How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time* a% o/ O% I& k: ^1 K
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The clear and present danger8 p0 s/ t/ w2 I: `. Z+ w6 K
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4 b, v' z% a5 k E( }7 ^5.39.217.76If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
9 |' k4 L4 Y3 t9 o C' \5.39.217.76picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
! u" ^. t9 }8 g V公仔箱論壇the country sparsely populated by humans./ y+ f: y) p. c0 r
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.公仔箱論壇. ~; J% E$ g0 Q2 f( |, f( k0 A
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
8 Z. d2 J( Q8 M% T- e1 [# M! Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbnew-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to thosetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" V6 w, ^* b. b( b, O& Y
of migrants.
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8 D! p# W6 G' Y( _3 m$ QHow about Malaysia a hundred years from now?* A! t' m" @, W
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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sighttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, Z1 y" x8 Q, l' X- w
20 years later.
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays公仔箱論壇1 s2 A3 a5 o2 y5 I& ~( h
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
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the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,6 J* J0 f2 @( H4 k, {4 k9 l
but because those who could afford would have sent their children
& A1 k6 i# h- U7 h6 |4 z公仔箱論壇overseas, who would decide not to come back.公仔箱論壇' S$ [. `/ b1 s+ f
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
9 e4 Q4 j5 t) r( _5.39.217.76country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
+ I5 }1 U+ ?$ @0 @* {are not here without a reason.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& S; C1 ]/ Z* g4 X6 W3 B# l" ~
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks3 E' I+ a, v9 M3 s+ P" M
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.公仔箱論壇) E2 `7 ?- x9 a% {" I
/ I* e, P3 |" A5 SIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
" E" C% y. p B: k& O公仔箱論壇imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary aTVBNOW 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 H* F# ~" C; [+ a) I6 {# C' n h" G
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight toTVBNOW 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。" \- |* ]; I" o% k" ~ W# I
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a& G2 {( \5 H# `
glimpse of one or two of them.8 ~- }; O, `/ w' ~: I" R0 P% @
+ E8 u6 y2 @2 ^; F2 F6 F5.39.217.76That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope weTVBNOW 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。* F( I- }* w5 C4 N, G
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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! e5 L3 `( T* G7 W+ J2 j6 x公仔箱論壇The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steadytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' A" p- n; v5 X8 a( D
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,5.39.217.76' d0 J$ f: t$ Y; Z" d
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
/ b' w9 I+ D" N# q5 Y% Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIslamisation.
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.公仔箱論壇1 }& g7 p" r4 S( ?6 O1 e
) z2 J5 ]6 g6 P+ J) p, Q$ `- G5.39.217.76But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait5.39.217.76* S# u' F9 u+ N6 t
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and8 W3 D' p5 y. G' K6 w* X7 L
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a1 L: `& @8 w4 `, B; o; A( l
predestination.
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1 `; L0 E' Q+ L$ }4 v. h) _% r- `公仔箱論壇The 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。 f0 b1 I8 X" @& {; w* j- |
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and moreTVBNOW 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。8 z7 B+ D9 l( Z
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinesetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 O5 C# U' ~& @/ n" A) v$ h# _; `
community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will公仔箱論壇' h; ?7 j# }5 x& x' R4 c
exit the country in droves.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 s& n" T# L+ j
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb R- S0 |1 u( ^0 k/ l
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the5.39.217.761 ^5 d! ^" _$ L4 N$ j) |
common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
% z8 w1 M( P1 w' {7 dsecularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
9 [* ~+ v% r; u5 V9 `3 a+ Zmuch more promising future here.
# u. O# U6 K6 fSo will Malaysia .公仔箱論壇) o& w6 i* \1 O
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most importanttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' Y6 Z: H* r5 {0 v4 S
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
& l; p0 a7 l) \/ m* t3 q公仔箱論壇be their very own competitiveness.5.39.217.76% S& p+ n, R3 x
; j6 {; Y) N, [In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
" x$ H8 g# V* w) \7 S2 y$ D, ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbobscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our3 e# |& y/ E* Z6 @
internal conditions remain this bleak.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。- G2 s! q0 E9 T' B, M
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
; }4 w' ?( n- n @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbfrom 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! v7 ^8 P; |9 P2 A
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
/ n8 u$ e# V* i) H, Vcommunity further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
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6 R$ a# W/ ~# j4 ]- d6 ^What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
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