Is it LOVE?

I find it hard to chew when our PM says that our national unity is like love. It has to be cultivated. I feel that his definition is a little way out when he described it on National Building. However I beg to differ with his opinion. Not love BUT, we the non-bumiputra was just being tolerating with what happening around us. From the NEP to Malay rights to freedom of religion, we have been tolerating much.

During the recent dialogue on Lina Joy organised by the DAP, Leonard Teoh, legal advisor for the MCCBHCST went further to say that we, all Malaysian regardless of race and religion co-existed together as Malaysian not because we tolerate one another but because we desire harmony and that is what Malaysians in general wants.

What is the point if the PM declares his love about national building and promising the people with goodies and yet the basic notion of bias, inequality and injustice are found everywhere in every area of our civic society. What happen to sincerity and balance ideas as promised and promoted by the PM before the 2004 election and his pronouncement on Islamic Civilisation?

In recent days, Malaysia saw the grave injustice on the attack of the Constitution which regards to Article 11 and the social contract that binds the heart of all Malaysian. We exists together because of the promises by our fore fathers. The case of Che Omar Che Soh in 1988, confirmed and declared that Malaysia is a secular state and not an Islamic State. The Lord President then, Tun Salleh Abas, states very explicitly ruled that the Syaria Laws are not basic laws of the land but the Constitution. Unless there is an amendment to the constitution declaring so, Malaysia is and never an Islamic State. Following that Our first PM and Bapa Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman appealed to Malaysian not to turn Malaysia as an Islamic State. This my view is the first important ingredient of national building that has to be adhere strictly.

The other element of national building is to do away with discriminating policies and laws, that will hinder the economic growth of Malaysia. Recently, Malaysia saw bright and intelligent students who were unable to have a place in the University. I find it hard to understand, the system and policy employ by the Administration. Malaysia is already dying in the field of science and technology. There is a dire strait of professionals in the country. We are in the period of brain dead and yet we have educational policy that is making Malaysia very very sick.

Malaysia also saw policies that goes against the basic notion of equality. The non Malays, like me feel even though born and breed in this country, feeling lack of security as though as I am a second class citizen with the implementation of the NEP. Nobody is talking about MERITS and everybody is talking about "I know Datuk so and so". This is an existing racial discrimination and social injustice that is so prevalent amongst us.

With new challenges, globalisation and competitiveness coming our way, there must be a paradigm shift by people in authorities. Malaysians will have to be prepared that in the years to come, if we are not changed, then we will be wiped out and never to survive as we will all see a colonisation of Malaysia's economy not by Malaysian but by people that are against us. AND if that happened, it will definitely be a survival of the fittest.