How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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The clear and present danger
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
7 W1 t! }& v$ H, a0 q9 E5 ypicturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
/ Q3 K& m7 @7 A. F) l+ r' qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe country sparsely populated by humans.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, j% f# f. x7 a$ j9 N
# M8 T$ V. ?8 j% UA hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' C. Q- Y: D0 z5 i
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
, t5 S7 M' x5 I+ A+ jnew-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
$ Y! ?4 h9 l1 @( w1 \/ n5.39.217.76of migrants.
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; _9 u/ b7 W7 A6 r8 z5.39.217.76Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sighttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& X3 }2 L+ n; z. z% }, B6 y& J
20 years later.
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8 T) V* Q2 X4 L5 q5 |3 m7 uHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
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Chinese population less and less.
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7 |0 E u) y% B7 ^; P' w0 N& u! n, S公仔箱論壇the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,5.39.217.760 C# K5 J9 v0 P( \7 s4 E+ W
but because those who could afford would have sent their children
6 [0 S0 |: B/ c$ q4 M) d2 qTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。overseas, who would decide not to come back.
8 ~4 |% h" U0 J) y% V6 N: a1 H"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
# H+ u1 j* j/ u- I4 A$ ]公仔箱論壇country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."5.39.217.763 h4 d% e ~8 u1 y& @/ A
# { H$ R$ _3 W4 UStatistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
R2 f+ G7 I' o( ^公仔箱論壇are not here without a reason.
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$ x) B/ \0 Y6 b- ] }3 @! O: oMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarkstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# p; M9 z9 W8 h0 t
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can9 G2 O4 n o& I$ V9 N/ W
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
& } ]9 \/ y) b& h0 qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbhundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to5.39.217.765 m% E. w! F! U+ H S( M7 y! S; O8 E
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a
6 m- C0 k" R _9 w! K7 \5 @. Iglimpse of one or two of them.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 y" w+ E: n9 k( z
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
$ J( v8 ~; X' c* a3 H# Rwill not be reduced to a rare species by then.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) D( ^( M7 b6 x/ y* i
+ w! k5 ?; v) K$ |5.39.217.76The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
: D2 r5 e1 i+ \* a! `7 N( B公仔箱論壇decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,* a' `0 d* o2 J9 i
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressiveTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 S; b7 e, {' z, t- t
Islamisation.5.39.217.76% Z) n7 ^1 l1 T# Q3 @
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.5.39.217.76# I6 ^; q7 L$ N+ t* H4 ~
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But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
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predestination.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: ^5 C- m! i6 _3 `
) L$ O1 r; [2 I4 p# |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
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- w, M) b( B3 G5 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
6 D7 X$ M# }+ p. a公仔箱論壇community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will
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4 f1 r0 C8 b B) C8 }5.39.217.76On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,: h5 ^2 b+ u# r- p, \% c
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
: [/ V6 v: Y1 E! b |公仔箱論壇common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
. d8 r$ S: k/ I. V, S6 j" _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbsecularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a# q: _0 S) `) H: P! N, m* H8 N% @
much more promising future here.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" Q3 w6 J, K/ o3 H' ~
So will Malaysia .
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element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! L9 ?: C+ ^# Y( H1 r3 a
be their very own competitiveness.
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) W; w N9 ]+ O公仔箱論壇In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
- E% I0 o5 q, y# {/ W9 b1 ~公仔箱論壇obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if ourTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- }) H$ S: x; {7 W
internal conditions remain this bleak.
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred yearsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, L3 n1 N( B, B5 j* U3 E
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.
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) W( u0 j% ^" }. d! k) H; gMeaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
6 n5 k0 q K- ], e7 ?' Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbplace within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
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danger.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' y2 n. s& Q: ]* d5 u
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
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