It was Mao Tse Tong who made the famous saying that " I don't care whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches the mice'
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Indeed this wise saying has found truth in India where today led by Prime Minister Mamohan Singh , a Sikh, he has brought India to be an economic power when once it was considered the 'sick man of Asia'. Yes, India with its majority Indians has found that it doesn't really matter that the cat is a Sikh as long as he could bring India to heights of prosperity never experienced before in this populous nation of a few billion.
The most glowing example of course would be the current American President , Barack Obama, an American of Kenyan descent.Why did majority white Americans choose a black American to be their President?Naturally it is the same principle that it happens the black cat was the one that was most apt to catch the mice.
Let us now examine the situation in Malaysia .Why do we keep choosing a cat that doesn't seems to be able to catch the mice?For 54 years we seem to have the same colour cat that enriches himself and his cronies and continually imposing racist policy so that they could continue to pillage the nation's coffers.
Once upon a time the White south African govt also perpetuated what was termed the 'Apartheid ' policy which segregated and discriminated the race on the basis of their colour and race.The legality of that practice was also enshrined in their constitution. But the question is whether just because it is embodied in the constitution the racist and discriminatory clause should be there for posterity? Of course not because when the White regime was subsequently overthrown it also saw the end of the 'apartheid policy'.
In our Malaysian context, there is no doubt that article 153 of the federal constitution is both racist and discriminatory.That article was formulated almost half a century ago.It is beyond justifiable reason that article 153 should continue to exist in the constitution when its primary purpose is to discriminate against its own citizens?Our present constitution could probably be the only constitution in the world where its provision condone govt discrimination of its citizens. And it is indeed shameful that our leaders even deem it fit to continuously harped on their rights and that the constitution enshrined that right specifically only to their own race to the exclusion of the other race who are also citizens of this country.
To suggest that because they were the earlier inhabitants of the country gives them that unalienable right to be more equitable then those that came subsequently is akin to saying that barack Obama and all the rest of the white Americans have lesser rights to Chief sitting Bull and his descendants. Like wise it is also akin to saying that the Australian aborigines and the New Zealand Maoris have certain constitutional rights than their white counterparts who were all once upon a time mere immigrants .
Malaysians must come to the realisation that our country can only prosper if we have the right and best person to lead our nation.We cannot continue to be parochial and cloud our vision with prejudices of race and religion.
Frankly I dont give a damn whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches the mice.
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Indeed this wise saying has found truth in India where today led by Prime Minister Mamohan Singh , a Sikh, he has brought India to be an economic power when once it was considered the 'sick man of Asia'. Yes, India with its majority Indians has found that it doesn't really matter that the cat is a Sikh as long as he could bring India to heights of prosperity never experienced before in this populous nation of a few billion.
The most glowing example of course would be the current American President , Barack Obama, an American of Kenyan descent.Why did majority white Americans choose a black American to be their President?Naturally it is the same principle that it happens the black cat was the one that was most apt to catch the mice.
Let us now examine the situation in Malaysia .Why do we keep choosing a cat that doesn't seems to be able to catch the mice?For 54 years we seem to have the same colour cat that enriches himself and his cronies and continually imposing racist policy so that they could continue to pillage the nation's coffers.
Once upon a time the White south African govt also perpetuated what was termed the 'Apartheid ' policy which segregated and discriminated the race on the basis of their colour and race.The legality of that practice was also enshrined in their constitution. But the question is whether just because it is embodied in the constitution the racist and discriminatory clause should be there for posterity? Of course not because when the White regime was subsequently overthrown it also saw the end of the 'apartheid policy'.
In our Malaysian context, there is no doubt that article 153 of the federal constitution is both racist and discriminatory.That article was formulated almost half a century ago.It is beyond justifiable reason that article 153 should continue to exist in the constitution when its primary purpose is to discriminate against its own citizens?Our present constitution could probably be the only constitution in the world where its provision condone govt discrimination of its citizens. And it is indeed shameful that our leaders even deem it fit to continuously harped on their rights and that the constitution enshrined that right specifically only to their own race to the exclusion of the other race who are also citizens of this country.
To suggest that because they were the earlier inhabitants of the country gives them that unalienable right to be more equitable then those that came subsequently is akin to saying that barack Obama and all the rest of the white Americans have lesser rights to Chief sitting Bull and his descendants. Like wise it is also akin to saying that the Australian aborigines and the New Zealand Maoris have certain constitutional rights than their white counterparts who were all once upon a time mere immigrants .
Malaysians must come to the realisation that our country can only prosper if we have the right and best person to lead our nation.We cannot continue to be parochial and cloud our vision with prejudices of race and religion.
Frankly I dont give a damn whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches the mice.
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