How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time公仔箱論壇3 z8 z: t5 q4 [; E/ Z
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9 f; C0 Y$ U$ V( r. v& Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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。( } F/ k; |3 `
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$ T6 j- ?0 h, L1 [! ^+ t; c I: s2 F公仔箱論壇If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as5.39.217.760 S, |8 a' b0 W1 q
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
- w, A: U. \6 x" F1 N2 W a% Jthe country sparsely populated by humans.
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
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new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those公仔箱論壇7 ?- ~( P1 {; M5 E% Z
of migrants.
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3 Y ?* w N8 s4 L' B7 }6 }% t公仔箱論壇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 sight5.39.217.76' z8 V7 u/ Z1 n# x
20 years later.* ~1 J* h) V& T1 W' n j y
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
& F, W2 p4 L3 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbin 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
0 E& v( y5 G/ E( C: _) ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChinese population less and less.
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
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but because those who could afford would have sent their children
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"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the4 c6 n9 K! |% ~! v- f9 _& j1 L' I/ V
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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( j. X6 {' g6 m& x5.39.217.76Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystemstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ c: R& {+ R; ^( [9 O0 F
are not here without a reason.
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4 p& w r/ l% L. iMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks4 R; v, v# p5 e! T2 q# U
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
$ o8 X! p" [/ S; f: v, {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbimagine 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。# a) R! O1 R% a- @+ q4 m d
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$ h. |8 F5 S- A8 m! f" V3 c
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a公仔箱論壇- [. [: F( O0 X' f! `6 b
glimpse of one or two of them.
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4 }8 w, u \0 x/ d- S& M7 m& ZThat comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we: K& e1 p o/ f0 f" \
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steadytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 x8 B2 {/ f3 m* e' U: U
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
7 g2 j* P' L' R' G* N公仔箱論壇they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 n; V9 e$ R9 \, t
Islamisation.
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.' {1 R% P W* |3 t7 |
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But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait5.39.217.76! H. X' |# x8 g& ` R
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and8 Q- h6 v2 k7 X6 L0 C+ `% P& W
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
* b5 U4 P# W! V1 A2 e/ U公仔箱論壇predestination.* P4 `7 Z! _) p2 w; e6 |* d- c
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese! z N! I. V; c3 W3 y! I( \
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and moretvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" b% m2 s- _- g) n D1 S8 h4 y/ t$ N
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese1 T/ p. q4 h/ U, f8 C E
community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will# `2 f$ l! ~; D# M# N
exit the country in droves.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! s+ U# m8 C8 \# b# f! A! p
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
5 q$ I% g% d9 x公仔箱論壇conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
B6 j/ u, g" etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbcommon Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit oftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 S( n/ Y7 J! d$ m3 D8 k6 G1 [9 ?
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
6 e( H! |+ b% Z0 p f& e% E" [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。much more promising future here.
; i6 \9 B0 o6 \# N3 X5.39.217.76So will Malaysia .
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* y, U5 `2 X- 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。Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
* J8 k% D# P2 T# u0 @/ i" C公仔箱論壇element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 |# D Q3 v; t3 O( w/ K
be their very own competitiveness.
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
" g8 M- i5 N# g# W# t7 [5 f) eobscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
3 n& w/ H; z1 P! l! c$ k5.39.217.76internal conditions remain this bleak.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, m! D: o. r, w9 U: {, w+ |5 f
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years* U0 x* b/ j0 {4 ^0 A5 b( `& j T
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.. ?; `, j! }! ?( n: M5 y
# B& I3 W. ?! y5 Z0 o7 A& N+ J7 B$ Z公仔箱論壇Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
4 T3 G/ i+ a" ^& jplace within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
1 H# E: {1 u+ H2 `: \5.39.217.76community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
- b9 R& J( T* f" c4 Y+ ? f公仔箱論壇danger.
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# p1 l5 a, ^" e. `0 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。What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
3 o- y7 l- V. _+ V. Q公仔箱論壇farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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