National Service Programme

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All in the name of racial integration. All these ideas, efforts and programmes are implemented with the excuse of promoting racial integration... using our kids.

My question is, is it the kids' fault for racial polarisation in the first place. No? Then why are we blaming them & using them?

Isn't it the adults who are the cause for racial & religious problems? If so, should it be the adults who should attend these camps, starting with the politicians first?

What is wrong with people these days. Some defend this NS programme with silly reasons. Some oppose it for a myriad of reasons as well.

To me, logic prevails. I do not agree with this NS programme. Most parents do not agree.

But yet, despite strong and vocal opposition, it was forced upon us, all in the name of racial integration. Since 2003, it's been 10 years now. Did it achieve the desired results? I highly doubt so. What it managed to achieve is to make parents hate the government more, especially those whose kids suffered injury, and death.

It's always easy to prescribe solutions for symptoms. The real cure is too difficult, if not impossible, to carry out. They target schools, vernacular schools, force non-Malay kids to mix with Malays. They set up camps to force non-Malay kids to mix with Malay kids. When you force people to do things against their will, do you expect them to respect and like you? Will it create more animosity or less, towards the government?

More importantly, why muck around with people's life & kids?

If you must insist on carrying on with this silly programme, make it voluntary instead of compulsory.

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