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 astvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 W+ D1 f2 `; @
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: X6 V; A) G4 U2 h/ {$ |! G( b
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
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of migrants.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ q) u# Q. n" u& O) b' z/ L
/ H+ Q! ]& a9 S公仔箱論壇How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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+ [9 W5 o/ N8 a* j# Z S4 sLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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* c( M3 b+ t& S( _2 u0 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays公仔箱論壇, e4 e7 S4 r3 J3 Z' D7 |
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the公仔箱論壇6 S8 u6 H" t$ O; Y. L: b
Chinese population less and less.
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+ j- D8 _( S& \4 }4 k/ \公仔箱論壇The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
+ C$ F0 S1 r. u: l4 U+ U' y7 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
; I# `8 q+ c" g/ q* A# o! Mbut because those who could afford would have sent their children公仔箱論壇# J: z1 F p9 R/ H: z1 G3 h0 W
overseas, who would decide not to come back.
' B: R8 `) m7 [8 \. `( t- btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! \. H1 y+ ]4 r: s# Q
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."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。3 ]- k# d& [ I* J* {
# H# j) z' ]' A [( T$ i公仔箱論壇Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems公仔箱論壇& x/ d# F( w9 E7 \
are not here without a reason.
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8 k2 }" C- p U$ aMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can/ f( R8 {5 c5 H- h, F
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a% f: ~- L% G3 y$ B! h% g
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
( ~9 G, V+ C4 |, r' n5.39.217.76carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
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they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
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7 C2 z8 I8 W" {公仔箱論壇This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.5.39.217.762 x3 l1 i; p) Z C6 E9 j% M
8 r4 ~+ H' W u3 J. }They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and5.39.217.76: K9 [: Q" p/ D* \. A8 R/ U3 e
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
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ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese公仔箱論壇& |5 Q! P. ^8 p# E' C6 Y+ j2 ^8 |
community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will5.39.217.76* t) X- f' O. `! t' s
exit the country in droves.
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conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
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secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
$ {/ e$ s! \0 a$ i) e9 ] A1 N! P mmuch more promising future here.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, H' s) J' V# E
So will Malaysia .公仔箱論壇$ ?3 N/ R" M! {8 k4 s, \$ j
/ R. }! d$ [5 C* y公仔箱論壇Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
3 ]7 x2 i& f b0 D! I" y$ Y+ _5.39.217.76element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
' _. P* v! [, S2 `3 v7 q" gbe their very own competitiveness.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。6 S0 i" t3 H5 Y1 P6 U4 U
& h* z) K7 |& I. O7 }- s+ E公仔箱論壇In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
% \% J# y' l- b g; X公仔箱論壇obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
8 v2 U3 g4 U1 O4 E- ]公仔箱論壇internal conditions remain this bleak.
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( q3 A- q; ?$ A# X$ V( N5.39.217.76We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
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* t9 b/ P6 h2 a5.39.217.76Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking. L" a, S+ u' C. F
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
! y2 @% N( D9 S4 z2 M fcommunity further, blurring their vision of the clear and present公仔箱論壇* P# v& X( p, q+ K6 A( N
danger.
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6 w; t" @/ Z" M# ]3 N7 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and公仔箱論壇- R0 K/ s5 e s
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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