If there is strife then what is so successful about a country?
So the US is not successful because it has a multitude of social tensions or strife? How about our neighbor Singapore, it is not also successful because it has obviously simmering social tensions that occasionally comes out into the open. France also has its fair share of social strife. How about China, it has explosive social problems, this one you can call as "strife ridden," so it is not successful to you?
Please clarify.
I have not understood what you mean by - you lunched into a tirade against Malaysia .
Well you started bad mouthing Malaysia with terms like "strife ridden" and "overwhelmed by Chinese." I think you are pissed that I said some praises to the British and actually associated our success partly to its colonial legacy. But regarding your claim that we are owned by Chinese, if what you are referring to is "ethnic Chinese" Malaysians then should not fret too much about it for they are Malaysians and consider themselves as Malaysians. But if what you are referring to is Mainland China dominating our economy then you have no basis. We have a positive balance of trade with them, in fact we have an overall positive balance of trade with the World (I think the US is negative).
You are right, I don't.
I am a realist and pragmatist. I am not a jingoist!
If you notice I'm not really a nationalist. I am acutely aware of the problems at home and openly admits it. We are dealing with it. But I have to call out anybody if I feel that he is mischaracterising or blowing out of proportion our problems. And I believe this is what you tried to do by referring to us as "strife ridden."
Statistics is bogus. It can be manipulated and it can be tweaked to suit the agenda.
So whose agenda do you think this Global Peace Index is working for? Remember that it is set up by an Australian in conjunction with a UK based think tank, US based NGOs, former US President and other foreign dignitaries. Yet Australia is only #15 on the list, UK is only #47 while the US is an embarrassing #101!
Malaysia is country with internal peace, security and social harmony?
Since when?
For a long time now actually. You should ask your cousins why they prefer to slug it out in Malaysia when we are strife ridden...
Anwar himself has stated that Racial tensions in Malaysia is hitting dangerous peak.
No need to quote Anwar. I am telling you we have social tensions in Malaysia. But hey which country do not have?
Remember the national tragedy of May 13, 1969 and the race riots? The Sino-Malay sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur that claimed 600 odd lives but the statistics was played down? It not only killed people but cause an administrative meltdown wherein it led to a declaration of a state of national emergency or Darurat and a caretaker Govt had ot be put in place.
That is what you call internal peace and social harmony?
You must really be old? 1963 is a long time ago and we have improved and changed a lot since then.
And should we conveniently forget the demolition of a Hindu temple on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur?
Are you referring to Sri Muneswarar Kaliyaman demolition? It was upon the order of the Court to give way for real state development of Hap Seng Land (established by Tan Sri Lau Gek Poh, Malaysian Chinese). In case they told you only part of the story, a Hindu priest inspected the area before it was demolished has declared it to be only a shrine. That place also sit on a rad and walkway reserve. Hap Send Land I understand gave a lot in Sepang where they can build a temple.
And the Chinese and Indian origin Malay are enamoured with the wonderfully just Bhumiputra claptrap, right? A great success for social, racial, ethnic harmony leading to immense security and internal peace, right?
As I said earlier, you are feed an incomplete picture. The reality in Malaysia is far more complex than that.
Also as I asked, why do you think your cousins are not rearing to migrate to India if Malaysia is proving to be too hard on them?
You can tell others who have no experience of Malaysia your bedtime stories. However, as I have said, beyond the superficial harmony, there is a simmering racial and ethnic cauldron.
I suggest you read more about Malaysia, it's Truly Asia. :thumb: