How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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& Q8 b2 [/ f" x1 C6 V9 wThe clear and present danger2 n6 o! t# M/ C
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
3 r7 h" `# `2 P! y* M5.39.217.76picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
# f5 V: ~0 J# o7 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe country sparsely populated by humans.公仔箱論壇4 c* p L: Q! Q: K* [
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.* X) O$ y9 j3 a, a: P8 V
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many5.39.217.76* q" W/ w: `1 P( J# g5 h- v
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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5 ^( k1 h6 N. Q+ p/ g- w: |1 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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5 g/ @& E8 f9 M: i9 YHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays公仔箱論壇1 @( a+ r6 A# |
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the( |& V' a* K% a
Chinese population less and less.
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. c/ A+ c8 M; ]; j( X1 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
% x% i4 r. q3 O4 a' A. B! d5 u4 E1 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,9 w# B" {, i- b: g3 F
but because those who could afford would have sent their children
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5 R9 ]* Z3 [' \: b: `"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, K1 o0 A2 b2 z- J
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."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。+ Y2 o: ^# q# {3 @$ P4 X
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystemstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% V8 M: i u5 p
are not here without a reason.5.39.217.764 _! A; R# w$ `- @: ~
$ S/ { N: s5 j: U6 TTVBNOW 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。MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks
2 r0 Z- I7 S/ @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbhave touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.
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0 m. N6 l( o5 A/ |1 D! V1 G公仔箱論壇If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we cantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 v+ S# U. y2 h4 b
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。5 C; E- F M9 B5 _6 L* ]7 L- X
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
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0 H8 S; _8 ]# z& Eglimpse of one or two of them.$ t' T: x2 }4 P- B! h: W, v9 K# r+ E
- [ J$ n; O- i0 H D. ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThat comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope wetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: K" z6 b! K* m; j+ {' j
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。" k7 s; y) \; P K; x$ k
, T8 W1 u7 T! m3 `. p4 _' P, A' \: NThe ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
* K, K& e) \2 J8 J( A! _5.39.217.76decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
+ m, ^) h1 D7 B. {# K0 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。they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressivetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 n& Q- X y( z- H1 ]
Islamisation.
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.: x1 p2 `$ O: t# B0 i! a% j
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helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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% V8 v6 w/ {( f; Q4 U1 w; k1 D' eThey have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
; M' O7 s' W4 ]& H. Fbe in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
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8 n# b$ u& D% I# XThe next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
: ?1 }; n2 ?& @# V( W# ]( H# O公仔箱論壇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。! D8 Y! W+ F2 v( i
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese
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exit the country in droves.5.39.217.76- N4 }& Y: ^% L C
9 z3 f: O/ u# T% z8 b4 A: s" e6 I; {On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,公仔箱論壇' Y0 a( j- N0 \; e1 u/ c
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
; ~( D4 d+ x3 D, I0 Dcommon Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of5.39.217.760 T- g1 N) b- B. Q1 R9 r4 {8 o* D
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a3 C9 g) o* t2 z1 [/ S9 C6 w' u% u
much more promising future here.公仔箱論壇9 B8 D6 B! P! L0 j( a6 ~
So will Malaysia .
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
5 u- g& |" }, E# J! Melement for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
: M: _2 z. c7 F, a7 K1 |7 F5.39.217.76obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
! X1 r3 j/ h! Pinternal conditions remain this bleak.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 o6 H. [5 d' }" ]5 y7 D3 D4 Q
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years \: ]0 N8 Z; G# D9 p/ v( D' v" }& g
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! z7 ~6 z' n5 y( b5 F/ V1 U! |/ M
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Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
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community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present5 ?" f7 T; k1 K: Z* x- c8 O8 }
danger.
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
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