chengho :…whatever you do we can alway find AliBaba mentality either in politic or economic

If I’m not mistaken, you can also find AliBaba in ‘Ali Baba Bujang Lapok’ on TV2 tonight…

In fact, I see the shameless and continuous scream for protection and for special rights and privileges (a) as childish cry; and (b) as a super mega insult upon those malays who are genuinely and wholeheartedly working their backside out to make ends meet and hopefully to succeed one day.

Of course, umno did not realise that the number of malays out there who yearn for success with their own ability have grown very substantially. They too are of the reality tv show generation and like the rest of us, they want challenges in life, true success and real satisfaction – not privileges, special rights and other soft cushions.

Of course it has worked as a racially skewed policy crafted to benefit Malays irrespective if they have the academic credentials. How else could a Malay like limkaput, of mediocre ability and poor grades at SPM enroll himself as a student at a community college at taxpayer expense in the U.S. and then returned to take his position in an UMNO machinery, pushing pen and paper until he retires at the ripe old age of 55, helping UMNO to loot the national coffers with impunity?? A feat he claimed was not easy to achieve and for which he announced on this blog that he was awarded the long service medal.

Here is somebody who bites the hand that feeds him.

When are we going to learn to work together as Malaysians, regardless of race or religion, but based only on priority of the most needy?

We should also definitely leave religion out of politics.

The issue then is one of class. What the Malays must want is a dynamic economy whether the winners and losers are not pre-determined. It need dynamism both in the corporate sector as well as government because the latter determined a significant part of the corporate sector. So no matter who rules, what works for them is just simply change based on merit and equal opportunities. It wants a government that spent more on the best education in the rural areas than in suburban areas. It wants a government, that is less Federally oriented, so that it encourages industries and services to be more distributed to other states than concentrated in KL and Penang. All these are PR and their best hope for the future.

UMNO/BN which is feudal oriented can not meet their demand because of the unbalanced demands of the elite class which wants and can get disporportionately more. UMNO/BN spends disporportionately way more time and resources on seizing power in Perak, attacking Anwar, Selangor and Penang govt then actually making schools better, making sure industries more efficient, less crime, infrastructure better maintained and built, and the UMNO/BN machinery need less money and better quality candidates through meritocracy. So long as UMNO/BN priorities is changed, so long they will never deliver on their promises

The NEP and the stranglehold of Malays having the monopoly of political power is a big drawback. There are simply too many incompetent people in the helm whose appointments were solely based on race and nothing else. Incompetent people can’t create wealth and better living standard for others. In fact, incompetent people holding important positions are actually destroying wealth. Just look at key ministries, government departments, important statutory bodies, and GLCS – these are essentially staffed by people from one single race who capability are very much in doubt. It is that simple; if indeed they are that capable and qualified why do they need continuous NEP protection. If indeed they are that good, why do they need stipulation that only Malays can hold those positions? Are we saying that important positions are actually titular heads – it does not matter persons holding those positions are capable or qualified so long as they are of a particular race and religion. In fact, if we observe closely, there are simply too many titular heads at various levels of the administration who practically do nothing other than destroy value. How can our economy ever move forward when those destroying value are more than those creating value. GLCs are supposed to operate more on commercial basis. Can someone name me one head of GLC that is appointed not based on political, racial or parochial consideration? Also, can the PM name me one important minister whose appointment is not based on political, racial and religious consideration?

All these talks about 1Malaysia, about UMNO serving all races, about inclusivity, about sharing wealth, prosperity and responsibility are baloney when the basis tenet of letting more capable people to man the resources is not adhered to. Why talk so eloquently the grandiose stuff when the reality is staring right at us. How hypocrite can we get?