I have been monitoring the comments and postings in Facebook and Twitter and I can see that the racial and religious divide has gone beyond the point of no return. Malaysia is now poised to explode into ‘May 13’ version 2.
Malaysians no longer care what they say and whether what they say offends others or hurts the feelings of others. Chinese and Indians, and some Malays as well, no longer want to show respect to their own country by calling it Malaysia. They would rather mockingly call it ‘Bolehland’.
I wonder how the French would feel if you call France ‘Frogland’ or how the Singaporeans would feel if you call their island-state ‘Kiasuland’? You would probably get punched in the face, as I feel like doing to those who show disrespect to their own country by calling Malaysia ‘Bolehland’.
Europeans (or even the other South East Asian nationals) may be angry with their government or with their politicians. But they are loyal citizens of their own country and are proud of their country and their flag. Malaysians, in particular the Chinese and Indians, do not appear to have this kind of decency.
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This is the most hypocritical article I've come across in recent times. Did the "Chinese, Indians, and some Malays" hold a brainstorm session to coin the word "Bolehland" specifically to mock Malaysia? And coincidently, there also happens to be many "loyal" Malaysians who are currently residing in those examplary western countries. It's true that there are Chinese and Indians who run down their own country. The question is, aside from bad manners, why do they do it? Why do they behave like that? Why are they so full of hate?
Decency is taking responsibility. Decency is not using others for your agendas. Decency is not making Statutory Declarations based on heresay. Decency is to uphold the truth. Yes, the ego is indeed a very difficult animal to tame.
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Malays will say ‘marah nyamuk, bakar kelambu’, or cut the nose to spite the face. You may hate Umno, or Barisan Nasional, but you lash out at Malaysia, the Malays, the Muslims, and Islam to vent your anger and frustration. Is it right for those who do not support DAP to lash out at the entire Chinese race? Then why is it right for those who are angry with Umno to lash out and mock their own country, the Malays, the Muslims, and Islam?
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Who taught and told the youths and also the not so young to hate? Your lot plus the politicians radicalised the Chinese, told them to hate UMNO (which is a Malay party), goaded them to overthrow the government (which is Malay-led), deceived them to vote for an Islamic party, and now you suddenly wonder why they behave like this? That they have themselves to blame? Well, what have your lot done to mend fences? Do you even have the ability to mend the things you broke?
It could almost be comical if only it was not so hypocritical.
The way some of you talk is as if Malaysia is another country and not your country. You mock Malaysia and lash out at Malaysia just like China looks at Japan or North Korea looks at South Korea.Are you saying that Malaysia is Malay-Islam and since you are not Malay-Islam then Malaysia is your enemy? Many of you despise the Malays, the Muslims and Islam. That, by now, is very clear from your comments and postings in the social media.Most Malays are very aware that the non-Malays hate them and their religion. This message is very clear and there is no confusion about what that message means. However, as much as the non-Malays may hate the Malays, Muslims and Islam, we would at least expect the non-Malays to love their country and not show so much hatred for their own country.
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Coincidentally, these are exactly the same thoughts the Chinese have when they come across those numerous Malay blogs and comments filled with hate speech towards the Chinese.
Reality check. Most non-Malays and Malays are very aware that they are not particularly fond of each other. When has the races ever been particularly fond of each other? Was it during the time of the baby boomers generation which RPK happens to belong to? Was it then that the races were so loving towards each other that May 13 happened?
But still, we managed to live peacefully, minding our own business, until some "stirrers", like your kind, decided to have some fun. And as proven through history, things always goes too far. And when it does, then the same "stirrers" would conveniently turn around and tell those whom they've radicalised to take responsibility.
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I think it is time that the non-Malays and non-Muslims ponder as to who the real enemy is. Christians scream about how Jesus taught us to hate the sin but love the sinner. Christianity is about love, so say the Christians. But we can see through this Christian bullshit when they not only despise the sinner but they also despise those who never did anything to them.
Did 18 million Malays sin against you? Even if three million Malays did sin against you (taking the Umno membership into consideration) why do you despise the other 15 million Malays who did you no wrong? And you tell me this is what Christ taught you, to love?
Where is the love? You only show hatred. And you show hatred for the country you were born in just because you hate a certain political party.
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Well, who exactly is the "real enemy" of the non-Malays and non-Muslims that RPK speaks of? Why on earth would you want the nons to have enemies? You want them to share common enemies as yours? And that would make it ok in your books?
Only when you decide to have a fight or conflict, you will naturally, require an enemy and sometimes in the absence of a real one, you will create one. Unlike the easy task of starting fires, RPK and his ilk have no power to put out fires. All we have to do, especially the non-Malays and non-Muslims, is to identify those who are lighting and fanning those fires, and we will find crawling in both the political divide.
The truth is the non-Malays & non-Muslims were driven to hysterical proportions, to change the current government led by Malays, to a new one led by another group of Malays! And when it failed they were the ones getting the heat. Is it any surprise that some of them might just feel a little bit fed-up after getting it non-stop, even after more than a year after the last election? The Chinese are practically being told to pack their bags and you want to lecture them about loyalty? Come on.
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Serious damage has been done to race relations in Malaysia. And the problem with this is the damage is so severe and so far gone that reconciliation is almost impossible. So where do we go from here? Are we going to settle our differences on the streets? The way we are going it looks like there is no other way to settle our differences.
We can no longer detect who is the victim and who is the aggressor. Both sides are equally aggressive and are spoiling for a fight. At the end of the day the winner will be the one with the most number of guns. And in such a situation there will be victims from both sides.
Be careful with what you wish for because you might not like what you receive. And don’t pretend you are the victim when you are equally guilty of provoking race and religious tension.
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Let's dispense with the pretensions.
It is a certainty that the Chinese and non-Muslims will be the victims. The Chinese seem to get dragged into issues they have no business in. The kalimah Allah issue, and lately, the hudud issue.
Speaking of going to the streets, who are the ones most fond of taking to the streets? How did the Chinese and Indians end up as participants in those huge street demonstrations in great numbers? Again, who are those responsible for the damage done? The common people? or the leaders and organisers?
That's the problem. Those who start the fires are nowhere to be found when things go wrong. It's usually the people who will be blamed and suffer the consequences. Always.
In short, minus the hypocritical accusations, RPK is saying that he only told you to hate UMNO and didn't specifically tell you to hate Malays & Muslims. So it's not his fault. On top of that, we will never know exactly who started it, but ultimately, if the Chinese and Christians don't shut up and back down, they are asking for it. And then, he will pen one of his "I told you so" article, just to gloat.
Actually, the Chinese really do need to calm down and return to the middle path. The Christians, especially the evangelical leaders, also need to mindful of the well-being of their flock and the country. Sometimes, winning is actually losing.
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