Errr........ what me silly ?Its official now. The silly season is back! Should you not know the UMNO general meeting is but a mere few hours away. Already I can feel the tension building up in the air. This is the time when politicians young and old will come out crawling from the wood works screaming about "their" rights and those "other people's rights"! Just read what our beloved former PM had to say recently. Read about it here http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/dr_m_says_malays_are_under_threat.html
There is already talk of wanting to bring out the "keris" again by certain people. The usual screams of "we are under siege" and "we are masters" are going to be bandied about in the next few days.
Why is it that after so many years of independence, we are unable to move forward and stop thinking along such narrow race lines ? Cant we all agree that we are a nation of many races and yet so uniquely Malaysians ? How is it that we are still able to flog this "sickly race horse" despite showcasing to the world that we are "Malaysia, truly Asia"? A melting pot of diverse cultures and races...where all live in perfect peace and harmony ? Oh ya, that one only for advertisement ma!
Look the point I am making is this. The world is in a dire economic recession; are we Malaysians going to concentrate on working together in ensuring that we see through this tumultuous times or are we going beat our chests and blow our trumpets as to how we are different and therefore have different rights/agendas accordingly ?
May wisdom reign supreme in these uncertain times!
M V Nathan
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