Will Malaysia Ever Do An “Obama?”
Will this ever happened in Malaysia? Nah!
Peter Ooi: Is it for real that a black man has been elected as the president of the USA? Unbelievable but it is true!
It can only be true for a nation which would settle for nothing but the best.
Yes, Obama is the best even though he is black. And the Americans have chosen the best regardless of colour.
It is this attribute that makes the US the greatest nation on earth. It through their exploitation of all available brains and talents of all races that has propelled them to be the first in all fields whether it is the race to the moon or winning the most number of Nobel prizes.
How I wish such a policy is practised at home. And how I dream that our government can exploit the brains and talents of every race so that we could be among the best in the world.
The biggest dream is for Malaysians to emulate the Americans in electing a prime minister regardless of race but I think I am dreaming too much.
Even appointing a non-Malay to a small position to head PKNS had seen so much protest.
But I would still dream on, though a distant one!
Sang Kancil: Change is the essence if life. To refuse change is to refuse to live. This is a fundamental principle that the Americans have understood well.
A community which was regarded as slaves have rose up to lead the most powerful nation in this world. A fantastic transformation!
My dear brother Obama, you have made all the blacks and also me proud. But one point is still bothering me - will the same transformation happen in Malaysia?
Very unlikely. Appointing a Chinese or an Indian to an acting GM’s post in PKNS is already creating chaos, what more an Indian PM for Malaysia. It is really next to impossible.
Abdullah Badawi: On the historic victory obtained by Barack Obama as the new American president today, Abdullah said that the reality of leaders being chosen regardless of race can happen anywhere.
“What happened in America today was not decided by Washington or any one group but by the American people themselves through the democratic process and elections that have existed for so long in America,” he said
Yea sure. Just walk the talk and stop the gibberish talk. So let us the Malaysian people decide who should be the Prime Minister, instead of passing on the baton!
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November 6th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Malaysia and USA have a huge difference in protocol btw, US is multi-cultural and isn\’t exactly a white man rules all kind of country…not in this era anyways, besides, Obama is mix-parentage, so you can\’t exactly call him black. Americans are currently filled with all kinds of mix-parentage, there\’s no more exactly who is what race, you can be latino mix caucasian, african mix american, japanese mix african american….anything…so Obama kinda represents the American citizens very well….Malaysia is so different. We are basically still a Malay Land with citizens from India and China that migrated here and became Malaysians 2-3 generations ago….it\’s a long way to go.
November 8th, 2008 at 1:19 am
Before Malaysia can have a non-malay PM, the master race had to reject government practicing racism, stop referring minority as Chinese or Indian in their language, accept the truth of our history instead of distorted version from Umnoputra, allow fair play in every field, support amendment of the racist constitution that prevent non malay citizen from highest office in the land, and a major paradigm shift in mindset, then only our country can transcend into a great nation like USA. Without all these, it is just impossible to see it happen for another 50 years.
November 8th, 2008 at 1:27 am
LKS become PM of Malaysia? FAT CHANCE!!!!! It is not only Malaysia\’s constitution disallow a non-Malay citizen from becoming a PM, LKS who is a patriot and true Malaysian had never regarded by the master race and ruling elite as Malaysian but \
November 8th, 2008 at 1:28 am
CHINESE!
November 10th, 2008 at 9:31 am
As every one live long enough in Malaysia will tell you it is near impossible, even he has the biggest number of votes, first master race will say he is a non bumiputra, then he is not a muslim, then only GOD know whatever assurd excuses from u-no-putra.
Even the appointment of a woman in top position of PKNS already attract hell from so many individual and GLO., keep on dreaming, my friend!