Melting All Races In A Pot

A response to Dr. Azly Rahman's posting ' From perkasa to pekasam -- with bonus Bob Dylan song and Mongolian music ' ,

http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2010/04/from-perkasa-to-pekasam.html



Why 1Malaysia/Bangsa Malaysia? Because all races in this country can identify with it. Therefore a common identity.


What does this phrase ' melting pot ' mean? A pot where all ingredients can be put in, like beef, potato, carrot, chilly tomato, pepper, salt etc..

The purpose is to mix and cook all these. And what would come out from this mixing is a pleasant and tasty dish.

From this analogy, the creation of this nation should be done along the same line. The mixing process is the uniting of all races to create a national identity 1Malaysia/Bangsa Malaysia.

This country is a melting pot of all races, Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan/Dusun/Murut, Bajau, Brunei, Iban, Melanau, Bidayuh etc. and why should not these races be combined to produce a common nationality.

Is it wrong to do so? Why must the unity of races be politicised? Shouldn't it be considered a civil development. And to be out of bounds for both the Ruling and Opposition Political Parties.Let it be a people and citizen oriented movement Therefore no race should be afraid of being overwhelmed by another. Afterall, it is only an exercise in human relations.

That is so. But it is the basis of how unity is created in a nation.

A high mountain can slide down and crash if its base is faulty.

In the same manner when organisations like Perkasa create a sense of fear in Malays that the other races would bully and financially take advantage over them. It is like saying that Malays are weak people and can be easily influenced

This line of argument is wrong and insulting to Malays especially their dignity, ' maruah '. After forty seven years of independence, a big Malay intelligentsia has been created whose intellectual capacity are as good as the Chinese or Indians.

Or even better. And can easily compete in a level playing field. So what is Perkasa talking about, protecting the rights of Malays and so forth !

The educated Malays know their rights. If Perkasa have to teach them these. Then Perkasa is telling them that their qualifications as educated people are questionable.

It is tantamount to Perkasa questioning their dignity, ' maruah ' as Malays who are knowledgeable. Usually,intelligent persons do not need an organisation to potect what are rightfully theirs. They know what they are?

Perkasa is therefore irrelevant to modern Malays who are more outgoing and global. While Perkasa wants to teach the ' katak dalam tempurung dan sentiasa terancham ' philosophy.

No Races Want To Stay In The House, Malaysia Built

A response to Dr. Azly Rahman's posting  ' From perkasa to pekasam -- with bonus Bob Dylan song and Mongolian music ' ,
http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2010/04/from-perkasa-to-pekasam.html


Where have all the Malaysians gone?


If everybody wants to be Malay first, Chinese first, Indian first, Kadazan/Dusun/Murut first, Bajau first, Brunei first, Iban first, Melanau first and Bidayuh first.



Who will stay in the House that Malaysia built?

As every race wants to create their own homes,

nobody is interested in this edifice.



Even though this house is equipped with modern amenities for comfortable living.



And there are many and enough rooms for every race to live comfortably in this beautiful Palace called Malaysia.



But the strange thing is, no one wants to stay in that building because they are afraid of being labelled Malaysians.



They are scared that living in the same house, they will get on each other's nerve, quarrel and fight.



So eventually the structures of the House of Malaysia weakens. It becomes dilapidated and stand solitary.



The people of different races just pass her by and go their separate ways.



Just because, no races want to stay in that beautiful home called Malaysia. They don't care, even if it falls into pieces!

Perkasa - Do Not Create Disunity Among Malaysians

Comment made in response to Dr. Azly Rahman's posting entitled  ' From Perkasa to Pekasam? '
appearing on 31 March 2010 in his blog AZLY RAHMAN -  Between Cybernetics and Existentialism,  
http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2010/03/from-perkasa-to-pekasam.html



Dr. Azly is doing the right thing. Though, he is far away, he is still concerned with what is happening to Malays and Malaysians.


He loves Malaysia and want her to be strong economically and a respected country among the nations of the world.

Perkasa, it seems doesn't care one bit about having a united Malaysia made of various races living peacefully. Working together to improve the economic position of the people and the country.

What has Perkasa done to teach the Malays to stand on their own feet? To motivate them on how to fish rather than depend on handouts.

The wealth of the country, oil, oil palm etc. will one day be finished because of depletion or because of new technologies and discoveries. Malays will suffer because there will be no monies to be given out.

Perkasa should have a programme to encourage Malays to be financially resilient through teaching them in seminars, forums, dialogue, articles and books.

Otherwise, Perkasa is like a father who does not want his children to grow up. He wants them to depend on him for all their necessities.

Perkasa is underestimating the Malays and insulting their intelligence by assuming that Malays are not smart people and need to be defended and protected.

If this is so, it is Perkasa who is the villain who do not want the Malays to be independent. Perkasa wants them to be enslaved by the taboo of affirmative action - forever crippled and dependent on the government for all their needs.

The fault would be Ibrahim Ali's and Perkasa if the Malays are caught in a time frame that never
move. Forever living in the past - Bangsa Dan Adat Lebih Penting Dari Negara Malaysia.

And the saddest thing is that Tun Datuk Mahathir is involved with Perkasa. Being an exPrime Minister and Elder Statesman, he should not. Because, when he was Prime Minister of Malaysia, he was the Prime Minister of all Malaysians irrespective of race. How is it, he is no more the former Prime Minister of all Malaysians but now of only one race.

Malaysians expected Tun to play an important role in bringing 1Malaysia/Bangsa Malaysia/Vision 2020 into reality. He should have therefore deter the formation of such an organisation as Perkasa in the first place.

And instead be in the vanguard in the setting up of Gerakan Untuk Menjayakan 1Malaysia/Bangsa Malaysia/Visi 2020 Yang Tidak Mengira, Kaum,Keturunan Atau Agama ( Movement To Achieve 1Malaysia/One Malaysian Race/Vision 2020 Irrespective Of Race Or Religion ).

Tun Datuk Mahathir, a man with a stature and credentials bigger than life should be the chief promoter of the above movement. And people from all walks of life will only be too happy to join such a group whose objective is to unite all Malaysians.


And in this regard, Datuk Najib being the Prime Minister of Malaysia and UMNO's head must stop Perkasa at all costs by taking strong measures to neutralise it. Otherwise the objectives of 1Malaysia/Bangsa Malaysia/Vision 2020 will not be achieved. It will only remain a slogan.

There maybe factions in UMNO against the concept of 1Malaysia/Bangsa Malaysia/Vision 2020, Datuk Najib must dealt with them too, sternly and come up on top. A purge might also be necessary. If, this is not done, it will weaken his Prime Ministership. His policies will always be under attack and he will always be under pressure. And which is bad for a person sitting in that position - making him a lame duck.