"Takbir!!! Allahuakbar!!!"
The godly expression above was used by many users from Malaysia on twitter as soon as the acquittal of DSAI's sodomy charges was updated on this social networking website. Frankly, I have nothing against the involvement of religion and the fight of one's reputation and/or politics. It is very natural for both religion and politics to coexist in this manner. However, it is the chain of reactions made by others as soon as the takbir worries me the most.
In responding to this issue, one person could become very religiously expressive by remarking "Takbir!!! Allahuakbar!!!" in his twitter update, and then in a split second, the very same person could post a hate-twitter-update cursing Saiful and those who were involved in DSAI's case by saying that they should be burnt to death and many more. It became even more serious when both the takbir and hate-updates simultaneously flooding the timeline from one person to another like a domino's effect. It appeared as if they were very religious and very angry at the same time. The timeline was like a court on its own where everyone put justice in their own hands and judged the whole situation freely as if the politician was their own father.
I believe all of us have to start putting things back into perspective. I am not religious enough to talk about religion but my religion has taught me respect and patience. And I strongly feel that a good leader should control the anger of their followers and show the right way of expressing themselves. A good leader should bother. And followers should at least think before making drastic decisions.
Just my two cents
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