How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' timeTVBNOW 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( x+ T1 L! z! d) m
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* f3 _# ?' G" w. \, m" g8 J: Z, q+ _& ]The clear and present danger5.39.217.76+ m M9 _# f& L
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
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the country sparsely populated by humans.
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
& V5 R9 {9 r# s g. M: Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
% C$ P/ U, u! l* z5.39.217.76new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those& h3 Z/ j: t2 `* L8 l# `- r9 y
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
6 Z, j' H( N. s6 L. k" T0 E; Y20 years later.
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malaystvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' C& S8 P& i! R9 U: V
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the5.39.217.761 u3 L! V- C# O7 u
Chinese population less and less.
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3 ^( G% G/ V0 \* qThe Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of# c& d7 Z7 n7 l8 M4 P+ j" j; m
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
1 q1 L! X+ ^" V% X% g5.39.217.76but because those who could afford would have sent their children
; x7 W$ K) w% M# Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvboverseas, who would decide not to come back.
6 F6 i+ b6 O* }3 q9 u"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 p @, F! h. |; U3 F. T5 `
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
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. J( K0 O* G9 z& A% j1 |3 xMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks5.39.217.76! n. j) `3 A+ z8 z1 ~
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.$ m0 o' ]& u. M* R6 V6 x- Y; V
. H# n+ D6 x- P# p, }9 y- k/ XIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
, d! z( w( b( X& t! G/ E% ^imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
. {2 ~& J* e. z7 L4 ^ Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbhundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
" t* r* ^: q$ w4 R! q( Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbcarefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch 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。$ B% R; i5 X* j% \0 i' `
glimpse of one or two of them.- M" r H/ C# W3 K1 W
& M9 N- D8 m6 N1 g% Z1 c/ ^$ BThat comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we公仔箱論壇) x4 N% p- ~! m6 g4 |7 R
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' [* d, B2 {. q! U0 z; P: Q4 [
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady5.39.217.761 P: F! V- u" v: t6 j" U
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
( D C* l' C# S$ ^/ {9 qthey will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
6 i- f. Q6 L( U2 G3 T* k5.39.217.76Islamisation.
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny., x" Q8 _; w: s) W
. C2 w2 B* q8 a/ pBut Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and waitTVBNOW 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 N W* `$ I0 N O
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them. `3 ~. b& i; t) p$ g9 Q
$ V7 k2 A$ | U) ?+ i& d- pThey have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
% s) v, z; }. G3 A. T, Tbe in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) H9 Q9 F- X* r9 r5 g2 F
predestination.
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
. O) s: e, B) LTVBNOW 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。Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and more! M. @5 u# n0 q0 w0 ?8 p. G0 E
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
2 u! O. k! r8 Y' m4 y {, u) s1 t- bTVBNOW 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。community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will
, s+ M8 v; ~% ?exit the country in droves.
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( Z2 Q$ a0 g- G8 \$ R& O2 r. 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。On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
4 F, f) w r9 a公仔箱論壇conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the5.39.217.76& Q3 _4 w2 ^0 e/ [' H
common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of5.39.217.76$ ^1 w5 P& M. t2 `
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a公仔箱論壇/ f0 _: r" t# J- V
much more promising future here.5.39.217.76) r* I. z# `+ ` q/ q
So will Malaysia .
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Whatever 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。- n7 t1 [( Z' A3 o+ q
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
7 \& O L! x: R6 d7 [; M7 f5.39.217.76be their very own competitiveness.
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly公仔箱論壇0 O& B+ Y+ J5 X- u) Y3 f
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
9 z" u! X2 \. R! @+ xinternal conditions remain this bleak.5 M }/ `8 _2 s T! X6 ]# C/ f
+ [$ g1 u/ [4 }9 k6 _We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
$ k7 H0 i7 u1 bfrom now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.5 z) p2 l; x9 Y7 u6 ~
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking! v1 v" ?% n) Y/ `! {% i( j, z6 h
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese5.39.217.76. @2 J. `* y# x# ?5 w$ r: M/ T" p% U
community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
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- V( X( a4 r1 C- J' y7 iWhat the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
R! _! q& N6 ?5 qfarsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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