tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249498060549991606.post4895294502852826593..comments2023-10-03T03:40:34.057-07:00Comments on MarzukiMohamad: Pak Lah is Defence MinisterMARZUKI MOHAMADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17172044156601504469noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249498060549991606.post-21129222426183247142008-09-18T22:25:00.000-07:002008-09-18T22:25:00.000-07:00Legitimacy exists in the minds of the people. What...Legitimacy exists in the minds of the people. What legitimacy means to them is guided by the values that each of them holds. But as people holds different values, visions and imaginations about the political community, what is legitimate for one may not be legitimate for others. The problem of legitimacy is multifaceted and maintaining it is a delicate balancing game. <BR/><BR/>Yes, judging from MARZUKI MOHAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172044156601504469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249498060549991606.post-34740218555509207602008-09-18T19:54:00.000-07:002008-09-18T19:54:00.000-07:00"In a democracy, imperfect though it is in Malaysi..."In a democracy, imperfect though it is in Malaysia, you need two legitimacies to govern: a moral legitimacy and a political one.<BR/><BR/>The moral legitimacy stems from your entire deportment whilst governing – transparency of conduct, rule of law, separation of powers, integrity of office bearers, and the like.<BR/><BR/>The political legitimacy results from your effective command of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249498060549991606.post-61498242209492326032008-09-18T14:56:00.000-07:002008-09-18T14:56:00.000-07:00Thanks for raising the salient point Ahmad. Anonym...Thanks for raising the salient point Ahmad. Anonymous, bagi saya demokrasi itu satu konsep yang ideal. Tidak semua negara demokrasi yang cukup syarat-syarat ideal itu. Malaysia tidak terkecuali. Legitimasi (keabsahan) untuk memerintah boleh jadi berkait dengan soal samada demokrasi atau tidak sesebuah negara itu atau mungkin juga soal-soal yang lain seperti kemajuan ekonomi dan keamanan.MARZUKI MOHAMADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172044156601504469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249498060549991606.post-55621064055629702642008-09-18T00:44:00.000-07:002008-09-18T00:44:00.000-07:00Tuan,Benarkah wujud realiti yang dinamakan demokra...Tuan,<BR/><BR/>Benarkah wujud realiti yang dinamakan demokrasi ini?...Jika ada, apakah masih ada demokrasi di Malaysia ini?...Jika masih ada, apakah demokrasi ini punya legitimasi?...Jika benar, apakah demokrasi hanya diukur dengan bilangan majority 140 di Parlimen?...Jika benar lagi, apakah ertinya jika legitimasi demokrasi tersebut hampir bobrok?...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249498060549991606.post-38335646825754646062008-09-17T22:58:00.000-07:002008-09-17T22:58:00.000-07:00I think the irony is that we, the developing count...I think the irony is that we, the developing countries, especially Malaysia, and its people, are championing, or at least believing and struggling for the principle of democracy in politics; but at the same time we have not yet reached the economic freedom and success at par with the developed countries.<BR/><BR/>In my humble opinion, the principle of democracy in its entirety does not work well ahmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985282009194527130noreply@blogger.com