Wednesday 15 May 2013

A RACE FOR THE PRIZE






By : A MALAYSIAN-CHINESE
 

“Ini kali lah! Ubah!”

Propaganda slogan turned synonymous chant, that’s now accepted as slang in everyday speech. Powerful stuff; Charles Manson would be proud if he understood Bahasa Malaysia

But the questions beckons, what has really changed this time round?

You’d think that DAP were the biggest winners this election, with 89 seats won by Pakatan Rakyat and 53 being held by non-Malays.  Yet it’s ironic that our country faces a very real threat of racial harmony being destroyed.

Even more sardonic is that in light of such successful election results for the opposition, DAP (backed by PKR of course) is still barking up the tree on Chinese representation – case in point being the recent remarks on Musa Aman’s  less than Chinese choice of Sabahan cabinet ministers.


A Bigot Tsunami


A Prime minister’s Freudian slip, Anti-Malay sentiment spread by the social media, Utusan’s poor choice of headlines and even racially cannibalistic attacks on Chinese celebrities purportedly betraying their race by supporting the “wrong” parties.


Emotions are running wild, and are either side to blame when it comes to ethnic issues? A taboo subject if ever there was one.


Regardless of what ground of the political divide you stand on, let’s take a step back and see the big picture.


MCA and Gerakan (not that they have a choice really), do not take up any posts at state or federal levels. So who do the Chinese have to represent their voice if not for DAP?


At the same time, what about all the money and support that the BN government has given to the Chinese community? Licensing for businesses, merit based contract hand outs, Malay companies actively subcontracting to Chinese companies and even funding to Dong Jiao Zong for Chinese education.

Sure, there are FACE VALUE arguments and grievances on the topics of Bumi-equity, scholarship hand outs and home discounts favouring the Malays.


But realistically, there’s no Apartheid here! Malays and Non-Malays synergistically work everyday hand in hand to both “cari makan” and build our nation.


Look at our Chinese neighbours in the Philippines and Indonesia, forced to abandon their culture, living in community based fortresses and having their kids attend underground language tuition.

In Malaysia, our Chinese control a major influence on the economy and even the richest of tycoons can walk around to kedai kopis, mamak stalls and gerais to grab a meal with no real fear for their lives (or wallets).

See the contrast of worlds?

Democracy Bah

The 1Malaysia concept: ethnic harmony, national unity and efficient governance. Nothing new to Sabah as its Sabahans will tell you, until now perhaps.


In a democratic election process, members of parliament are nominated through a majority of votes and are therefore a representation of the interest of their respective constituencies.


They do NOT represent their kin based on race.


All this noise about democracy and racism, yet DAP still holds the interest of the Chinese above all. Can’t blame them for hanging on to their Ace of Spades, but how is this fair to everybody? How do the non-Chinese feel?


Sabah CM Musa Aman is moving AWAY from race based politics.

Not to make this article appear biased, but it’s only true.


For the less informed, his cabinet has historically consisted of various Non-Malays (Chinese included), both Muslims and non-Muslims: Chinese, Kadazan-Dusuns and Muruts; Christians, Catholics, Buddhists and Muslims.


So how then does a one off reduction in Chinese ministers represent, to quote DAP Sabah’s publicity secretary Chan Foong Hin, a “punishment for the Chinese Tsunami”?


If the people voted for fewer Chinese ministers in BN, than that’s the decision of the public!



True Patriotism


The Election is over. The milk has been spilt.


Do we wait and cry until it starts to rot: leaving a mouldy spot on the floor? Or do we clean it up and get another carton?


If we love our country, we need to contribute to nation building, regardless of who our leaders are.


A government’s administration can only do so much, but the true direction of this country is steered by the rakyat’s collective hand.


Malaysia has survived ghastly and violent race riots as well as near economic collapse, yet here we are still standing.


It’s one thing to be passionate about policies, budgets and welfare of the people, but being lead to hate our own brothers and sisters over raced based propaganda is absolutely heresy.


Let’s put differences aside and not fall for politicians’ tricks.


Remember, we’re all black when the lights go out (pardon the pun).

24 comments:

  1. Tindakan DAP yang sering memainkan politik berasaskan sentimen perkauman adalah berbahaya kerana ia akan membuatkan politik Malaysia lebih polaris, kata Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

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    1. Rasa-rasa Bnyang memainkan sentimen perkauman? Contohnya "Tsunami Cina"; yang dikatakan oleh Najib.

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  2. Perdana Menteri berkata, polarisasi politik amat serius kerana Barisan Nasional (BN) sudah sedaya upaya mewujudkan suasana yang aman dan harmoni di negara ini.

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    1. BN harus tahu apakah sebab utama rakyat melompat parti ke pembangkang.

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  3. “Kita lihat penilaian kita dari segi sokongan pengundi Cina. Ia berbeza mengikut tempat dan wilayahnya, ada sesetengah wilayah itu saya berpuas hati dengan sokongan mereka. Ada sesetengah wilayah itu kita perlu berusaha lagi.

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  4. “Sebab mereka sudah termakan dengan hasutan daripada parti pembangkang, khususnya DAP yang selalu memainkan soal sentimen seolah-olah di bawah BN kita tidak beri hak kepada orang Cina dengan sewajarnya.

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    1. Rakyat semakin kehilangan keyakinan terhadap kerajaan.

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  5. “Politik seperti ini berbahaya sebab ini akan membuatkan politik Malaysia lebih polaris. Pendirian BN tapi kalau kita main soal sentimen ini, kita akan menimbulkan suasana yang tidak sihat. Perbalahan politik ini amat merosakkan keharmonian dalam negara kita,” katanya.

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  6. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad berkata, beliau akan terus melabelkan DAP sebagai parti rasis yang mewakili orang Cina yang memainkan sentimen perkauman untuk memancing undi.

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    1. Menurut Dr. Mahathir, sekiranya DAP mengatakan parti dan pemimpin itu tidak rasis, mengapa dalam Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (PRU-13) ini, mereka hanya berani meletakkan calon di kawasan ramai pengundi kaum Cina.

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    2. BN adalah parti untuk semua kaum dan calonnya bertanding di semua tempat dengan pembahagian yang adil.

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    3. MCA boleh bertanding di kawasan ramai orang Melayu. UMNO pun boleh bertanding di kawasan ramai orang Cina. Itu buktinya BN adalah parti yang berani, Kata Tun Mahathir.

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    4. PRu13 tiada kaitan dengan bangsa dan kaum, cuma sebilangan golongan memainkan isu ini.

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    5. Siapakah yang mengaitkan PRU denagn bangsa?

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  7. Malah kata bekas Perdana Menteri, beliau tidak takut dengan ugutan Pengerusi DAP, Karpal Singh untuk menangkapnya selepas mengatakan Penasihat parti itu, Lim Kit Siang sebagai rasis.

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    1. Mengenai kumpulan 'manusia kecewa' yang keluar daripada kerajaan dan kemudian bertanding atas parti lawan, Dr. Mahathir berkata, mereka berbuat demikian kerana ada perasaan untuk membalas dendam

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    2. Mereka marah masa dalam kerajaan tidak naik pangkat, tidak naik gaji dan masuk pilihan raya. Inilah manusia tamak, mahu lepaskan geram dan berdendam. Golongan sebegini punyai pemikiran yang cetek dan harus ditolak

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  8. Mengenai PRU-13 ini, Dr. Mahathir berkata, rakyat kini menikmati amalan baik daripada slogan BN pada pilihan raya umum tahun 1982 iaitu Bersih, Cekap dan Amanah.

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  9. bersama kita jaga keharmonian negara kita

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  10. Keharmonian harus dipeliharakan.

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    1. Benar, jangan biarkan unsur yang akan mengancam kedamaian dan keharmonian antara kaum.

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  11. Fikirlah dengan wajar iapa yang mencetus ketegangan antara kaum?

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  12. Mereka termakan kata-kata kerajaan juga yang seolah mempromosikan konsep 1Malaysia.

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  13. BN harus tahu apakah sebab utama rakyat idak memberi sokongan kepada BN termasuk juga golongan Melayu.

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