Both are crime.
Same here. To protest in KLCC Twin Tower or place where no one goes, the former will be a better choice for the organizer. So, expect CCN does a coverage on that.
Solution? Politic comes first…for them.