BN no longer needed by younger generation
posted @ 2:24:00 PM
This letter posted in Malaysiakini reflects what the new generation of Malaysians want to say, but are afraid to express it. The writer quotes UMNO founder Onn Jaafar (late father of former Prime Minister Hussein Onn and late grandfather of our "lovable" UMNO Youth Chief):
‘It is absolutely important for the Malays to obtain closer relations with other people in this country. It is time for us to take the new wider than the kampung view. Let it not be said that Malays are narrow-minded and suspicious. ‘We in Malaya today are witnessing an epoch of transition and changes. If we (the Malays) do not take heed of the changes around us, we shall be the losers.- Malay Mail, May 30, 1949.’Is there any Malaysian political party today that echoes this wonderful vision of a trulyUnited Malaysia? Is there anyone brave enough to crack the racial ties and create one Malaysian Identity?
After all, we don't want to have bitter residents in our nation, such as this.
4 Comments:
By 'younger generation', maybe you mean the current batch of 20-somethings and below?
I certainly hope so. And I also hope the younger ones will grow up soon enough to take our 'great' country well and truly into the 21st century, fully integrated. Or there'll be hell to pay.
On our current 'situation', I have to wonder if actually the current set of voters are more responsible for perpetuating the absurd times we live in. They didn't HAVE to vote for BN (which I did, much to my dismay).
Former prime minister Onn Jaafar? Are you sure he was our prime minister at any point??
Anon@3:20:09,
Oops, what a blunder! Thanks for the pointer. Corrected accordingly.
kenobi,
Yes, the "new generation" of Malaysians.
P/S how to make "strikeout" font?
< s > your text here! < /s >
(but remove the spaces between the brackets la)
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