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Look after real interests of Malays, YB Rafizi

YOURSAY | ‘There are only two races in Malaysia - the honest and the corrupt.’

Who says Malays support Najib, Umno, queries Rafizi

Hibiscus: Rafizi Ramli can ask Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (Ku Li) or Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (Ku Nan) and they will probably say they do not like Najib Abdul Razak. That the Malay, as an individual, does not like Najib has nothing to do with how he or she will vote. This is because when it comes to voting , the Malay have the herd mentality.

They have tendency to follow tradition and vote for Umno, even though they know Umno has leaders who use their positions to enrich themselves. To them Umno is like a religion.

Proarte: One sure way to win Malay votes is to look after their real interests. These are bread and butter issues. Promoting bogus notions of Islamic and Malay supremacy are convenient policies by Umno and PAS when they have failed the Malays.

Malays can never improve economically, morally or educationally as they continue to allow themselves to be victims of such fraudulent policies. Pakatan Harapan politicians themselves are purveyors of these 'ketuanan' policies, if not blatantly but always as a subtext.

The reason is that they do not have a unified and uncompromising policy of promoting equality of all races before the law, an unapologetic reaffirmation of the secular nature of our constitution (as confirmed by the Supreme Court in 1988) together with celebrating excellence and meritocracy.

It must the opposition's job from now till the next election to give moral and intellectual justification for secularism and meritocracy. A case must be presented that Malay interests will improve when secularism and meritocracy is reinforced.

SteveOh: @Proarte. You hit the nail on the head. Some years ago while in a taxi the driver complained (as taxi drivers often do everywhere ) about the government. He went on and on about the corruption, tough taxi business, and so on.

After listening to him at length I found a lapse in his talking and asked, "So who did you vote for?" He burst into a chuckle and in his sheepish manner, answered, "BN". That's the trouble with some people. You just don't know what they will do despite what they say.

Sadly, Malaysians are programmed to think of race as a surety for survival but that’s the irony. The ones taking others for a ride are from their own race. There are only two races in Malaysia - the honest and the corrupt. And Money is the God of the corrupt. Politicians want power but the nation needs honesty.

AzLanNoor: Simple question, how come the opposition lost in the last Sarawak state election and the by-elections for two parliamentary seats before this, Rafizi? Kindly admit that the majority Malay still support Najib and Umno.

CQ Muar: AzLanNoor, obviously you are an Umno sympathiser from the way you unjustly mock at Rafizi Ramli. You also prided and quoted about BN's victory in the Sarawak elections and the two by-elections held recently. Those were by-elections, and as ‘cash is king’, you ought to know how much money and government machineries had been concentrated and channelled to those three states to secure the win.

Money politics to Umno/BN is a norm and common practice despite their outward 'protest'. Besides, with the multi-billion in Malaysian Official 1's (MO1) bank account, you also ought to know how the billions will be utilised, don't you?

Mushiro: Rafizi is right. Probably more than 60 percent of Malays do not support Umno. But they are now split into PKR, Amanah and PAS and this is tricky as of now, with PAS leaning to Umno. Rafizi will have to work hard to ensure a one-to-one fight with BN. Also, Bersatu should work hard to swing about 15 percent of Umno Malays to cause damage to BN.

No-brainer: The Malays are very obliging and very seldom would they ask for more, as long as they were given some goodies. They would be happy and satisfied if given a small piece of cake by the politicians. They must be informed that what were given by these politicians were not from their own pockets. What they were given were from the funds allegedly stolen by MO1 or the taxes collected by the government.

They should be informed that they should not be obliged to someone who had given donations or ‘dedak’ (animal feed) to them. They must be informed they must take whatever was given, but they must not vote to these political crooks and skunks. Pakatan Harapan needs to work hard in these fields in the kampongs.

RCZ: Actually a fair number of Malaysians think and feel that. And you can't blame the Malays as they have allegedly been brainwashed and fed with dedak for 50 years. They have been told what to eat, what to wear, how to interpret religion, how to treat other religions, what to read, what to do and what not to do by Umno and Umno-linked bodies.

In other words they are told by Umno how to live their life and can't think for themselves. So to the question do you think the Malays support Najib and Umno? The answer appears to be ‘yes’ as both their destroyers are still around and telling them what to do.

Mechi: Malays are clever, socially nice people, have a good sense of humour and are willing to adapt to changes of globalisation. But Umno has killed the ‘spirit in Malays’ including ‘gotong-royong’ (volunteerism in community efforts). I would rather teach a man to fish, than give him fish (handouts). Sustainability lasts.

Fair Play: In the final analysis, it all boils down to this. The people deserve the government they elect. Sad but true, for the greater majority, the ketuanan government is the best there is as exemplified by Steve Oh.


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