How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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The clear and present danger
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
& m5 D1 o& }2 G7 u公仔箱論壇picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over% H9 P9 x0 q8 {( S7 p3 H' Z
the country sparsely populated by humans.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。 Q; j! w# n" D( B W
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
, B2 M) O2 ?. F- T `" H) PThe tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and manytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb e: G$ ?" _) 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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# `( D/ _3 B/ Z. \9 [! W( L+ BLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sighttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% _/ y% Y) ?2 T5 B( [. ]; v% S
20 years later.
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malays
/ u- p4 w7 u( _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbin 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
" D/ X# f) P: dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChinese population less and less.
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because ofTVBNOW 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 L2 x- G4 l; Z, r$ D4 L
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
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4 C; y+ t \8 Q( g0 |1 a( C& {% x2 aoverseas, who would decide not to come back.; Y, z9 p3 B" p7 O' W+ u
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
& t0 j" [+ f" b1 icountry's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."公仔箱論壇& Z- S1 a( R- X. n# n
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks
3 A* l! Y/ P8 ~4 H. i- ]8 M+ D5.39.217.76have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.公仔箱論壇4 v$ [7 H7 u8 n }3 P
: \, p+ p2 ]3 o) ~5 [, g. o$ HTVBNOW 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。If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we can公仔箱論壇) c3 ^- T1 D# D( }
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
E9 @6 Q i q* `& s公仔箱論壇hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to5.39.217.76; [4 {$ X# g) w2 q3 C5 ]$ K
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a) {5 Z7 O' C" \( P
glimpse of one or two of them.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, w' [) j' e3 @" \) G
- Z9 N* I) F* L+ |, {' [( }5.39.217.76That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we公仔箱論壇8 O8 I; {0 Q8 A$ G3 I4 R# _5 L5 I
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。* m8 p& W9 o) H
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
' B3 D+ V' J/ I9 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbdecline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,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。: y7 P! @- d' h: q) r
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.5.39.217.76+ r& G. y9 i$ z) R# M, J; T
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But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait5.39.217.76$ d+ I; f0 O( i( z* E
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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/ Z- F0 u+ D' s! j. I7 D! SThey have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
. C6 U$ T, V# Xbe in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
: |6 n+ O/ I w( `! ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMalaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
8 J( C( `2 d3 \. p6 Y5 j公仔箱論壇ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinesetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 z- J7 P, v3 i; L: t0 m8 n1 j, [
community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will5.39.217.76+ D5 O' L( e, g" m- ` A( k2 U
exit the country in droves.5.39.217.768 M# s' p; S, L, L! ]/ `
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,, {3 ?6 A; N2 x; g% \
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the公仔箱論壇5 s( o6 ?7 J0 _1 s% x4 p# g
common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
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much more promising future here.
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) Y- B$ N' J& X3 M$ hWhatever happens to this country or our society, the most important公仔箱論壇/ _- V$ j' Y1 O# p/ O0 `8 N
element for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
\; B7 r1 _- g! l7 Tbe their very own competitiveness.
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly5 D! }7 c4 r; R1 K, M4 L. I" l
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
9 w! p% E1 {5 D% G. ~5.39.217.76internal conditions remain this bleak.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% k* ~( ]! v; S" ]* f6 k) f$ t
6 y3 _' \5 y" p( o- A1 c$ aWe cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years' X6 t) J, L$ B" }2 C/ e) @
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.
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' c+ }" ~4 I, Q2 f2 R8 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbplace within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
' `- g8 ~# s% P0 Ccommunity further, blurring their vision of the clear and present5.39.217.76( c! @8 b9 |7 f4 `& T7 v
danger.5.39.217.764 z, j* j5 {1 z. `9 c$ _; [
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
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