1 Malaysia - in the 60s and now

An article that hits the nail on the head. Shanghai Fish has expressed all that I feel about the 60s and where we have gone wrong. Thanks SF.

Where did we go wrong? - Shanghai Fish
Forget about 1Malaysia for now ! I don't have to be reminded of how it used to be. I was there when we were ONE as Malaysians ! And that seem like a damn long time ago ! Now you might want to ask what went wrong then and why we're again bombarded with these fake "feel good" advertisements to remind us of what we lived like then ? Everything changed after 1969, yes...everything ! Now don't go calling me a racist okay ! Just my personal opinion and observation laying bare for you to see ! And this is going to be a long post with no malice or mischief intended.


I'll tell you why and where we went wrong ;

a. it was the education system, phasing out English was a mistake !

b. introducing religious teachings as an integral part of the syllabus and in normal schooling hours was a mistake. In the 60's religion was taught at homes or at madrasahs and that too in the evenings. The rest of us had our churches, gurudwarahs and temples for that!


Civics or moral was the only subject taught to all kids in school and love and respect for elders (nobody emphasised on race then!) , yes respecting elders was a priority not race not religion. For when you respect the elders of any skin-color automatically all other personal beliefs were kept in line. Muslim religious scholars then went to Saudi Arabia to study Islamic theology in it's true form.


Then after 1969....some creep decided to send Islamic wannabe scholars to Pakistan and Afganistan....cos it was cheaper, nearer and maybe easier to pass ! Yes that was from my generation.....and graduate they did from Pakistan and Afganistan, and yes again, from my generation ! And boy what a whirl-wind of change they brought back to teach our young ones.....new words like kafir, infidel and Allahu...Akhbar were deemed solely for the use of one race and religion at a very young and tender age ! Color blind kids were "directed" to recognise and identify their neighbours skin colors by parents or teachers or politicians.

Nobody took offence before then, when we read in cartoon war-comic books when words like "by the beard of Allah" or "by the beard of the prophet" were exclaimed or uttered ! I cannot say the same now, can I ?


c. then "race" and "religion" was introduced and made mandatory when filling-up in all government forms.


d. then the politicians took over....reminding the people the close proximity of places of worship of the various faiths which have been there long before and for decades and now suddenly the sound of bells and chantings from temples and churches became annoying and unbearable while the volume of speakers in the suraus and mosques grew louder ! Still nobody cared or paid any attention, as we were still living in harmony, respecting each other's rights and beliefs.


These same "new" politicians then appointed and created powerful "little napoleons" and warlords to take care and of their "interests". As these "new" politicians now depended solely on ONE race of their choice for their very existence to remain in power.


e. then came an era of supremacy, and the "ketuanan melayu", where there was a huge increase of a certain races' population just so to tip the scales in forming a majority with the influx of immigrants from neighbouring lands and many "a/l" nationals conveniently converted to "bins".

Before you brand me otherwise....No, I repeat, I'm not a racist and I have nothing against any one race as I grew up with all races during my happy child-hood back in Taiping in the 60's !( go read my earlier posts , if you will !) Many are still very close to me till today ! Here I'm discussing the political scenario of all that has gone wrong.


f. government offices and agencies saw the dwindling decrease of an equal distribution of the various races in employment unlike before and promotions and heads of departments were replaced with only ONE type of race. I have yet to see a District Officer or a Ketua Pengarah who is not a Malay today, why and why not ? Is this in line with the spirit of 1Malaysia? They were there before 1969, what happened ?


g. Sabah and Sarawak are never a part of the a truely Malaysian identity. Even till today we are termed "them" and "us" as it is in the BN and the PR fractions. Does the current 1Malaysia concept consider all as "us" ? Of course not !


h. then the police and armed forces "misplaced" their loyalty to "King and country" when they got suckered into serving the ruling government of the day and the royalty favored the "government of the day" to the "rakyat".

i. the courts lost their privilege as being "independent" and were subservient to their paymasters aka "the government of the day" as the favored ones......the rest is history....and now just look at all the mess that's happening all around us !

Give me back the 60's please and I'll show you ONE Malaysia ! It was all there and nobody shoved anything down our throats to embrace one another ! We just lived happily together !


Sigh !


Posted by shanghaistephen

Racism in my beloved country

I am at a loss for words. I know racism exists today but not to this extent and as I watched this 2 video clips, there is a part of me that cannot believe this is actually going on today, in my country and after 52 years of independence! Actions and words cannot hide the truth. As if seditious actions and words are not enough, the home minister must pamper these religious bigots with excuses. Please watch them here

and here



and please pray for justice. If the police does not apply the full force of the law on these people, there will be more racial disputes and we will never see eace and harmony among the races. Will the police please nib this in the bud?

COW HEAD - UMNO JUSTICE

HUFF
Datuk Seri Najib Razak has ordered the police to take swift action against a group that brought a cow's head to Shah Alam to protest a Hindu temple relocation in a bid to calm swirling racial tensions. (Aug 28)


HUFF
Umno Youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin condemned the protest, calling it insensitive and disrespectful to another religion. (Aug 28)


HUFF
Khalid warned that the police would not hesitate to take stern action against anyone out to create racial tension. (Aug 29)


and PUFF
He (Hishamuddin) stressed that in issues involving race and religion, the government would not bow to pressure and would not hesitate to act against those who refused to heed to such a warning. (Aug 31)


BUT, BUT,BUT,
The Home Minister today defended and justified last Friday's cow-head demonstration after meeting with Malay-Muslim representatives of Shah Alam's Section 23 at his office here today......he said, suggesting he was not in favour of legal action to be taken against any of the protestors. (Sept. 2)


Hishammuddin told reporters that the police allowed the demonstrators to proceed because the numbers of protestors were small.

(I am speechless)


Sheeeeeeesh !!! THIS IS UMNO JUSTICE

Crying Wolf

Most of us know the story of the boy who cried 'wolf '. No need to repeat here, but the lesson is that when one keeps on telling lies, one day, even if he tells the truth, no one will believe him.
So it is with our minister and police. Various groups, especially those from umno had played the race card and yet the authorities had not taken any action except for a slap on the wrist. "Stern action will be taken" and "we will not tolerate those out to create trouble" are the standard wolf cries. Even the PM's instruction to take immediate action following the cow head incidence had been ignored. No one, especially the umno followers are taking all these warnings seriously. If only Ahmad Ismail had been dealt with the way  they dealt with Theresa Kok, if only Utusan Melayu and B.Harian had been dealt with as they did with the Sin Chew reporter, there wont be any need to talk about restoring bridges and tearing down the walls as mentioned by the PM in his Merdeka Day message. All that is needed is to make an example of one umno race bigot.

Speaking up is not an option

As one who has lived through 52 Merdeka Day celebrations, it pains my heart to see that my beloved country is still struggling to achieve racial harmony. This 1 Malaysia and other unity slogans are just that, mere slogans. They are just words uttered to appease those who are gullible enough to swallow these empty words. 'Cakap tak serupa bikin' is more likely the practice of the present government in power. There are more than enough evidences to show the double standard in the way the government control agencies that enforce the laws. But what do they care? They have their own agendas and everyone knows too well what they are.


A Methodist Bishop recently said in a sermon that not matter how impressive or mega your church building is, if the spirit of God is not present, it will be just an empty building, void of any life. Similarly, you can have the twin tower, the longest this and that, but if there is no racial harmony, the spirit of unity and patriotism will be but a dream. What is there to be proud of?

The issues I mentioned above are old issues and have been dealt with by many. I maybe knocking my head against a wall, but if I continue to knock and add strength to the choruses of voices that also knock against injustice, corruption and racial bigots, the wall will one day come down. At least I have done my part for the future generations of my tanahair. Have you? What memory of you are you going to leave to your children and grandchildren?