A word from the our friends the Dung men!

Mari nyanyi menjilat

Wahai pemuda, wahai pemudi
Jadilah kamu rakyat yang berbakti
Kami berjanji akan tepati
Semua impian yang anda hajati

Rumah yang besar, kereta yang mewah
Semuanya ada di tangan anda
Hidup yang senang penuh jaminan
Jangan bertanya, serahkan pada saya

Jilat, jilat, mari semua menjilat
Jilat, jilat, jilat sampai berkilat

(sax)

Jilat, jilat, mari semua menjilat
Jilat, jilat, jilat sampai berkilat

Wahai pemuzik, underground rockers,
Jangan bermimpi, jangan idealistik
Kalau nak kaya, nak jadi rockstar,
Marilah mari, sain kontrak kami,

Nak masuk radio, masuk MTV
Kenalah kamu menari macam kami
Tengoklah saja, Carburetor Dung
Cakapnya besar, tak kaya-kaya
Padan muka!
(stop)

Jilat, jilat, semua nyanyi menjilat
Jilat, jilat, mari semua jilat
Jilat, jilat, jilat jangan tak jilat
Jilat, jilat, jubur korporat sedap!

Carburetor Dung 2005


I can't help listening to the song on and on again. It's a pity there were some narrow minded
folks that did not take kindly to the song during the July 6th protest. This song, to me exemplifies the REAL punk rock. No, not the saccharine bubble gum styling's of Good Charlotte and Avril and their ilk. Nope, kids... this is the punk rock that comes up at you and spits you in the face and says @!#$ you in total gratitude. It's music with grit, guts and, in this case, brains.
While other bands opt the option of selling out, bands like the Dung winged it for over a decade, fighting the good fight for good music to saved from the clutches of overzealous moralist politicians and money mad record execs with a vampiric blood lust for the latest trends.

You have no idea how much this song hits me to the core. In my years in the graphic design line, i've been told over and over by companies that I need to tow the official line; to forsake my ideals for consumer acceptability and in most times, bear with the demands of high class twits with no inkling of design logic and even the remotest of common good taste. Do we really need to sell ourselves short? Do we really need to compramise all that is virtuous and good for so-called Darwinian survival instinct? I think not!

Here is my Born-again Christian take on this... the Lord provides for me. I do not need to kow-tow to the corrupt to prove my worth. I do not have to stoop to dirty tricks to get ahead. Knowing thatI am secure in Christ, needs not me to do stupid crap like that. In fact, He anoints me to do good. I say this not as an overt boast of my moral fortitude, for I certainly do not have one at my own strength! As one song by a certain American Idol winner says it all; "Jesus take the wheel!"

This goes the same to anyone given the chance to run for office. Does implementing Machiavellian tactics really give fruit to your policies, be it for personal gain or for actual good.
Some people would reason that a little white lie could get the gears runiing. I'd think not, for
the simplest and seemingly benign of corruption could kill everything in it's path. Take a look
at Bill Clinton's health care program. It would have been great if, implementing this system,
that the American health care system would be saved from the greed of the private insurance companies. But it was by the sheer fickleness of Hillary and Bill selling out to the lobbyists that the plan was scrapped (refer to Michael Moore's documentary SicKO. You'll get the full story.)
A little kickback won't hurt, one would reason, just a little pocket money at the side. But bear in mind simple things like this would seriously destroy the publics confidence in you. For bear in mid that YOU, the politician are subject to the people, and you must make all your actions accountable. To make some side income, it has to be clean and even-handed. You are not a demi-god or a King. This is the rule of law; everyone, including the adminstration, has to obey it.

But perfection in the law is actually difficult. For one to actually follow it 100% to its specification is really impossible if not hard. But to any Christians in office I have only one sure advice for you regarding this: SEEK HIM. Let Him be your anointing to do the best. As I said earlier, you are blessed and greatly loved by Him. What for do you have to compromise your principles for a corrupt piece of the pie? There is no point kissing ass (as the Dung would say) to get ahead in the pecking order. Trust in Him for the favour. But most importantly, trust in Christ for your wisdom to do what is right for the people. It is proven in the bible that He had guided King SOlomon and his father King David. Why not you, public servant of the Malaysian people!