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.