May more Malays join the Group of 25

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YOURSAY ‘And may our silent PM join them and speak up too.’

Ex-envoy urges moderate Malays to take stand

Lamborghini: What a breath of fresh air and what sensible words said in contrast to the shrill, immature and foolish voices of the extremists and bigots.

All these former top civil servants and government leaders are matured intellectuals who were trained and taught in a culture of mutual respect and honour of one another's race and religion.

This is in sharp contrast to the jaundiced, prejudiced and closed mindset of the extremists who are demanding to be given more rights and privileges while insensitively and provocatively saying and doing things that hurt the feelings and sensitivities of the minority races and religions.

These brave ‘eminent’ Malays in speaking out clearly have infused new hope into the despairing hearts of the average Malaysian.

May there be many more moderates that will speak up and turn the tide against the fanaticism and extremism destroying our country. May our silent PM join them and speak up too.

Lionking: It’s great to have the moderates speak up. Better late than never. The way the country is moving, if left unchecked, will end up as an extension of Afghanistan or the ISIS (Islamic State).

The government of the day is under the false view that by creating an atmosphere of fear amongst the rakyat will perpetuate their rule forever. In the end, these tactics do not work and only great harm comes to the nation.

Very soon other Asean countries will overtake Malaysia, if not already. Why not focus our energy on curbing corruption, crime, uplift education, reduce poverty in the country and hold people accountable for jobs not done well.

Look at MAS (Malaysia Airlines), and this is just one example where the country will be heading. By the way, who suffers most? The Malays, being the majority.

MAS should have been world class organisation, providing employment opportunities to all Malaysians, and what we have instead is an institution decimated by poor management.

Yeoh Chee Weng: Extreme nationalism, religious and racial bigotry usurped reason and clarity of mind, bringing the nation to the brink of disaster.

My hope is that this eminent Malay group is just the beginning, and more moderate Malays will now find the courage and conviction to step forward and protect all Malaysians from plunging down the slippery road to hooliganism and mindless violence.

Kilgore: The 25 eminent Malays are doing a great service by raising the intelligence and maturity in the Malay/Islam debate.

They should serve as a calling to all the moderate and rational Malays to speak up and engage their friends and relatives in honest discussions about what is truly best for them and the future of the country.

Without the racist and religious fear mongering, clearer heads can prevail.

David: My utmost respect and admiration to the ‘25 Eminent Malays’ for voicing out the concerns that are in tandem with majority Malaysians.

Your courageous effort will garner the support of Malaysians and hopefully more Malays will voice out their rejection of the Umno-led BN government's abuse of race and religion, which is killing the nation at an exponential rate.

Syabas and keep up your efforts for the betterment of our beloved country and our future generations.

Fair Play: I’m sure the Eminent 25 will 'entice' more and more moderate Malay Malaysians to join them and sooner rather than later their momentum will reach such a crescendo to drown out completely the voices of the minority extremists such as Perkasa, Isma and their cohorts.

And when non-Muslim Malaysians join the Eminent 25, the battle will soon be over for them and the war will be won by all right-thinking Malaysians.

Perhaps the dawn of a new era (back to the old days when we saw one another as Malaysians and Malaysians only) will rise for our nation to take its rightful place amongst the best in Asia.

Abasir: The G25 which stepped out of the shadows into the harsh light of Umno-orchestrated racism and Islamo-facism deserve the gratitude of all right-thinking Malaysians.

But just as a single swallow doesn't make a summer, this rare occurrence is not enough to conclude that all will be well. It needs a persistent follow-up by others similarly inclined.

By necessity however, these voices of reason need to continually come from the Malay community. When non-Malays like Ambiga Sreenevasan spoke up about related concerns, the ‘dalangs’ behind the street thugs ensured that she and others like her were painted as racists challenging the three 'R's (race, religion and royalty).

But where will these Malay voices come from? Surely not the ‘universities’ which serve their Umno masters. Surely not from the Malay corporates whose bottom lines are linked to Umno's largesse.

So there is good reason to conclude that this group will soon fade away as the nation continues its steady descent to become yet another failed 'Islamic' state by 2020.

TAG: I can only say that the Group of 25 is merely blowing hot air. I am a moderate Malay and have long abhorred the direction the country is going under the BN government.

I want change and my only hope is Pakatan Rakyat helming the country. Is there another option other than Pakatan?

Unless the Group of 25 make public their political stand and use their influence to get people to vote Pakatan into power, their public statement whilst giving temporary comfort, does nothing to change the equation.

One statement will not heal 50 years of racism

To G25, a big thank you from all Malaysians


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