Comments on: Indonesian bloggers tell Ku Nan, Zam not to shoot the messenger http://theunspunblog.com/2007/04/01/indonesian-bloggers-tell-ku-nan-zam-not-to-shoot-the-messenger/ Unspinning communications and persuasion Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:30:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: thegadget by Budi Putra - Indonesia’s Blogging Tips, Tricks, Tutorial & How-to| Tips, Trik, Cara & Panduan Ngeblog » Blog Archive » e-Lifestyle: Blogger Indonesia vs Menteri Malaysia http://theunspunblog.com/2007/04/01/indonesian-bloggers-tell-ku-nan-zam-not-to-shoot-the-messenger/#comment-7934 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:42:19 +0000 http://theunspunblog.com/2007/04/01/indonesian-bloggers-tell-ku-nan-zam-not-to-shoot-the-messenger/#comment-7934 [...] Indonesian bloggers tell Ku Nan, Zam not to shoot the messenger [Unspun] [...]

]]> By: achmadsudarsono http://theunspunblog.com/2007/04/01/indonesian-bloggers-tell-ku-nan-zam-not-to-shoot-the-messenger/#comment-7724 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:59:30 +0000 http://theunspunblog.com/2007/04/01/indonesian-bloggers-tell-ku-nan-zam-not-to-shoot-the-messenger/#comment-7724 On the power of blogs in Indonesia:

One day.

Not yet.

There’s just not enough internet penetration, the leaders are too ‘gaptek’ (gagap teknologi – or techno-phobic), and thus the elite don’t really care. The internet doesn’t yet influence the basic equation of power in Indonesia for the last 1,000 years; how the elite control the unwashed mass.

So Wimar (not Wima), is a decent, well-meaning, even visionary man, but like many nice Indonesians in public life sees an Indonesia that could be, one day, rather than the Indonesia that is now.

Blogs won’t put Tomy Winata in jail.

Blogs won’t get the likes of Ginandjar Kartasasmita unelected.

They might one day, but not yet.

Achmad.

]]> By: bayi http://theunspunblog.com/2007/04/01/indonesian-bloggers-tell-ku-nan-zam-not-to-shoot-the-messenger/#comment-7658 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:05:38 +0000 http://theunspunblog.com/2007/04/01/indonesian-bloggers-tell-ku-nan-zam-not-to-shoot-the-messenger/#comment-7658 …and don’t shoot the messenger, of course. Unless they want only to hear good news and nothing else. Then there are apple-polishers and b*lls-carriers who are ever ready to fill in this need.

]]> By: bayi http://theunspunblog.com/2007/04/01/indonesian-bloggers-tell-ku-nan-zam-not-to-shoot-the-messenger/#comment-7657 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:03:05 +0000 http://theunspunblog.com/2007/04/01/indonesian-bloggers-tell-ku-nan-zam-not-to-shoot-the-messenger/#comment-7657 I believe one of the weaknesses of many Malaysian ministers is that they think that once they have reach the pinnacle of their political career and hold the position of a minister, they qualify to lead and everyone else must listen to them. They have a most condescending attitude and fail to understand why this makes them unacceptable to the people in many ways. They don’t understand the concept of service in leadership. I have no doubt many of them mean well (but not Tengku, apparently) but being patronising to the people they are supposed to lead is a definite no-no.

Others like Semi-Value take us to be fools. People like him shoot from his hips like a trigger-happy cowboy.

It’s high time they become more in tune with the expectations of the masses and be computer-literate, if they want to comment on IT-related matters. Otherwise they are no more than dinosaurs awaiting extinction!

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