07-05-2023, 07:28 AM
Election battle shaping up over a Malay or Malaysian Malaysia
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I had a chance meeting recently with a group of Malay friends who have been fairly successful in their careers and family lives. As with most meetings, the subject of discussion turned to politics and where the nation is heading.
There were contrasting views even among them on the dramatic push by PAS, Bersatu and Dr Mahathir Mohamad for a near-absolute Malay-Islam rule in Malaysia.
Honestly, some of the views, coming from those who have lived through the transformation of the country since the 1960s, appear to support the PAS theme that sharing political power according to the population ratio is a recipe for disaster.
This made me realise that some urban Malaysians, with sound education and successful careers, need not necessarily hold liberal thoughts about who should lead the nation. They seem to believe that a multiracial leadership in all areas controlled by the government is not healthy for the nation.
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There were contrasting views even among them on the dramatic push by PAS, Bersatu and Dr Mahathir Mohamad for a near-absolute Malay-Islam rule in Malaysia.
Honestly, some of the views, coming from those who have lived through the transformation of the country since the 1960s, appear to support the PAS theme that sharing political power according to the population ratio is a recipe for disaster.
This made me realise that some urban Malaysians, with sound education and successful careers, need not necessarily hold liberal thoughts about who should lead the nation. They seem to believe that a multiracial leadership in all areas controlled by the government is not healthy for the nation.
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