I do not agree with Dr Koh that we should merely ignore inciters.
It is not a matter of giving such people further publicity, we NEED to hear voices of peace, reconciliation and to a great extent, sensibility. Keep quiet and ignoring such loud voices of hatred, is in a way condoning them.
As Minister in charge of unity, it is not only your duty, it is also your responsibility be the voice of moderation that encourages reconciliation As a minister in the government of the day, you have some control over the media, why not only bring but encourage voices of peace and harmony. Why remain quiet and discuss internally only? Sadly, when it matters most to hear your voice, nothing come out except for excuses!
I personally feel that to bring about harmony it is also important to move beyond tolerance to appreciation and understanding, We need much more engagement and activities to be done right from schools to the government offices. We also need legislation and possibly new laws that governs us towards that direction. We need to see an action plan, not just excuses.
Yes, we won third in the world interfaith harmony week 2013. I think you deserve some credit but it is critical to know that interfaith harmony is not about winning prizes, it is about how people feel. Right now - I think there is still a lot more that needs to be done.
Main - Malaysia - Tsu Koon says best to ignore inciters of religious rows @ Thu Mar 28 2013
It is not a matter of giving such people further publicity, we NEED to hear voices of peace, reconciliation and to a great extent, sensibility. Keep quiet and ignoring such loud voices of hatred, is in a way condoning them.
As Minister in charge of unity, it is not only your duty, it is also your responsibility be the voice of moderation that encourages reconciliation As a minister in the government of the day, you have some control over the media, why not only bring but encourage voices of peace and harmony. Why remain quiet and discuss internally only? Sadly, when it matters most to hear your voice, nothing come out except for excuses!
I personally feel that to bring about harmony it is also important to move beyond tolerance to appreciation and understanding, We need much more engagement and activities to be done right from schools to the government offices. We also need legislation and possibly new laws that governs us towards that direction. We need to see an action plan, not just excuses.
Yes, we won third in the world interfaith harmony week 2013. I think you deserve some credit but it is critical to know that interfaith harmony is not about winning prizes, it is about how people feel. Right now - I think there is still a lot more that needs to be done.
Main - Malaysia - Tsu Koon says best to ignore inciters of religious rows @ Thu Mar 28 2013
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