Thinking Aloud

Dare I say something, something that may not go down well with some people.

Maybe, the ’social contract’ made by our Father’s of Independance was a wrong thing to do. Maybe it was a faustian bargain, one that would ultimately benefit nobody, Malay, Indian and Chinese alike.

Maybe the notion of ‘alliance’ and ‘power sharing’ was politically naive.

If I were living in those times, if I had the power to decide, what would it be?

Would it have been a better idea to remain under British rule a little longer (they were going to give it to us anyway). Look at Hong Kong, very much a British colony until 1997, but their economy is so much far ahead than us. Their democratic mentality as a people far more advanced than any one of us could ever claim to have.

Would it have been a better idea to emulate Singapore policy that every race is equal and do not deserve any special favours? Is that not one of the reasons why there is less racial tension in our neighbour.

Was is even a good idea to have UMNO, MCA and MIC? How can you build racial unity when the country’s top leaders are fighting for their OWN RACE? How can you build a Malaysia, when the Malays with all their perks, want more? Indeed how can you build a Malaysia, when common sense cannot even prevail in the Parliament.

Was it a good idea to idolize the past prime ministers, putting their faces on huge bilboards and revering them like infallible human beings in our history textbooks. Tunku may have cried, "Merdeka, Merdeka, Merdeka!" but he had his fair share of mistakes. If there’s one thing that goes out of date pretty quickly, is the political views of dead men. 3 of the 4 ex-PM’s are dead, Malaysia’s destiny need not be solely built upon their ideals.

What everybody wants is a progressive Malaysia, a questioning citizenry and leaders of character, not charismatic men. We must teach the children not to vote for the party that doles out free rice. If we are serious, really serious about economic progress, then we must be fair, ensuring that every has to work for his rice. No one is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, not even bumiputeras.

Is God blind? No I don’t think so. We are the blind ones, we are so blind that we can’t see that God has already left us? He has probably already forsaken Malaysia?

Could you claim otherwise?