"Long Time" - Obama's 2014 visit to Malaysia
Preamble:
Malaysia's contradictory position is that it kneels for the servant, not the
master, as demonstrated by its anti-Israel stance, juxtaposed with its
willingness to serve the U.S., which the Jewish nation commands.
"Long-time" is
an integral part of the pick-up line of the grammar-challenged Saigon
prostitute in Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. Her one-liner refers to serving her
clients well and for more extended periods if the price is right. The thing is, Ms
Saigon does not come across as a hypocrite in that she 'loves all and serves
all' with equal fervour. She serves the American soldier as well as his Viet
Cong adversary. She does not discern when imparting 'passion' and 'love,' and
because of her impartiality, she earns their respect in a skewered way.
Over the years, the metaphor has become an entertaining euphemism in coffee
shops to describe a range of emotions and actions of its political actors, particularly the infamous rent-seekers jostling for political patronage.
The past week,
Malaysians witnessed some intense jostling to serve President Obama. The Malaysian
Prime Minister was in front of the queue, sidelining the opposition
leader, NGOs, the odd religious extremist, and even his mentor's ex-Prime minister. The same ex-Prime Minister admitted that a Jewish lobbyist was paid
some US1.5 million to arrange his 2002 meeting with President Bush, but that's
another story.
The Prime
Minister was the man of the moment. If his exhilaration, exuberance, and
nervousness were anything to go by, it is safe to assume that he served
President Obama well with pleasure, passion, and fervour. It is safer to assume
that after the debacle of the missing jet, he uplifted the pride of Malaysians
the moment he stood side-by-side with the U.S. President at the press
conference, not to mention the selfie moment.
To expect a
politician or even a prostitute to hold two contradictory positions simultaneously is not easy. You must work at it. But it appears more accessible for a
politician to hold differing positions than a bonafide prostitute. For example, Ms Saigon would raise a red flag (pun intended) if she applied
her job description with the Viet Cong with passion but at the same time
pronounced to the world that she would not 'kneel' for Chairman Mao, given that
it was China that sponsored the Viet Cong.
Even in Malaysia, it is well known that Washington operates at the behest of the Jewish
lobby dictated by Israel. To put it mildly, President Obama is its current
'spokesman.' Hence Malaysia's contradictory position is pronounced with its
anti-Israel stance.
On the one hand,
Malaysia pronounces that it does not have diplomatic relations
with the Jewish nation and bars its citizens from visiting Israel. To make
matters worse, Jew-baiting in her Parliament erupts from
both sides of the political divide at any given opportunity, and effigies and flags are torched.
On the other
hand, she eagerly awaits the 'servant' of the (despised) Jewish nation to grace
her shores. Still, unlike Ms Saigon, Malaysia's contradictory position does not
raise a red flag or even a green one.
Words, Tommy
Peters
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