Mtem, what about disparity among Malays?

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YOURSAY ‘Which part of fairness does Mohd Nizam not understand?’

 

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Tan Kim Keong: If the Malay Economic Action Council (Mtem) believes that economic disparity is to be addressed first to foster national unity, then all race-based affirmative policies must be replaced with race-blind affirmative policies.

 

This is simply because poverty or economic disability is colour blind. With that, corruption will also be dealt with. Also the horse will be before the cart.

 

YUNoAnon: Mtem CEO Mohd Nizam Mahshar, one can't help but think that your argument is going in circles and that you're just confusing others as you yourself are confused.

 

The New Economic Policy (NEP) contributes to disunity as a result of economic disparity brought on by the policy. NEP and corruption are two separate issues, they are mutually exclusive. Just because we address NEP, it doesn't mean corruption will go away and vice versa.

 

Baiyuensheng: Yes, affirmative action to help all poor or left-behind Malaysians but not race-based apartheid exclusive policies. Which part of fairness does Mohd Nizam not understand?

 

Chris Wong: Nonsense numbers and nonsense statistics spouted by a nonsensical person. Those getting the largest pie in the economy are the Umno Malays and all their cronies, who are from all races.

 

This is a problem of affirmative action that only benefits cronies. You are just trying to divert attention away from the facts that the BN coalition has failed Malaysians, not just Melayu, Cina, India dan lain-lain.

 

MacMac: Forty-four years of NEP still not being able to balance the inequality among bumis is because only the cronies benefitted while the mainstream bumis were neglected by Umno.

 

Who is to be blamed? Don't blame other race as they had to work harder than the bumis. The others do not have the crutch mentality and always expect handouts.

 

Haveagreatday: “...One ethnic base controls 80 percent of the Malaysian economy while others have to battle for the remaining 20 percent?” said Mohd Nizam.

 

Can Mohd Nizam quote the official source of such misleading statistics? It is a cheap shot to plug figures from thin air.

 

Ericlcc: And on a macro scale, a small fraction of a particular race owns 80 percent of the country's wealth.

 

Basically: I agree with Mohd Nizam, they should study the disparity between the ultra-rich Umnoputras who own buildings and apartments in the West and mega mansions at home, and the poor and struggling regular folks, whether Malay or not.

 

Gaji Buta : "He (Mohd Nizam) also pointed out that as inter-ethnic disparity grows, it is the Malaysian Indian community which suffers most and removing race-based affirmative action will not help.”

 

So will you be recommending any affirmative policies for the Indians, without having your other NGO brothers frothing at the mouth?

 

Well Thats Fantastic: If the country's forefathers knew that the Malays’ special position would cause such a problem, they probably would have left it out altogether.

 

The special position mentioned in the constitution does not instruct anyone to treat all the other races like second- or third-class citizens. This is an modern interpretation that suits those who can bend the ears of those in power with the promise of votes and favours.

 

Hornbill will soar: Isn't race-base affirmative action (in the case of NEP, it’s more like the euphemistic positive discrimination) the root cause of racial disharmony? Wouldn't you agree that any policy must have a deadline for review to gauge its effectiveness?

 

I think Mohd Nizam is getting too carried away by his anti-Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) stance that he has lost direction.

 

 

Dayaks cold shouldered again in cabinet reshuffle

 

Ourvotesdecide: The main problem all the time is that Dayak political leaders, like PRS president James Masing, stubbornly or rather stupidly continue to believe and trust Umno and PBB leaders.

 

The Dayak leaders never learn from history. Why and who sacked the first Dayak chief minister, Stephen Kalong Ningkan? PBB and Umno! Who destroyed Snap and PBDS? Who destroyed SPDP and SUPP? Same hands, hearts and heads.

 

Dayaks must learn fast how to identify and deal with their real enemies. Don't get carried away with ministerial posts offered by enemies. That can be eventually taken away after you are broken up by your enemies.

 

How many Dayaks are secretary or directors-general of the federal ministries, elevated as judges in the High Courts, Court of Appeal and Federal Court, as generals in the armed forces and in the government-linked companies, etc?

 

All these clearly show how little political value, if any, that Dayaks have to PBB and Umno in the Malaysian landscape.

 

Headhunter: Not to worry, come next election the Dayaks will collectively vote overwhelmingly for the Najib Abdul Razak regime again after he throw them BR1M, water tanks and a few zinc sheets.

 

Kheng: Would it be a surprise to anyone if two more ministers are added to the PM's Department in the not-too-distant future following the outburst by SPDP and PRS from Sarawak?


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