Where is my home country?
Recent comments by Johor Menteri Besar, Abdul Ghani, has only cemented opinions that Malaysia is only going to be for the Malay race. Despite other races being given relative freedom with their daily activities, they remain sidelined. This move only dampens patriotism and raises the question of "where exactly is my motherland?"
Calls to remove meritocracy from universities and the rejection of a bangsa Malaysia notion are steps in the reverse. It goes to show the determination of the Malays to protect their special priviledges in all fields. Even the New Economic policy is forecasted to continue beyond 2020. So what are the Chinese and Indians doing in Malaysia, if we continue to be viewed as Chinese and Indians rather than Malaysians? What extra rights do I have, other than the ability to vote, as compared to a foreigner?
Instead of positive moves to create better assimilation among the races, the Government policy makers appear more adamant at defining borders between races. Their refusal to reveal the methodology of determining Malay equities has confirmed their guilt in manipulating data to support their quest for a better deal at the expense of other races.
For being an average Malaysian, I feel sidelined and marginalised and agree with Lee Kuan Yew's comments not too long ago. LKY's apology is only to appease the ASEAN spirit rather than the admittance of a distortion of true facts.
It is unfortunate that MCA and MIC has decided to abstain from racial debates despite UMNO rampaging on "ketuanan Melayu". They both appear as mere puppets and totally paralysed politically.
The direction that Malaysia is heading is hardly the country envisioned in 2020. We are losing direction. I fear that Malaysia will fail as a country in decades to come. Will the Chinese and Indians then defend the existence of a country that has so far made little attempts to support a bangsa Malaysia concept?
The feeling of homelessness is apparent.
Calls to remove meritocracy from universities and the rejection of a bangsa Malaysia notion are steps in the reverse. It goes to show the determination of the Malays to protect their special priviledges in all fields. Even the New Economic policy is forecasted to continue beyond 2020. So what are the Chinese and Indians doing in Malaysia, if we continue to be viewed as Chinese and Indians rather than Malaysians? What extra rights do I have, other than the ability to vote, as compared to a foreigner?
Instead of positive moves to create better assimilation among the races, the Government policy makers appear more adamant at defining borders between races. Their refusal to reveal the methodology of determining Malay equities has confirmed their guilt in manipulating data to support their quest for a better deal at the expense of other races.
For being an average Malaysian, I feel sidelined and marginalised and agree with Lee Kuan Yew's comments not too long ago. LKY's apology is only to appease the ASEAN spirit rather than the admittance of a distortion of true facts.
It is unfortunate that MCA and MIC has decided to abstain from racial debates despite UMNO rampaging on "ketuanan Melayu". They both appear as mere puppets and totally paralysed politically.
The direction that Malaysia is heading is hardly the country envisioned in 2020. We are losing direction. I fear that Malaysia will fail as a country in decades to come. Will the Chinese and Indians then defend the existence of a country that has so far made little attempts to support a bangsa Malaysia concept?
The feeling of homelessness is apparent.
1 Comments:
as the Ma;ay-M'sian govt gets more xenophobic, the wealthier Chinese/Indians will make their money here and then migrate to S'pore, Aust...etc. But what about the poorer Chinese/Indians who are trapped as 2nd class citizens in their country of birth? But what to do, Malay-rights are protected by Constitution...
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