To be or not be: Monitoring Malaysian bloggers

Today's Tech & U (of New Straits Times) featured this:

No more freedom of speech?
Blog monitoring proposal gets mixed response
By Rozana Sani

THE Government's proposal to closely monitor Web sites and blogs that have published seditious content has received mixed response from the blogging community. ...

And there I was reading it with interest, and the first thought that comes to mind is:

"Ya ka nak monitor? Eleh, not gonna be that tough for the Gov lah. Malaysia Boleh ma, and it is a doable thing for now. Besides, there's not too many Malaysian blogs that discuss serious issues anyway. Most of them are online diary keepers with an uber-important mission to discuss their recent personal food intake and the corresponding amount of calories that subsequently needs burning...

Sample entry: Todays Kak Mah froms Acc Dept broughts us Kuih Kepah Bersepuh Madu. Its tastes like Kuih Sarang Semut, buts the design is pretty much marines. Thinks of ordering it for the coming Raya, but perhaps a bits too earlys for that. I wonders how much calories this small pieces has.."

On second thought:

"And there has been really educated people out there who thinks blogs are gospel truths - despite going through numerous lessons at good colleges, they still could not grasp the concept of critical reading. Hmm..."

Thirdy thought:

"Maybe tis those people that should be monitored closely! That's it! Those gobblogs* who got nothing to do but read-but-not-read, then biggle-boggle all the facts in their heads, then get together with the rest of the critical-reading handicaps, then gossip-gossip summore and voila! All the rumours about KJ and MK and CT and RMS becomes text book to them!"

Fourtho thought:

"Aye, I think the Gov should monitor those seditious content-infested blogs, plus (just as important) them gobblog readers as well! A blog, without it readers, would be just a bunch of words on the cyberspace. It is when readers respond to such blogs that the level of toxic increase. I bet if Adolf (Elizabeth) Hitler was talking to an empty hall the World War II might not have taken place. Hence for the safety of all Malaysians, I shall back the Gov should they ban both blogs with seditious content and its gobblog* readers! Hurrah!"

Final-ly barulah nak ter-thought:

"Hmm, when they say they want to monitor tu, monitor macam mana ek? Should they just hire one (hundred) Political Science major and ask him/her to type in key words all day and check all blogs that mention those key words? Or just have all the ministers' PA set up a google alert on their respective bosses to check if anyone's written anything bad about them each day?"

Hmm, whateverlah, asalkan negara aku selamat. Harap bloggers lain pun fikir la dulu tentang the well-being of your nation. Tak pasal-pasal nanti join club Bagdad Blogger baru nyesal!"

* Gobblog (gob'lok)
Part of speech: noun
Definitions:
1. One who keeps a blog and pretty much wrote lies on it hoping people would take it as gospel truth, then reads other people's blogs knowing the other bloggers would be as much as a liar as he/she is, then take it as gospel truth about them, then find other gobblogs (who also share their passion to count their calorie intake online and make it a literary suppliment to other unfortunate cyberspace stumblers) to conjure up gossip and malicious rumours to be spread around to other gobblogcos (blog term for loser).
2. One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding
3. Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.
4. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.
5. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless
Synonyms:
ass, birdbrain*, blockhead*, bonehead*, boob*, bore, buffoon, butt, chump, clod*, clown, cretin*, dimwit*, dolt*, donkey, dope*, dork, dumb ox*, dunce, dunderhead*, dupe, easy mark*, fair game*, fall guy, fathead*, goat, gomeral, gomeril, goose*, halfwit, idiot, ignoramus, illiterate, imbecile, innocent, jackass, jerk*, lamebrain*, laughing stock, lightweight*, loon*, lunkhead, meathead, moron, nerd*, nincompoop*, ninny*, nitwit, numskull*, oaf, omadawn, ownshook, pushover, sap*, schlemiel*, silly, simpleton, stooge*, sucker*, turkey*, twerp*, twit*, victim