I refer to Dr Loo Voon San's letter over his anger and frustration about the way non-Malays are being treated in this country. I cannot but share his sentiments.

Why does a young Malay police officer have such a racist mind? Is that an exception, or do we shudder at the thought that if we were to ask around, those who have grown up well after Merdeka are in fact racist in their thinking.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was reported to have said that his proudest achievement was his ability to nurture unity in this multiracial society of ours. He is really blessed to believe this and to be proud of it, for the reality is that throughout his reign, the polarisation between races have reached the level where any sound-minded Malaysian would be worried.

There are thousands of Malaysian youth studying overseas. Do they mix around as Malaysians? Does a Chinese or Indian youth get on with his Malay classmate, say in a university in the United States where Dr Loo's children are?

We do not really have to go that far. We can look at Lembah Pantai or Minden in Penang and observe whether our youngsters of different races ever mix freely.

Every time I read a statement by our politicians crowing about how great we are in terms of racial unity, I really feel sick. Every time I hear leaders asking us to show patriotism by flying the Jalur Gemilang, I feel sicker.

I have arrived at the conclusion that no matter how long my people have been here - five, ten generations - and no matter how loyal I am to this country, I will never be considered a full citizen. So I have no mood to fly the flag and have forbidden my children to even buy one.