by Farouk A. Peru
http://www.peru.name/
Today, a rather interesting statement was in the Star. Encik Khairi Jamaluddin, the UMNO Youth deputy chief called the former deputy PM, Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim as a ‘traitor to the Malay cause’. His reason for doing so was that Anwar voices opposition to the NEP.
This news report should be analysed for the implicit equations emerging from Khairi’s vocabulary and phraseology. Khairi branded Anwar a ‘traitor to the Malay cause’. The ‘Malay cause’ therefore must have a set ideology in order for Anwar to betray it. If the ‘Malay cause’ has no set ideology, whatever Anwar would do wouldn’t matter to it because it has no inherent values.
The ‘Malay cause’ in this case is betrayed because Anwar now opposes the NEP. The NEP is a policy that favours anyone by virtue of them being born or co-opted into a racial construct called ‘the Malays’ or by virtue of being indigenous to Malaysia. It fails to take into account that the definition of a ‘Malay’ is porous or that being indigenous is a virtue of time. At one point, even Parameswara’s descendants weren’t indigenous to Malaysia. So the even the beneficiaries of the ‘Malay cause’ may be also subject to change given time and racial interactions.
Anwar has betrayed the ‘Malay cause’, says Khairi. This means that the ‘Malay cause’ holds the NEP as a pivotal element because to reject it, one would be termed a ‘traitor’ to the ‘Malay cause’, a strong term indeed. No time limit was given to this equation so we can conclude the NEP is forever be inextricable to ‘the Malay cause’.
Questions we must now pose:
1. What is the Malay cause exactly? What is its ideology? Does its ideology impinge upon the causes of other races?
2. Is there a Malay cause that doesn’t involve the NEP?
3. Can the Malay survive without the NEP?
4. If not, why is this the case?
5. Has the NEP worked? If so, please define how it worked. If not, please define what the time limit is on this social experiment.
Clarity is a vital element to have in any discourse. Politicians who voice opinions in the media should be analysed so we understand the exact intent of a given statement and thus able to interrogate these statements fully. Only then can the rakyat be able to have a transparent and fully democratic government.
Comment:
anon wrote:
I too would like to know what exactly .... The Malays Cause is.
All 5 questions posed by Farouk is what I believe everyone wants to know. I had enough of reading and hearing about this The Malay Cause.
Would any cyber trooper be kind enough to explain to us what it means? Heck, you are paid so do some work other than just spamming and inciting racial hatred.
- Does the Malay cause mean .... never question the 'rights' of the Malays?
- Does it mean do not question 'ketuanan' Melayu?
- Does it mean the Malays must still be spoon-fed with the infamous NEP?
- Does it mean that the NEP is purely meant for the elitist Malays?
- Does it mean that that only Malays must be at the helm of every Government office? CEOs and Director Generals?
- Does it mean that only Malays must be Vice Chancellors of Universities?
- Does it mean that only Malays must be Deans in all Faculties in the Universities?
- Does it mean that only Malays must be Heads of Departments in all Faculties in Universities and Colleges?
- Does it mean only Malays have easy access ( or eligible ) to Government scholarships to study abroad and locally?- Does it mean that the Malays are a deprived lot?
- Does The Malay Cause apply to ALL Malays or a handpicked wealthy ones?
- Does it mean that the Malays have the right to threaten a bloodbath?
- Does it mean that the Malays have a right to pass highly intellectual statements on demeaning women?
- Does it mean that only Malays can wake up and sleep during working hours?
- Does it mean that only Malays can be totally corrupt?
- Does it mean that only Malays can issue permits to who they like?
- Does it mean that only Malays can advice the PM on how to run the country?
- Does it mean that Malays have the right to demolish places of worship without question?
- Does it mean that the UMNOputra Malays have the right to lie to the kampong Malays?
- Does it mean only Malays have license to kill?
- Does it mean that fighting for The Malay Cause will UNITE ALL RACES?
What is the RATIONALE behind this Malay Cause?
Heck, I could take up a lot more space as I have a lot more questions.
http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/letters.php?itemid=7003
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