How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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The clear and present danger公仔箱論壇# E' u6 |2 {7 E1 B0 @1 K
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
3 G. i4 K* ]$ z" R o) r* W8 X5.39.217.76picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
" k! U' ^# h7 rTVBNOW 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。the country sparsely populated by humans.公仔箱論壇1 ~" k- k4 R- o0 N6 q9 x: z; k
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A 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。3 _# m2 [& o- L3 F+ T4 g2 g$ e
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
' U( R) W$ F4 \# z4 o3 y0 ]公仔箱論壇new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those5.39.217.766 _2 }5 k8 r4 |
of migrants.
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
+ n+ _: I5 N2 ^0 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb20 years later.
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7 C% |9 w: d* |# X; {1 T+ a PHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the MalaysTVBNOW 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。( O. g/ r- U7 E$ ^) N; ?. Z+ t: a; Y
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
2 a" B2 h# @- p( Q4 s9 K$ p% X/ AChinese population less and less.5 \$ n+ C8 T5 x3 Y% [! T$ w
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of公仔箱論壇4 O) r$ w, u0 V' [1 x* p8 @ f6 Y
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,5.39.217.76. G/ J+ d9 R) E+ t; U6 {
but because those who could afford would have sent their children
6 l& }5 w& ?. Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvboverseas, who would decide not to come back.
% @, u/ ^0 s* [' {& N5.39.217.76"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks5.39.217.76& {5 j6 P1 v, T% h- e) g9 J( `
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.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。: n) }: ~* ]: z8 |( V
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
3 _) D f: m$ q+ [5.39.217.76imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a5.39.217.761 f3 k. i9 U) X0 ]- C
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to* S' s+ o7 I# D; C. i
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a
+ e' o; d# _: t& J& n公仔箱論壇glimpse of one or two of them.
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C2 H! t3 q7 U% k4 z" b3 ?That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
$ N5 x% Q3 a2 h) X; U% }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。will 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。1 h+ S% L# Q) o3 y' i) W
" q8 u; Q* {4 y: j8 qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady公仔箱論壇0 L! W! W% l8 u* l
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,5.39.217.766 l% ^/ s7 g* x( M! \( r4 j
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive: t- ~1 Q( H$ ^# q2 D5 I
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+ A% [( {8 y! j9 ]0 wThis is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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# c ]( F9 F( iBut Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
2 P9 d( ?8 m6 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbhelplessly for such a destiny to befall them.' e6 h# p* }. W0 }8 {
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
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predestination.
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) q8 T) ^& k" L% m+ Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe next ten years will be key to the future destiny of ChineseTVBNOW 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 G5 M( B/ t6 ~, B
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
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community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians willTVBNOW 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* X8 T! b2 D5 a0 P/ s1 F
exit the country in droves.
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# i+ w- W$ |4 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
- o. `2 V: Y: N- {, N/ [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbconflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
3 n0 }# Q! u5 l, H3 n; ]# qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbcommon Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
0 n$ r% _7 t9 g. i `, eTVBNOW 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。secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a7 \2 ~ A% {$ q5 i3 P
much more promising future here.
7 [- A) B, ]" w2 z7 Z" x. x' j& ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo will Malaysia .tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% {- U9 j( ~& _ v
9 ~% z3 e d) L, _: ~! zWhatever happens to this country or our society, the most importantTVBNOW 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。) d0 v" A; y( h0 E, F8 U L
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
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. T; L( S* H/ g; `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。In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
( A+ y$ A( e8 r. Qobscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our公仔箱論壇! m3 @$ M* j% _9 C) z( {4 h
internal conditions remain this bleak.9 o9 E) L+ N6 \4 R& l3 [2 S
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
( n( f$ `+ Q- k) V" p$ g* vfrom now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.& @2 o5 r. f) ~- T
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently takingTVBNOW 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。2 g. @1 D3 ^- l `
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
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danger.
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$ t% e0 V1 \7 c1 j# F. L6 k GTVBNOW 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。What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
3 P& I9 ?# s& r9 Q5.39.217.76farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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