1Malaysia: Can we be 1 when we are so diverse ?
22 Dec 2009 Leave a Comment
Continuing from my last rambling, the notion of IMalaysia must necessarily imply oneness : one race, one nation, equal treatment ; equality in its most absolute form.
And hey, I found something so very hauntingly in line with what I had in mind when I wrote what I wrote on December 4, 2009. It is what Dr Chandra Muzaffar wrote : on 1Malaysia, ethnicity and the economy. You may want to read it here. Great people think alike , hahh ? Ha ha..
Well, not one hundred percent in line. Dr Chandra’s piece could prove me wrong when I say that the FC’s protection towards the Malays were originally entirely political. Dr C mentioned about the protection to the Malays in form of Malay reserves, business licenses, scholarships (that bears economic impact on the Malays – what are these protections for if not for their economic endeavours ?) I knew that those protection were there from the beginning, but I saw it as entirely political protection. I failed to see that they of course have economic impact.
Another thought now lurks in my head. In a system of government that we consciously adopt for Malaysia today, I say that eventually the politics and power of the nation will be shaped up by those bunch of people who are economically strong. Scary ! How is that possible ? I see corruption as one means how it could be achieved. I see loss of support from the grassroot Malays as another.
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