Thursday, March 01, 2007

Discriminations ! He said.....

The Umno Youth Complaints Bureau's Chairman Datuk Subahan Kamal has accused the Ministry of Human Resources of not doing enough to help Bumiputra graduates to secure employments in the private sector. According to him, some Bumiputra have to resort to driving taxis to earn a living. He also alleged discrimination against Bumiputras by Giant Hypermarket in Shah Alam. He has also asked the Ministry to enforce a 30% quota for bumiputras employee in the private sector.

Although I know UMNO is a very influential Malay political party in Malaysia. But, as a Malaysian, I do felt very hurt by the insensitive demands made by UMNO. After 50 years of independent, we are still resorting to racial politic to make demand. Personally, with due respect to all Malaysians, I would like to view UMNO's demand as reckless and irresponsible. By insisting on private sector also giving preferential treatments based on race is discriminatory and racist.

The pot calling the kettle black ? But again, with modern cooking gas and washing liquids, the pot and kettle resting in the modern kitchen can also be bloody shinny all the times. I rolled my eyes and shaked my head.......

The funny things is, when I go to Giant Hyper mart in Subang Jaya, I do see a lot of Sabahans working there. Aren't this Sabahan also Bumiputras ? or do we now have different classes of Bumiputra ? Of course, I also notice a substantial number of foreigners (I believe they are mostly Pakistanis and Bangladeshis ) working in the hyper mart. But these foreigners basically took up jobs that most Malaysians are reluctant to take up. We should be grateful to all these foreigners ! For they are also contributed significantly to Malaysia's economic miracles. Let us not now discriminate them simply because there are some Malaysians now want their jobs back. So what are the issues here ? Oh yah... silly me, general elections is coming soon.... there are always wannabe emerging from nowhere to seek political popularity.....

The Umno Youth Complaints Bureau's Chairman claimed that many Bumiputra graduates resort to driving Taxis. But, what's wrong with becoming a Taxi driver ? After all, it is an honorable profession. I once took a taxi in an oversea country, the taxi driver was a graduate with Master degree. He see it as a honourable way to gain legitimate income to support his family. I believed, to live an ethical life, there must be mutual respect for other people professions. Please, in your eagerness to glare your racist intents, do not degrade other professions. Beside, how many Bumiputera graduates are Taxi Drivers ? Honestly, tell us HOW MANY.

How about the plights of all other unemployed "Malaysian" graduates ? Wouldn't it be better to use your political knowledge working with the industries and the Ministry to map out strategies to help all unemployed Malaysian graduates to gain employable new skills and qualifications ? Why it always has to be shameless and selfish rent seeking parasitic demands and blaming the private sectors for the country's mismatch of economic resources ?

By August 31st 2007, Malaysia will be 50 years old. A middle age nation in an increasingly competitive world. To ensure our Jalur Gemilang continues to wave with pride in the world, our mindsets has to change ! We have to work as a single TEAM Malaysia, not TEAM MELAYU, Not TEAM CINA, Not TEAM INDIA, not TEAM MAMAK, etc... All those uncultured mentality of rent seeking and grievance seeking must stop. Otherwise, we will end up as a mugabed nation shouting to be an international champion among the pariahs.

Malaysia happens to be a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, for a start, maybe all those shameless wannabe politicians should take a course in understanding the basic documents and declarations of the United Nations Human Rights Council, understand it, and practice it in Malaysia. 50 years....... was it 50 years of nation building ? was it 50 years of rent seeking ? was it 50 years of grievances seeking ? was it 50 years of racist demanding ? I don't know.... you tell me.....

I hate racists.... Does that made me unpatriotic and less Malaysian ? My sincere apology, if opinions expressed in this posting offended your sensitivity.

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