The Way Forward

The aftermath of the 2008 March GE and the subsequent developments, speeches, revelations, opinions, thoughts, insights, reasonings, wisdom, inputs from all quarters, considerations, soul searching, racial and religious card games, mind games, etc., etc., point to one very important and urgent issue which should be given serious, critical and urgent attention for the wellbeing and survival of the nation.

The issue is that Malaysia needs a total overhaul of its constitution, and social-political-economic policies to correct whatever faults, weaknesses, improprieties, imbalances, partiality, oversight, untenable demands, fallacies, unreal objectives, etc., etc., in order that a NEW ORDER which is realistic, practical, sensible, achievable, equitable, morally acceptable to all, pragmatic, and enduring be created for the benefit of ALL MALAYSIANS regardless of colour or creed.

The revamp and reconstruction of all instruments of the nation is necessary for the emergence of a NEW MALAYSIA acceptable to all Malaysians and which would be enduring and progressive and which would launch Malaysia into the next level national development.

All Malaysians of every inclinations be it religiously, politically, or ideologically, would have to cast aside their differences and come together to deliberate and draw up a master plan which would chart the path for the nation to achieve the objectives of a NEW MALAYSIA.

It seems like this is the one and only sensible course of action which the nation should take to ensure her optimal survival. Any other paths taken, short of total sincerity, impartiality, integrity, accountability and sensibility, would be unworkable.

It needs wisdom, resolve, commitment, sincerity, and a true desire to see the birth of a Malaysia which is modern, progressive, competitive, peaceful, beautiful, and viable on all counts.

God bless Malaysia.

One distasteful spark is unleashed after another, revealing the dirt and indescribable lowliness of character and hypocrisy hidden under the outwardly pleasant looks.

So, can it similarly be said of Malaysia, that she is only projecting a front all this while which is in actual fact misleading and evil? All that it makes itself out to be is only as good as dirt and filth? I hope not. I just wish that my thoughts could not get that low and unthinkable.

When the nation prides itself, and being uncharacteristically so, as one which adopts Islam, a Great Religion, as its official religion, one would only expect that those who profess and preach It would display morals, values and virtues which are second to none.

I embrace my Muslim friends and brethren with open arms and heart. Likewise, my friends of other Faiths are similarly embraced. And, it is done without hidden agenda, prejudice, discrimination, motives, or hypocrisy.

We are in God’s Land, and it is with sincerity that we consider all as our brothers and sisters. Just that we happen to be handed a different book to read and follow; they are all the same in message and intent. Peace. Love. Care. Honesty. Integrity. Accountability. Humility. Industry. Etc., etc.

What we see of late in the press is something which is uncouth, to say the least. All done in the name and excuse of literature!

The powers that be have to come down hard in all fairness on those who abuse their positions to disseminate hatred, prejudice, malice, untruth, evil, discrimination, violence, terrorism, racialism, and all other excesses which are not acceptable to our society.

On top of that, society at large have to be mobilized to denounce such depravity which if left unchecked would bring about other evils which would hound and do untold damage to our country and community. The consequences would be one which is unfathomable and scary indeed.

Let’s nip the problem in the bud, lest the monster be allowed breed its ugly head.

God save Malaysia!

(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng – 171008
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Fri. 17th Oct. 2008.

As has pointed out in more than one comment on this blog, the government is in power because it got the most votes – it had popular support. And regardless of the strength of negative feeling expressed in some online forums, those feelings are expressed by a tiny minority of voters. Those of us who might wish for a ‘sky change’ could go on wishing until our veins burst: without popular support, wishing will continue to be fruitless.

Wikipedia (that well-known source of democratically established ‘fact’) claims:

“… there are two principles that any definition of democracy includes. The first principle is that all members of the society have equal access to power and the second that all members enjoy universally recognized freedoms and liberties.”

I don’t believe the first applies to Malaysia. I can dream of a Malaysia where Michelle Yeoh is PM (just like Ronald Reagan in the States, right?), but does she have equal access to the PM’s job? I am actually ignorant on this matter. My gut feeling is that she is not, even if she were willing and qualified by support. If someone more knowledgeable could put me out of my misery on the prospect of Prime Minister Yeoh, I’d be grateful. It would be marvellous, wouldn’t it? Think of the good it would do for Malaysia’s profile overseas!

The second clearly doesn’t apply to Malaysia. Unless…. ‘universal’ means the Malaysian universe, in which case freedoms and liberties are well publicised here, even if they are not the same for all citizens. Rather, it appears to me that citizens here have been directed into voting blocs through a steady erosion of freedoms, liberties, education quality and access to critical comment. The largest bloc gets to choose the government – the goverment more or less choosing the blocs’ political predilections for them. With the freedoms and liberties that are available inside the Malaysian universe, relative bloc sizes are unlikely to change without unprecedented changes in immigration controls or fecundity.

Of the erosions mentioned above, I believe the one that can most likely be repaired from outside government is ‘critical comment’. The risks are apparent, and potentially severe, however. I have the utmost respect for any journalist prepared to make a reasonable stand against the tide of abuse.

Talk is cheap on online forums, it costs money to print and distribute newspapers and pay journalists. I hope all reasonable Malaysians will support responsible Malaysian journalism and ‘put hand to pocket’ for a copy of the Sun. Who knows? Examples of 21st Century rational Malaysian journalism might be worth something one day, on eBay, especially if this is the first and last example. Every cloud has a silver lining!

Today at 13: 09.26 (8 minutes ago)
We are turning into racist and terrorist state and the ruling coalition doing nothing about it.

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What do you mean? They ARE doing all of this. Do you really expect them to stop this? This is EXACTLY what they WANT to do. The only way the TUANS can keep their money rolling in is to divide and conquer – to use the race card.