08-23-2022, 07:08 AM
Hadi and the need for responsible leaders
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On Aug 31, we’ll be celebrating 65 years of Merdeka. Yet, we see leaders, so-called leaders and some individuals sowing hatred or disunity among citizens of various ethnicities in Malaysia.
I read a report on July 1 that said hate speech was on the rise in Malaysia. The report said an artificial intelligence driven hate speech tracker called #TrackerBenci, developed by the think tank The Centre, recorded 2,740 “hateful” tweets in March. The number rose to 3,088 in April but dropped slightly to 3,004 in May.
Although hate speech is never acceptable, sometimes we can understand an ordinary person who doesn’t know better writing or saying something in anger or frustration on the spur of the moment. But not when it comes to leaders and those who claim to be leaders or want to be leaders.
This is because some people emulate their leaders, just as some follow the fashion sense of movie stars.
Did PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang consider this before his recent utterance?
I read a report on July 1 that said hate speech was on the rise in Malaysia. The report said an artificial intelligence driven hate speech tracker called #TrackerBenci, developed by the think tank The Centre, recorded 2,740 “hateful” tweets in March. The number rose to 3,088 in April but dropped slightly to 3,004 in May.
Although hate speech is never acceptable, sometimes we can understand an ordinary person who doesn’t know better writing or saying something in anger or frustration on the spur of the moment. But not when it comes to leaders and those who claim to be leaders or want to be leaders.
This is because some people emulate their leaders, just as some follow the fashion sense of movie stars.
Did PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang consider this before his recent utterance?
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