How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time5.39.217.76) ]( r$ z" P6 f- f7 E8 `1 d
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0 S. ~' \# h5 |( K6 OThe clear and present danger, _" r7 w- u# s! @9 D$ T
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( D% i* K+ N0 e! O* I1 D" vIf 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。- ? r/ Z" k! t6 z" D/ B
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over. \% j: G# E4 E- w
the country sparsely populated by humans.0 T) q6 b+ |0 z: c
T) K ^9 d I5 ?& e! S! A+ |A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 f+ \9 }' F; t! K( t. D! Q
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
0 w2 e- ~: k" {7 _ a% jnew-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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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
5 u: z2 e' F' f% U) ^20 years later.公仔箱論壇" y, A- w% a% Z9 E, u+ g
' e5 ?$ {; A& u, |2 A$ CHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the MalaysTVBNOW 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 b3 ^# G C* _- w1 y2 b' q. y
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the5.39.217.76 O( T5 ]0 u( ?4 X1 h0 i/ ~
Chinese population less and less.
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l, u# q2 t" G4 R( `* n7 G( LThe Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
* Y/ L J7 X$ R9 D) ?the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,; B% }! h% @% B5 O( {8 p
but because those who could afford would have sent their children
: O3 W, N8 |/ X _0 m5 g公仔箱論壇overseas, who would decide not to come back.
2 _7 A4 X, W. A7 l8 Q* a+ v% otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
2 ^0 ^" @6 @" h4 }, dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbcountry's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."5.39.217.762 |* B6 c. M v- ^3 ?2 M9 {7 o# O
5 k: a9 |; O% N( P1 O" U: p$ R ?Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
: R% u$ _ Q( D' p5 g! Z& h! bare not here without a reason.
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks
6 e- J' |6 H! g' `( C' `6 U) Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbhave 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 can1 v4 s. O# p# a- i, A
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a g8 C) Y, o# \( f
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carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a
! v) V1 S5 U0 k( H; ^, A- ~+ B公仔箱論壇glimpse of one or two of them.公仔箱論壇9 x2 D) \. t. p: ^
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope wetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! J4 ~. S. `3 l' t2 }1 Y
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 steady
' r6 v# ~$ i9 F3 vTVBNOW 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。decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: c0 V! Y! f9 Z% B0 P6 n! t
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive4 t1 I% B# g( C
Islamisation.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。% H: c- s7 O" [' u5 R( m# r' k5 v
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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, [- j# P$ r6 }0 }4 h公仔箱論壇But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
; w2 [5 e& I/ Lhelplessly for such a destiny to befall them.5.39.217.767 `6 C o+ e- `
- k: q" ]+ k: B8 a# mThey have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
: X0 g; [0 ~4 t) G9 B5.39.217.76be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
" c* G, n0 O$ C8 \predestination.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。! v# f" z5 P' G! x D! B( o+ S
! s! [8 k) l# m- w' SThe 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。9 [3 C; e% ]0 m6 l! e
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and more" R' ~! `; L: I
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese5 ^' f3 T+ a( ]; Y2 ?/ C) b
community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will3 i# a6 ~2 t' S1 \6 P `) P
exit the country in droves.
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
+ e/ _6 E. W9 D5 Q9 U公仔箱論壇conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
) i* \3 c) d# g1 O2 q! a9 I公仔箱論壇common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
6 L* c- Q9 |, r. Z4 Vsecularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
6 P% Z; X7 `1 x7 b8 Fmuch more promising future here.
5 v) g* d/ [& W4 I3 J3 j' x& k9 }So will Malaysia .
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2 u& {" k+ ?& Y4 l) Q5.39.217.76Whatever 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。' P+ E% }- b4 C. D) e
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will% |; I' j0 J4 C
be their very own competitiveness.
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
( i& }& Q8 Y9 `# D8 z4 X, h0 c) x1 ]5.39.217.76obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our公仔箱論壇8 r, q2 r; \" A/ D
internal conditions remain this bleak.
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
% @+ s: Z. s; `2 y; ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbfrom now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities., R- F; W/ ^1 B4 X/ g
; W( j1 H3 w) N1 g5.39.217.76Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently takingTVBNOW 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。+ z3 x: ?% E: z( H
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese公仔箱論壇& J9 [7 w' V( X/ L+ f8 h, K
community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre andtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- q) D% ?, [9 ]( J- y! l
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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