How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time3 @ K- n/ B I
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1 G# k" D7 j( k6 @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe clear and present danger公仔箱論壇4 w& }; b* S0 d+ ~
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If 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。 c% O7 H a( N% h+ ~ L
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over公仔箱論壇$ Y1 r, U& e& u( J. d: T
the country sparsely populated by humans. [; H. ~- r2 R! m1 Y
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid. ^& F1 M& Y' K3 N0 u+ ~6 i& c
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and manytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( i8 D# ]$ v- s: a6 P" ?! t2 y
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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0 G) x8 h1 z9 p1 Z' p! C7 O, Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHow 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
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
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Chinese population less and less.公仔箱論壇: r+ _) k, U5 O
" V2 s4 ?8 j$ n, H. [2 L公仔箱論壇The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of
4 B$ L3 W! u9 }; Y7 Ethe pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
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overseas, who would decide not to come back.
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country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( {% z. c+ m9 [ @& e
- {5 f# v4 \9 J% {+ L3 L公仔箱論壇Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems公仔箱論壇; A' J+ P% j4 _, q) m% [$ G' P3 S+ Z: S
are not here without a reason.
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" ^- j1 S x6 `# V0 ~8 u4 r8 y5 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks
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: _. j; E# j2 i( gIf this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can
$ N) r$ u7 b+ q$ S2 L1 }( rimagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
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carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a
) I5 O& B( H5 y Wglimpse of one or two of them.' T* r$ K2 G8 i- @
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we公仔箱論壇6 r+ f$ z$ c7 p( e# a9 P, ?0 y9 Q
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,bttvb$ d$ S) S2 M+ S$ f
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,5 g& {, M+ N# B, p
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.) h0 J$ ^' N( A; u2 c- A6 |
; p2 T5 y+ g* C6 f+ B5 H公仔箱論壇But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
, G% v0 e" ]8 K, {5.39.217.76helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
( G! K9 T8 H* m* ^$ w4 K, Z5.39.217.76be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
% Q4 G( P, e; S7 [* ]( Z( Ipredestination.公仔箱論壇% M3 g3 L' C* a. Y! z
: c( Q( P. R; ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese5.39.217.762 H+ u; ~- O% H0 G) m
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and more/ E& O# i1 A1 o! n2 r. B
ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese( ]$ g" N ]( z* j$ ], |
community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians willTVBNOW 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 R8 V) M8 w8 {* Z- F
exit the country in droves.
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
& i0 B. Z8 h& econflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
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secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a5.39.217.76/ O4 z- I" q( }& N5 \# ~6 M
much more promising future here.公仔箱論壇! c# B7 u1 T# E9 n, ?
So will Malaysia .
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
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be their very own competitiveness.# n" }# b: n+ \) r
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
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internal conditions remain this bleak.
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from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.
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" S& r) v; p' u5 K! W) _( l5.39.217.76Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
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community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present3 Y& j: \8 R: a" ^" z
danger.
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and公仔箱論壇! _; C3 O% u) Z9 w5 I8 \1 h
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |