Malaysians didn't have institutionalized racism let alone adopted as a government policy before the 80s! Racism was brought to the fore as a policy and institutionalized in the 80s. We know who is responsible for this. History never lies nor does it hides the truth. All we need to do is open up the history books, old newspaper records and archives and we will be enlightened by the truth.
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What we have here is a pervasive institutionalizing and indoctrination of racism as a Weapon of Mass Division. A Weapon of Mass delusion. A weapon of plausible denial of responsibility. In other words it's a tool for preservation of political power and control of the nation's wealth. It has become a tool to ensure the masses are always deceived into false sense of threat and invasion and loss of nationhood. It's a tool of criminals and tyrants and treacherous politicians.
Don't read too much into Malaysians as racist beings (with racism integrated in its very core). Far from it! Malaysians, by nature, are an agreeable and understanding society.
The problem is the constant and relentless racist indoctrination by those in power are too much for an agreeable and docile society.
- We were unconsciously forced to become racist.
- We were deluded to think that everything must be divided into race.
- We were taught to think in racist ideas.
- We were conditioned to behaved in a racist existence.
- We thus became convinced that it is in our nature to look and see the world in racist eyes.
- We are NOT born as racists.
- Our children are color blind and that's the proof of our good-natured hearts.
However all is not lost! If we know the problem then we can solve the problem! BUT how many of us really understand the problem or really took the time to know the problem? We know what and who are the root causes of this problem. BUT what do we do? And that's a question for all Malaysian who lament about racism need to ask themselves.
You may lament and hate racism BUT how many times did we elect those racist into government? Once? Twice? Thrice? Or God help us, more than 6 times? Imagine that!
A racist government was elected into power for more than 3 decades by us! We placed them there! We let them loose! we stood by and let them loose on this country in exchange for a fistful of ringgit! Now we see the full impact/effect of that trade.Well, I'm feeling ashamed of myself by now. What about you?
written by Nick aka Hamba and reposted with his permission
Please leave a comment if you would like to share your thoughts. Thanks and have a nice day!
JournoDownUnder Dear MWS,
Your friend Nick has valid points. We've gone through that (institutionalised racism) during the John Howard era. It's not easy for present government to undo what was practised for 12 years. And you all want to undo what has been embedded for the past three decades, if not 52 years. But remember, nothing is impossible. When there's a will, there's a way.
Now we have to deal with leader of the opposition, Tony Abbott, who shoots from the hips when dealing with immigration issues. Wish I could put him on the next boat that sails to....where??? England?
Sorry, I digress. In my one-person opinion, your opposition leaders are not up there yet in making these changes. Through my observation, they are practising the very thing that present government is doing - race-based, power grabbing, washing dirty linen in public, corruption. So, why not disband the different parties and combine into one PR?
1/2cents worth of a pensioner