Myth of the Misuse of Laws meant for the protection of MALAYS and PRIBUMIS

I’m a Somali living in Malaysia who follow the local scene here very much. I would have to admit that Mahathir’s greatest disadvantage is his pure, unadulterated hatred for anyone who disagrees with him. Never have I seen a human being whose sole motivation, drive and engine is pure hatred. Just visit his blog which is read by friends and foes, locals and foreigners and I must tell you it epitomizes him in every way.

Since he started it after complaining of UMNO media strangulation, did you see an article that he has written concerning the poor, the needy, the widows, the orphans, the handicapped, the downtrodden, the wayfarers, compassion, empathy, sharing, sacrifice, charity, morality, accountability, God’s fear and Judgment, forgiveness, patience (etc)? No. Always it is about some people, blaming others, calling them names, dishing out unvarnished pure hatred. Blaming others for this and that and exonerating himself from all blame? Surely, at this age? You can’t build a society and a nation through hate, vengeance, intense anger and mean spiritedness. You would have to remind the people the higher purpose of life for them to get motivated and work harder for the less fortunate and for themselves. Finger pointing, blaming others, planting defeatist culture in the Malays, reducing them to mad people (we are sensitive, we will run amok, a society that makes even foreigners despise the Malays) will not help this society and nation.

My people (the Somalis) suffered from cruel leadership and when the hatred became too much, we turned to each other and till today, we are the only nation with no Central government. The Malays share with us almost every trait, very feudal, manipulated easily, territorial, misuse of Islam for expediency, rigid explanation of Islam and too much interest in outward Islam than inward Islam that strengthens the hearts, our only difference is that the Malays have the Chinese and the Indians around, that compel them to watch out for the “enemies” constantly.

For us, we didn’t have that and that’s why we turned to each other. If God has loved the Malays and Malaysia, it is because He brought other people here. If some Malays regret the presence of the Chinese and Indians, ask us the Somalis and you will know what it means to be an incestuous (homogenous) society and you will praise the Almighty day in day out. If it was possible, I would have shipped the Chinese and Indians to Somalia to create diversity in my nation but it is wishful thinking.

Citizen of Somalia in Malaysia

Whether the laws supposedly meant for the protection of MALAYS and tribals are put to misuse ?

It is a theme which reocurrs regularly in the discussions engaged in by the chattering classes of the country. While nobody can deny that frivolous cases are not filed under this act the manner in which the issue gets raised creates an impression that the only ‘use’ of this law is its ‘misuse.’ Neither the polity nor the articulate sections of our society seem ready to go for a reality check. In fact, as a marker of these classes ‘sensitivities’ towards this delicate issue,mahathir reported to have issued G.O.s (government orders) to use this law only in cases of political rapes and political murders .

for atrocity committed or humiliation heaped on Malaysians and provides for the setting up of special courts for trial of cases.

Now you are very, very, very, very rich. But you are very, very ,very old and getting more feeble by the
day ! Time is against you to help prop up your offspring onto the top post in UMNOBARU ! You will be so disappointed not to be able to see any of your offspring sitting in the chair you sat before to DICK-Tate for another spell !

So , TDM , YOU ARE FANNING RACIAL UNREST, again and again and again ! Can't you see that the Mass Melayu are not those who lived in May 1969 !!!!!! Since Merdeka till now only YOU and YOUR CRONIES are MILLIONAIRES and BILLIONAIRES !!!! ALL those CHINAmen and INDIANmen that you and PERKASA accused to be hoarding the nation's wealth are actually your FRONTMEN !!!

Yes, you may dangle your illgotten RMs to recruit your BTN troopers to do your biddings !! So now you are defending that guy who got suspended, you BIG TIME DRAMA MAIN STAR !!!!!!! Yes , these hot headed BTN troopers will never regret doing your biddings now ! It will be just be a matter of time when the will realise the truth AND TIME IS WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE !!!!!!!!!

He was given 23 long years and a free hand to do as he liked. He amassed billions for himself and his children. His cronies became instant billionaires. His UMNOputras made fortunes but they did not learn how to keep the money. He cultivated a culture of mega waste, mega corruption and mega bodek. He reversed his own education policies. He encouraged misrule. He put most Bumiputras in great debt. He silenced his critics and put fear in our judges. He promoted the apple polishers. He thought only his children were brilliant and geniuses. He picked his own successor ONLY to find fault with his own choice.

hey,the mother of all evil MAHATHIR ! what's wrong with the YOUR so called 'extremist' chinese supporting people like nik aziz ,anwar ibrahim,khalid ibrahim,zaid ibrahim,khalid samad,tunku abdul aziz ,dzulkifli ahmad,amim ali..etc etc?aren't these gentlemen posess more malayness ,more melayu than u the mamak kutty, devil of all devil?? the so called 'extremist' chinese jus don't support the corrupted to core thieves n bandits from melayu umno who hav been squandering billions n billions from the national coffer,that's the fact!!!so,please get ur fact right n fcuk off with ur racist shit rhetoric!You are worth more dead than alive in view of the poison & evil you spewed at our land of peaceful Malaysia.

Only the Almighty Lord loves you as peace loving & fair-minded Malaysians realise that you are a monster more evil & vile than Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin, Nicolae Ceausescu, Ferdinand Marcos, Suharto & Kim Il Sung combined.
You not only look like a psychopath in fact you are one together with Mongoloidism & Downs Syndrome.
Your brains had been irreversibly damaged & retarded.

Father of corruption and racism, he had been labelled and that's where his reputation will remain till he goes to his grave. His offspringsand family name is forever tarnished by their evil father, exPm that more rakayt want to run a mile away from.
By pointing finger at the Chinese. this opportunist is trying to cover up his mistakes during his 23 years of rule. The only successful thing that he had done was creating a business empire for his own family,cronies and umnoputras. Without playing with racial issues, his idealogy and conspiracy will crumble down. He is a cunning fellow who knows how to eliminate his opponents, friends and colleagues. Who is the Chinese extremist he was referring? There is a Chinese proverd that
'E neh Ni Cone" the F foochow exMCA Ling Leong Sik for getting more of the chinese to arse-lick this evil for 22 years. Foochow of sibu - say it loud and clear - No more.
Do the "HS chinese stand" or the "Sitiawan Foochow stand" today
Kick the butt of this Robert SUPP guy real hard, no matter who he is or his bloodline.

SUPP Robert is party to ISA that hurt the Sibu people. We remember May 16. Thrash ISA.
We have stopped listening to you. Time to change. Save malaysia.

I can name the extremists for you in UMNO, viz.
1) Perkasa Ibrahim Ali
2) Azhar from Penang UMNO ( leader of UMNO in Penang state assembly )
3) Keris Hishammudin
4) Nazri of PM's department
5) Mahathir Mohammed,
and many more to be listed.

Dr Mahathir (left) says entities like Perkasa were reactions to Chinese “extremists”. — file pic

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad articulated today a widely held sentiment in Umno — that going after the Chinese vote is risky and unproductive.

Instead, he appears to suggest in a posting on his blog today that Umno should first ensure that Malay interests are taken care of, especially in the face of what he called “attacks by the Chinese.”

“We hear a lot about demands by Chinese extremists questioning the provision of Malay special rights in the constitution, demanding an end to the NEP, [a] reduction of quotas for Malay students. They even say the Malays are also ‘kaum pendatang’ or immigrants. An article even claims that there is no such thing as a Malay race.

“Umno remained silent. In fact when an Umno member said that the Chinese and Indians are descendants of immigrants, he was suspended by Umno. It seems to many Malays that Umno is incapable of countering the attacks by Chinese extremists against Malays,” wrote Dr Mahathir.

His latest remarks are expected to put more pressure on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who has been pushing his 1 Malaysia agenda to unite the country.

But while Najib has had mixed results in reaching out to Indian voters, the results of ten by-elections since Election 2008 showed Chinese voters have now become a solid vote bank for Pakatan Rakyat (PR).

Dr Mahathir warned today that Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) risked losing Malay support if they continued to introduce “Chinese-friendly” policies and abolishing affirmative-action measures under the New Economic Policy (NEP).

“The BN must remember that in the 2008 election it lost a lot of seats. Where it won the margins are very small. If a few hundred Malays decide not to vote BN, even the seats that it had won would be lost in the 13th General Election.

“Umno and the Government are facing a dilemma. In trying to win over the Chinese with allocations and abolishing New Economic Policy provisions, the BN will lose Malay support as indeed it did in 2008. On the other hand no matter how the Government try to satisfy Chinese demands, the Chinese have clearly rejected the BN,” said Dr Mahathir.

Dr Mahathir also justified the existence of Perkasa as a reaction by Malays to what he suggests were the increasingly strident demands of Chinese voters.

“Perhaps it is because Perkasa appears to be racist that the Chinese are against BN. But Perkasa is not BN. Also the Chinese parties in BN are facing a crisis.

“What is happening now is that Malays are forming Non-Governmental Organisations because of Chinese attacks against the Malays and Umno seems unable to defend them.

He said that groups like Perkasa feel that they have to rebut “racist” statements by the Chinese.

“And when they do they are labelled as racists.”

Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad today suggested that perhaps his protege Najib Tun Razak is pandering towards the non-Malays, instead of protecting his own race.

In a blog posting, he said Umno's inability to defend the Malays from Chinese attacks has led them to form NGOs like Perkasa.

Mahathir's comments come amidst speculation that certain quarters in Umno are uncomfortable with Najib's all-inclusive policies, with some even suggesting that a mutiny could be brewing.

“We hear a lot about demands by Chinese extremists questioning the provision of Malay special rights in the constitution, demanding an end to the NEP, reduction of quotas for Malay students.

“They even say the Malays are also 'kaum pendatang' or immigrants. An article even claims that there is no such thing as a Malay race,” said the former premier.

Despite this, Mahathir said, Umno remained silent.

However, he said that the party chose to suspend an Umno member who labelled the Chinese and Indians as descendants of immigrants.

“It seems to many Malays that Umno is incapable of countering the attacks by Chinese extremists against the Malays,” he added.

Race politics is dangerous

In view of this, Mahathir said NGOs like Perkasa feel compelled to rebut the racist statements by the Chinese, but when they do so, they are labelled as racist instead.

The former Umno president reminded Barisan Nasional that it lost many seats in the 2008 general election.

“Where it won, the margins are very small. If a few hundred Malays decide not to vote BN, even the seats that it had won would be lost in the next general election,” he said.

According to Mahathir, Umno and the government are facing a dilemma.

“In trying to win over the Chinese with allocations and abolishing NEP provisions, the BN will lose Malay support as it did in 2008.

“On the other hand, no matter how the government tries to satisfy Chinese demands, the Chinese have clearly rejected BN,” he said, noting that Chinese parties BN are also in a crisis.

Mahathir also dismissed Pakatan Rakyat as not a viable alternative, saying it has shown no capacity to rule.

He also underscored the danger of playing race politics.

“This country may find itself being governed by a weak government. There will be more politicking and more racial conflicts.

“There will be instability and chaos. Then everyone, whatever race he may be, will suffer. The choice is ours,” he said.

'Umno is trying to reform'

Meanwhile, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) political scientist Sivamurugan Pandian said Umno is trying to reform according to the current political landscape.

“Maybe what it's trying to do is to bring back the core supporters who cast votes against it in 2008. To win back these traditional supporters shows a sense of leadership in Umno,” he told FMT.

“Although Mahathir says that Umno is not protecting Malays rights, in the current situation maybe Najib is trying to show a sense of leadership first before moving on to other issues,” he added.

Sivamurugan said NGOs should play a check and balance role, instead of becoming a political power.

“Let political parties remain political parties and NGOs remain NGOs. At the end of the day, the government is the one who will be able to implement all the policies,” he added.

As for the Chinese, the academic said the community is shifting towards opposition parties because the Chinese-based parties in BN are not displaying leadership.

“When they fail to see the leadership that they want, they will always show rejection of the parties for not protecting their rights.

“What the Chinese want does not pertain to development but to a leader who can protect their rights and is responsible to the people,” he added.