It's impossible to live in Malaysia and not encounter racism.
The racism is blatant and in your face. It's shocking to foreigners, and it should be shocking to us - but it's not because we're inured to it. After all, isn't racism in Malaysia state sanctioned? We grew up with it, and for some of us, not being racist is shocking.
One would posit that racism is the cause of the slide in almost all public and private spheres. Malaysia's state sanctioned racism encourages economic distortions (and subsequently, graft), human right abuses, the inevitable slide in meritocracy (not a single Malaysian university gets into the top 200 universities), religious intolerance and a lack of civil discourse.
It is taking attention away from the truly important issues in our lives: building a better future for ourselves and our children, dealing with poverty and welfare, healthcare for the masses, increasing our per-capita income, re-building our institutions and so much more.
If Malaysia is to make it as a developed progressive nation, the rot needs to stop and the healing to start now. There is no doubt that the transition will be difficult. Indeed, as we have witnessed, as the pressure is put on to do away with racist policies, the incumbents have come out of the woodwork with common threats of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.
Respond not to the FUD. We need to keep the faith that all will be well - if not now, certainly in due time - and to openly support those driving the country towards pluralism, progressiveness and inclusiveness.
The racism is blatant and in your face. It's shocking to foreigners, and it should be shocking to us - but it's not because we're inured to it. After all, isn't racism in Malaysia state sanctioned? We grew up with it, and for some of us, not being racist is shocking.
One would posit that racism is the cause of the slide in almost all public and private spheres. Malaysia's state sanctioned racism encourages economic distortions (and subsequently, graft), human right abuses, the inevitable slide in meritocracy (not a single Malaysian university gets into the top 200 universities), religious intolerance and a lack of civil discourse.
It is taking attention away from the truly important issues in our lives: building a better future for ourselves and our children, dealing with poverty and welfare, healthcare for the masses, increasing our per-capita income, re-building our institutions and so much more.
If Malaysia is to make it as a developed progressive nation, the rot needs to stop and the healing to start now. There is no doubt that the transition will be difficult. Indeed, as we have witnessed, as the pressure is put on to do away with racist policies, the incumbents have come out of the woodwork with common threats of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.
Respond not to the FUD. We need to keep the faith that all will be well - if not now, certainly in due time - and to openly support those driving the country towards pluralism, progressiveness and inclusiveness.
2 comments:
Racism and the bumiputera prowess in Malaysia has been around for ages. And the deputy P.M., Muhydin is there to make it all happen ! Racism is everywhere else too, but in your country, Malaysia, its quite obvious. They(Bumiputeras) do not even know where MH370 is ! Definitely not on Mars !The country is rife with corruption and burglars are all over Kuala Lumpur. Maybe some North Korean "justice" will clear all that up.
The P.M. and his deputy sit around, scratching their private parts while siphoning millions of government ringgit into their accounts. Kuala Lumpur is not safe as anyone can get robbed at anytime. Illegal immigrants fill up the city, waiting to rob anybody. And the police are plain inefficient, farting on the job !
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