How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as. @) c2 R3 w i0 ?) ^2 W
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.9 v, m; F W6 ]+ g( O
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many: V3 G; l+ L/ e, n, e# X" w
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those5.39.217.768 e* J+ ?* G4 ~$ O
of migrants.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。6 ?. o6 m I3 A
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?- t. W" }/ Q9 P: O
9 t1 F& P; K. U) e+ j) |& bLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight" a% l6 _* T' g4 s
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, w7 f% R8 U2 ?6 [3 @, k, j- [公仔箱論壇He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
7 |' K; f2 C. r2 G+ s/ Lin 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
+ `( _5 p' R) A: U, Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChinese population less and less.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) T# M N; f6 ?, z- f, F: N" |
3 Y0 y* s- W) k( A) f7 X5.39.217.76The 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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. \* I0 s, x5 p$ H) @5.39.217.76"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
" B* l( h# I, J) k2 J! R9 C2 @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。country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems5.39.217.76* A: G; k, m2 P2 x" S1 n
are not here without a reason.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。! M) P& j! M7 A: l
4 d. [) `8 p* U( w- j+ i" x+ P5.39.217.76MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks+ _+ P2 W! v$ W& u/ K/ o
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.公仔箱論壇( V+ D% l: A% e
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can公仔箱論壇 k5 n1 Y7 j! c# P+ y4 d9 y" {# j
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。0 R2 e( M4 V5 |! ?
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to5.39.217.764 F" C1 ~2 H8 h# c
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a
+ J( X; p) Q+ y. f7 }& z2 `5.39.217.76glimpse of one or two of them.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。- z6 h4 X* [4 f/ z1 H
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we+ B# K1 |7 S% `/ L. n: e
will not be reduced to a rare species by then.公仔箱論壇1 x1 t- ~( C' P, Z
# W$ X0 p q' y$ l5 u' @The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steadytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( q H6 ]1 ]! N& E5 R: A2 O9 Q S
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,公仔箱論壇* K9 u8 i/ F! `# ~7 G% k
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive5.39.217.76& ~! n5 F' I- g5 Z; y6 U
Islamisation.公仔箱論壇! |1 c# L9 [' I/ W5 R, X& Z3 d
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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+ M) ]8 D3 }0 s8 P9 {& gBut Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait2 n5 f7 W! j. v. A6 R1 f; G2 S
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
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predestination.
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinesetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& l2 |" z& `6 Z. d, U9 D$ m; e
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
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3 I. Z. b2 i$ o6 a. c公仔箱論壇community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,
% W4 m; A' l* T$ c5 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbconflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# Q4 f% y' x, v x' ~' Q( @
common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
2 ~9 P) n% n7 H- T公仔箱論壇secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
2 Y* v8 v' H: V8 h% atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbmuch more promising future here.
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
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be their very own competitiveness.
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; M- R# i0 ~: PIn this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly' A" S z6 v: U- T0 q3 q" }2 ]
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
2 K8 W% h# j; Q3 F3 y5.39.217.76internal conditions remain this bleak.
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years5.39.217.76' k m j- V" ~: {5 }7 i e, y
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.公仔箱論壇3 n& h0 F2 {7 K) ]$ @
# V0 ?' O" f0 m/ V) RMeaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking公仔箱論壇3 K1 O' U$ }1 d7 V
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
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danger.
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; W& B& @4 q' v$ e- `公仔箱論壇What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
: H: S8 b. E# D; h' p: afarsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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