How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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The clear and present dangerTVBNOW 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 Q# B' n# ~# l+ i
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain asTVBNOW 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 h& ^+ o; v: e! P$ s# s$ x* V3 \
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
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! ]6 l4 T: d! D5 x8 H5.39.217.76A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
1 M$ D: I- p) B. g: C( O7 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
* F8 h( ]7 H2 ?9 R1 b4 y* ~9 ZTVBNOW 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。new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those3 C! q0 q. z. Y; H- s; u! E) B! K. _
of migrants.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。, E& d, K& I0 Z+ U) I* E* w& r
0 Y6 V) c4 x" aHow about Malaysia a hundred years from now?公仔箱論壇8 S* O6 N# ~: u* a3 X1 k0 D4 J* |
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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sighttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: G2 a) ^! g, n2 V5 T
20 years later.公仔箱論壇4 e9 d, L9 s, ~1 n- F6 m, ] E0 R
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
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Chinese population less and less.公仔箱論壇. N% E! R* Z: n/ P/ `
a4 f) `2 c) {0 V" [公仔箱論壇The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
# Z2 O& i0 {9 m! I! F- v1 Tthe pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ g$ w: S% v; X
but because those who could afford would have sent their children" t3 |& K3 I3 ] }8 n
overseas, who would decide not to come back.
- f* I5 D% @- }% V* k9 \5.39.217.76"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the5.39.217.76" ?: S' x4 o6 ?& w, {3 m
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* G) P U' p. D
" m3 b' z0 z/ v* a4 Z m5.39.217.76Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems2 [1 i8 P1 D% n1 B# r- g+ q. d
are not here without a reason.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。5 S5 S# ^ e& @( N- B. J
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks$ T! o+ s8 |2 A$ Z' T
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.
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5 A, u& G' E5 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
4 L! w4 ]# N; x) _0 g# W' Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbimagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
) o# M' k! y9 |" t2 d- `9 ~0 Fhundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
' D( m, ?; Q1 C' X1 Tcarefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ R/ K: I3 |% \5 v
glimpse 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/ K* x4 _/ R( J
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we' ^) f7 n( a' { N7 K( G ?+ J4 @( @
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" Q. C( `2 b9 j4 c
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
. r7 s. V9 y" r* k0 U7 {9 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbdecline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
3 {1 [: `9 r1 G, j0 P公仔箱論壇they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive* \8 ^+ Y5 N1 `) ?: W
Islamisation.公仔箱論壇/ r6 r3 f+ {' U* w* z
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait公仔箱論壇 ^1 e' \/ g7 y( O5 X
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths andTVBNOW 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。$ R' d1 x" i. e- j
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a5.39.217.76! C- }( I( c( T+ V: a
predestination.
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6 N! l; u! }# z, v2 \+ `0 ~# A公仔箱論壇The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
& M% C6 Z/ ~8 S$ } z( LMalaysians. If the country's policies get more and moretvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& W; ]" E$ Y: O D. t; Y- m
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
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exit the country in droves.
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
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common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of& S$ |/ s6 w7 n4 z
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a公仔箱論壇" W4 M- K! j/ Y! [% G
much more promising future here.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 I6 f6 p2 V& R6 ?% A* _
So will Malaysia .
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important. u. {7 D4 M: M6 O, f
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will; Y, z% f8 e/ \: [
be their very own competitiveness.
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasinglyTVBNOW 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。' `% L. m3 ^" S k1 A. ~
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our公仔箱論壇0 [7 P+ V' [0 e7 I4 d/ F8 i9 w0 x; W
internal conditions remain this bleak.5.39.217.76% ]! G- d8 [6 D+ W3 t" }
, E9 `# o, L6 ~8 Y/ Z5.39.217.76We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years公仔箱論壇1 ^4 s% |; ~3 q* J9 ~; f
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking公仔箱論壇& [3 L- M" [4 H7 [' U; k8 p, v, v; `
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese t* i, i5 J9 f! x- t: \
community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present5.39.217.76 t2 t( Z# W* A& i, J: N: x8 U
danger.
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! G5 c7 R/ S' l7 p+ kWhat the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre andTVBNOW 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。9 w* S0 Z- M5 `- `3 ]
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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