The stark reality is that the Umno-led government practices blatant discrimination in almost all areas against more than a third of its citizens and espouses and promotes 'ketuanan Melayu' (racial superiority of the Malays) which makes this BN regime similar to the despicable and abhorrent regimes of Nazi Germany and South Africa (during the apartheid era).
Malaysians call it political propaganda. Najib, you are neither fair to the Malays nor the non-Malays. You attempted to please everyone but ended up pleasing no one with your flip-flop policies. You should be consistent; not a chameleon.
A true statesman would ensure the all institutions that uphold the spirit of the constitution and laws be well maintained, not shaped to the whims of the executive branch of the government.
Mr PM, action shall speak louder than all your preachy pronouncements. Please tell us the concrete actions taken by your administration to implement your 1Malaysia. Please don't take the rakyat as fools - we want concrete actions, don't recount all the cosmetic steps taken. For starters, end the categorisation by race and its many manifestations in the rakyat's life.
Right now, even your own colleagues in the party cannot agree with you as to the meaning of 1Malaysia. So clean up your own backyard first before you start to pontificate to the rakyat. Since the slogan comes from Umno, it can only mean one thing, 1Malaysia = 1Malay nation. This is similar to Israel's One Israel = 1Jewish nation.
1Malaysia slogan is nice propaganda tool to make every non-Malay feel 'shiok sendiri' (good). The reality sets in once Ah Kow and Muthu cannot get the job they wanted, the scholarship they studied hard for, the 7 percent discount on houses, petrol station licence, etc.
1Malaysia is all about form but where is the substance? We spend millions of ringgit to pay Apco to hoodwink all of us. We have had enough. We want a change and vote for equality with affirmative actions based on need and not on ethnicity. Never again we will support the creation of Umnoputras and BNputras.
Fully explain what is 1Malaysia to all Malaysians at the same time - not one version to the Malays and another version to non-Malays.
Form a royal commission or parliamentary committee that cuts across the political divide which include members from the oppostiion/civil society/NGOs to push this 1Malaysia thrust forward.
You may not realise it, Mr PM, but after 53 years, Umno and BN has lost their credibility and whatever comes out from your mouth will never be taken seriously by the rakyat and this is thus seen as a political gimmick.
What 1Malaysia? When coming to getting our votes, yes, we are one nation and one people. When come to paying taxes, yes, we are all equal. When come to paying tolls, APs (approved permits) and cross subsidies, we are in fact "more than equal".
What else is 1Malaysia, Mr PM? Certainly not when it comes to getting government contracts, when we want to get admitted to public universities, when we want to buy houses using our hard-earned cash, when getting scholarship, when applying for civil service jobs, when seeking employment with GLCs or when wanting to build our places of worship.
So much for 1Malaysia not being a political tool. I have given my definition. Now I want the loud-mouth Rais to give his. He said 84 percent of the people understand; may I know what exactly they understood.
On one hand, the PM says, "We are the defender of ketuanan Melayu." On the other hand, he says, "We want to unite all Malaysians." Mr PM, stop lying. It's either NEP or 1Malaysia. You can't have both.
Malaysians call it political propaganda. Najib, you are neither fair to the Malays nor the non-Malays. You attempted to please everyone but ended up pleasing no one with your flip-flop policies. You should be consistent; not a chameleon.
A true statesman would ensure the all institutions that uphold the spirit of the constitution and laws be well maintained, not shaped to the whims of the executive branch of the government.
Mr PM, action shall speak louder than all your preachy pronouncements. Please tell us the concrete actions taken by your administration to implement your 1Malaysia. Please don't take the rakyat as fools - we want concrete actions, don't recount all the cosmetic steps taken. For starters, end the categorisation by race and its many manifestations in the rakyat's life.
Right now, even your own colleagues in the party cannot agree with you as to the meaning of 1Malaysia. So clean up your own backyard first before you start to pontificate to the rakyat. Since the slogan comes from Umno, it can only mean one thing, 1Malaysia = 1Malay nation. This is similar to Israel's One Israel = 1Jewish nation.
1Malaysia slogan is nice propaganda tool to make every non-Malay feel 'shiok sendiri' (good). The reality sets in once Ah Kow and Muthu cannot get the job they wanted, the scholarship they studied hard for, the 7 percent discount on houses, petrol station licence, etc.
1Malaysia is all about form but where is the substance? We spend millions of ringgit to pay Apco to hoodwink all of us. We have had enough. We want a change and vote for equality with affirmative actions based on need and not on ethnicity. Never again we will support the creation of Umnoputras and BNputras.
Fully explain what is 1Malaysia to all Malaysians at the same time - not one version to the Malays and another version to non-Malays.
Form a royal commission or parliamentary committee that cuts across the political divide which include members from the oppostiion/civil society/NGOs to push this 1Malaysia thrust forward.
You may not realise it, Mr PM, but after 53 years, Umno and BN has lost their credibility and whatever comes out from your mouth will never be taken seriously by the rakyat and this is thus seen as a political gimmick.
What 1Malaysia? When coming to getting our votes, yes, we are one nation and one people. When come to paying taxes, yes, we are all equal. When come to paying tolls, APs (approved permits) and cross subsidies, we are in fact "more than equal".
What else is 1Malaysia, Mr PM? Certainly not when it comes to getting government contracts, when we want to get admitted to public universities, when we want to buy houses using our hard-earned cash, when getting scholarship, when applying for civil service jobs, when seeking employment with GLCs or when wanting to build our places of worship.
So much for 1Malaysia not being a political tool. I have given my definition. Now I want the loud-mouth Rais to give his. He said 84 percent of the people understand; may I know what exactly they understood.
On one hand, the PM says, "We are the defender of ketuanan Melayu." On the other hand, he says, "We want to unite all Malaysians." Mr PM, stop lying. It's either NEP or 1Malaysia. You can't have both.
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