The interest of Malays can be fought on any political platform other than Umno's.
The most common question to me is why DAP? Weren’t they the ones who started May 13?
The thrust of that reminder is to remind us – fellow blogger Aspan Alian and me -of their commonly-held belief that DAP started the May 13, 1969 incident.
Well since they want to know, what if I said Tun (Abdul) Razak allowed it to happen because the ensuing troubles would give him an excuse to kick out (then Prime Minister) Tunku Abdul Rahman?
The point is, there was no single contributor to the May 13 incident.
But I would place some blame on Tun Razak who as Home Minister allowed things to degenerate. He allowed it so that a proclamation of emergency could be made.
Anyway, lets step back a look at DAP.
When I was an ADUN (assemblyman) in the Pahang legislative assembly (2004-2008), I have never heard the lone DAP member ever speak about anti-Malay themes.
DAP never raised ‘race’ dominance
He spoke about abuse of power, about mindless spending and he spoke about maladministration.
The first book Lim Kit Siang wrote that I read was ‘Time Bombs in Malaysia’. After that I read so many books written by Kit Siang that touched on the Maika Scandals, the BMF financial scandal and so on.
If we are honest enough, we have to admit, the issues raised were never about one race dominating the other.
It was always about the abuses of those in power, corruption, and a continuous attack on policies that are ruinous to this country.
So tell me how has DAP politics been inimical to the general political health of this country?
Can any DAP Chinese leader be a PM when it’s contesting only at most 50-55 seats? Can any DAP non-Malay leader harbor the dream of becoming a PM in a country dominated by Malays?
Has the DAP threatened the institution of Malay rulers? DAP has never done that or will not be mad to countenance such rebellious idea, but Umno on the other hand insulted the Malay rulers as far back as in 1998 constitutional crisis.
Can we reasonably accept the allegation that the DAP is instrumental in claims that Malays are being converted into Christians when most DAP members are not themselves Christians?
We have to do better than that to take Malays to be imbeciles. Only Umno seems to do that.
Umno fears loss of monopoly
What is noteworthy is that DAP is a democratic party committed to the rule of law, good governance and good government. It abhors corruption and abuse of political office. Umno on the other hand has turned its back on these.
Umno harps only on one primal worry of Malays- when Umno is threatened it shares the threat with Malays at large.
So a threat to Umno is translated mindlessly into a threat to Malays as a whole.
Nothing can be farther from the truth. But that is how Umno has approached politics in Malaysia.
Umno basically makes its fears public and gains private for selected Malays within its fold.
To the Chinese, Umno is a chauvinist Malay party whose leaders can be easily bought.
The Umno Malay will sell all to abandon their cause.
Enough reason to encourage Malays to join DAP en masse!
It’s a party committed to democratic principles and rule of law. I can only imagine, so many can prosper under a regime of freedom of speech within DAP
The interest of Malays can be fought on any political platform other than Umno’s. And that is Umno greatest fear. It will no longer have monopoly.
The writer is a former Umno state assemblyman and a FMT columnist.
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Malaysia first or Islam first?
Recently the Malaysian King, the Agung, emphasized on the special position of Islam in Malaysia. That’s not the point. The point is, which comes first, Malaysia or Islam? Rightly, Malaysia comes first and foremost. Always, Malaysia comes first. Is the Agung aware of this? If they choose Islam first, then…………..
If they choose Islam first, then it is time for all non-Muslim Malaysians to give strong moral support to the Philippine’s claim to Sabah. Philippines is a non-Muslim nation; and therefore all non-Muslim Malaysians should give moral support to the Philippine claim to Sabah. Even in India, to this very day, some of the best schools and hospitals were established by Christian missionaries; we need one nation, two systems or one nation several systems in Malaysia. In fact "one nation, several systems" is the best way to administer Malaysia. China is a good model for one nation with two systems for Malaysians to emulate. I hope the Sabahans will lead the way and the rest of Malaysia will emulate the one nation many systems way, using China as a model.
Malaysia first or Islam first?
The Islamic scriptures allows for slavery. Islam is not egalitarian.
In addition, we need to know more about the Malay Regiment. Again, Malaysia first or Islam first?Does the Malay Regiment put Islam first or Malaysia first? The Malay Regiment has to choose between Malaysia first or Islam first because they cannot have both. The Islamic scriptures allows for slavery. All Malaysian citizens have to put Malaysia first.
As regards to Islamic history, let's be honest about it. There are those who have branded Prophet Mohamed a demon possessed pedophile. As a matter of fact, none of the old books, namely Torah, Buddhist scriptures, the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, etc. can be adhered to today. It is a changing world. It is a evolving world. Please visit a library or book store and you would see many new books written within the last one hundred years. New books are sufficient; we do not need old ancient books. Try new books.
At the global level, both Mandarin language and English will compete for influence. It is often a numbers game; and believe me that China with more than a billion people has an advantage in any numbers game. May be Chinese English will eventually be tolerated world-wide. (I define Chinese English as L1 interference English). Since China has a growing economy and more than 1 billion people, it would eventually be hard to avoid L1 interference English; and we also have to tolerate code-switching by bi-lingual and tri-lingual speakers. The Chinese Malaysians should make sure that Mandarin medium schools grow in Malaysia.
By the way, the indigenous people of Malaya are the Orang Asli, not Malays. The Orang Asli are not even mentioned in the Constitution. Furthermore, another person who should hold his tongue and stop making comments is Dr.Chandra Muzzafar. Dr.Chandra Muzzafar has no influence among Malaysian Indians. If Dr.Chandra Muzzafar does make any comments, please ignore it.
The bottom line is that, no matter who says what, the future is that with every passing day both China and India are growing socially, politically, and economically. I don't care who says what; and I don't care who does what. Nothing can change the fact that with every passing day both China and India are strengthening socially, politically, and economically. That's it. The bottom line is the bottom line.
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