tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post6780809681425178618..comments2023-10-26T20:51:29.372+08:00Comments on <center>SANG KELEMBAI</center>: Tun Razak Seorang SosialisSANG KELEMBAI@zaharin mohd yasinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09374244729803692482noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post-73228024609414651682007-07-12T15:23:00.000+08:002007-07-12T15:23:00.000+08:00Worth to read and assimilate.Foreign capital doesn...Worth to read and assimilate.<BR/><BR/>Foreign capital doesn't have to put up with NEP<BR/> <BR/>Feroz Qureshi<BR/>Jun 26, 07 4:39pm<BR/> <BR/>I refer to the malaysiakini report EU envoy summoned to explain NEP criticism . After reading the comments made by the European Commission's top envoy to Malaysia, I can't help but put my two cents worth into the fray. <BR/><BR/>I have worked and lived in Malaysia and am well accustomed to its social fabric and political system. As a foreigner, I have a better understanding than Westerners on this issue because I speak Bahasa Malaysia and have been exposed to Malay culture and traditions from young. Still, I am perplexed by the NEP and its predictable ills especially coming from an environment where 'meritocracy' is, to a small extent, worshiped. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Essentially, all societies are unequal in some form or other but few in the developing world would attempt to make more equal by legislating a heavy-handed unequal-ness. This is what Malaysia has done. The extreme of this ideology has to be Mugabe's confiscation of white-owned farm lands in Zimbabwe. <BR/><BR/>To me and others who swear by free competition, the NEP is flawed from its conception in 1970. What baffles me is that the Malay political elite remains adamant that a redistribution of wealth via such means is the one and only solution. <BR/><BR/>In my dealings with the Malaysian government, I have learnt that there is a feeling of 'entitlement' among Malays that makes for a curious insight. Their behaviour can be as patronising and feudal as kings of old who place themselves above all others on a misguided notion that they were born into the 'right group'. <BR/><BR/>All throughout history, when a group of people are content with the status quo, it is only because they are its prime beneficiaries! To the point that even when they see injustice in the system, they are unlikely to get rid of it. <BR/><BR/>And believe me, education doesn't change a thing. Human nature is such that when one enjoys 'unfair advantages' - be it through the NEP, farm subsidies from the EU or simply having wealthy parents - one is somehow driven to rationalise these advantages as deserving and good. <BR/><BR/>Malaysia is now experiencing its second generation of NEP legislation and this is where grave danger lies, for it will, if not already, be deeply entrenched in the psyche of the Malay. Far from being more even-handed in its application, the young educated Malays will hijack the NEP. There is already much rhetoric coming from Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's own son-in-law towards this end. <BR/><BR/>Efforts by the present government to weed out corruption (smokescreen or otherwise) will be seen in some quarters as depriving new Malays from benefits their parents enjoyed. The late Peter Drucker once famously said, 'It is foolish to expect change from those who have benefitted from the old order'. <BR/><BR/>This development, nay, stubborn continuation of a poorly-conceived set of laws, does not auger well for Malaysia among its non-Malay citizens. And although they have put up with it, foreigners and foreign capital don't always have to. The moment profits are not good enough and the NEP erodes margins, they will pack and go. Thus, the government now finds itself in a quagmire – expectations from both sides are beginning to exceed the ability to deliver. <BR/><BR/>While there is strong political will to maintain the NEP, the system itself is headed for collapse in the foreseeable future. Fast-forward 30 to 40 years and you will arrive at the same disturbing scenario as a few socialistic European governments of today – overbloated and inefficient civil service, pension schemes defaulting, government subsidies propping up unsustainable businesses, high unemployment from lack of new jobs, healthcare crises, etc, etc. <BR/><BR/>The lesson here is a simple one. When you do not allow the best and brightest to rise or lead, then you degrade society as a whole.<BR/><BR/>My assessment of this issue is that the Malay-educated is obsessed with getting a bigger slice of the domestic pie that this outlook seems insular and resentful. His perception of the NEP is nothing short of ridiculous – a sense of righteousness amidst misplaced ideology, borne out of fear and resentment towards others who seem better off economically. It lies somewhere along the lines of, 'If the Chinese and Indians are unhappy with it, they can leave Malaysia'. <BR/><BR/>And this belies one of the tragedies of Malaysian society – it is never short of able and bright minds, but ethnic suspicions make all Malaysians under-perform as a collective. Perhaps the NEP should be phased out to blur the lines of ethnicity in the country, albeit gradually to lessen the shock impact. <BR/><BR/>And my conclusion is that as long as the NEP remains in its present form, the Malay-educated can never rise fully. At best, they become 'big fish swimming in small ponds' and will never be able to compete at an international level. Hence, I will not be surprised if Malaysia's economic pie vis-à-vis the rest of the world's grows insignificantly. After all, fish in ponds will drown in the ocean. <BR/><BR/>I use a business pitch when differentiating from Malaysian firms and companies. I tell my clients that in Singapore, everything from education to jobs to business and government contracts, we have to compete with the rest of the world. In Malaysia, the Malay only needs to be better than other Malays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post-70027473358658959242007-06-23T10:46:00.000+08:002007-06-23T10:46:00.000+08:00Saudara SK,Setiap pemimpin negara ada kelebihan da...Saudara SK,<BR/>Setiap pemimpin negara ada kelebihan dan jasa mereka. Mereka juga ada kelemahan masing-masing seyperti kita. Janganlah kalau kita suka kita hanya akan mengenengahkan sudut positif org tersebut sahaja tetapi jika kita membenci individu tersebut yang kita nampak dan ketengahkan hanyalah sudut negatifnya sahaja.saya suka membaca komen anda bila ianya bersifat analytikal tetapi banyak ketikanya lebih bersifat permusuhan peribadi dgn AAB & Family sehingga kelihatan AAB seperti tak ada jasa dan "not worth" sesen pun. Maaf sekiranya tafsiran saya salah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post-59983473742269975262007-06-22T05:38:00.000+08:002007-06-22T05:38:00.000+08:00KJ dilahirkan pada 10 Januari 1976, iaitu 4 hari s...KJ dilahirkan pada 10 Januari 1976, iaitu 4 hari sebelum Tun Razak meninggal dunia. Dan nampaknya KJ sangat genius! Ha ha ha~!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post-70370501996653030382007-06-21T18:28:00.000+08:002007-06-21T18:28:00.000+08:00Yang Dihormati SK,Selepas mengikuti tulisan tuan d...Yang Dihormati SK,<BR/>Selepas mengikuti tulisan tuan dalam blok ini untuk beberapa waktu bolehlah saya katakan bahawa tuan amat KRITIKAL terhadap apa jua percakapan; pergerakan dan tindakan Paklah. Saya ingin mencadangkan bahawa tuan buat declaration hari ini juga akan menentang Paklah semasa GE nanti. Kalau kita merasakan bahawa pemimpin kita tidak betul maka sepatutnya tuan declare sekarang untuk menjadi calon menentang Paklah semasa GE nanti. Kalau tuan mendapat 1001 ke atas maka dikira tuan sudah menang. Bagaimana? Berani! atau hanya berani menulis di blog sahaja. Yang pasti tetap akan ada pengundi yang akan mengundi tuan di Kapala Batas nanti.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post-34834615896922115912007-06-20T22:37:00.000+08:002007-06-20T22:37:00.000+08:00Zahrin, Sebenarnya Tun Abdul razak mempunyai apa y...Zahrin, <BR/><BR/>Sebenarnya Tun Abdul razak mempunyai apa yang ada pada pemimpin , mengukir jalan untuk yang lain mengikut sedangkan Pak Lah menutup laluan supaya orang tidak boleh tahu arah mana yang dimahu tuju. Akhirnya pengikutnya jadi hura hara tak tahu jalan mana. Ini sebenarnya menyebabkan kita patut menilai semula Pak Lah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post-40350141563452312572007-06-20T22:02:00.000+08:002007-06-20T22:02:00.000+08:00Let me tell you, i dont bother if this posting wil...Let me tell you, i dont bother if this posting will be publish or not. Tun Razak is truelly the one to be blamed. He is the one who created DEB the father of all discrimination policy. Is that not the TRUTH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post-37122860058511089872007-06-18T12:35:00.000+08:002007-06-18T12:35:00.000+08:00Menarik blog ni. Sape yang tak nace, rugi. Tahni...Menarik blog ni. Sape yang tak nace, rugi. Tahniah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post-47131165610448300302007-06-18T09:24:00.000+08:002007-06-18T09:24:00.000+08:00Hairan mengapa euphoria tentang TARz dalam dua tig...Hairan mengapa euphoria tentang TARz dalam dua tiga hari ini? Selama ini tiada yang sempat menilai sumbangan allahyarham kepada negara ke? Atau ini hanya satu sendiwara oleh KJ untuk memperlekehkan sumbangan TDM? Atau adakah ini menunjukkan rekonsilasi Najib, AAB dan KJ benar2 berlaku! You scratch my back I'll scratch yours!!! Atau menyesal kerana balon Najib begitu kuat dalam kes razak baginda?<BR/>Macam budak2 aje. Semua pemimpin terperangkap dgn mainan budak2, termasuk Zam, Najib, dan prof itu prof ini!!!Betul lah kita mempunyai mentaliti kelas dunia ketiga , sama taraf dgn negara2 dibenua afrika!!!<BR/><BR/>Kan Tg Razaliegh dah buat di UM tidak berapa lama dulu? Ucapan Tg meliputi semua aspek Tun Rzk, kerana beliau adalah anak didik Tundan terlibat sama dalam perancangan dan implementasi DEB! Mengapa beliau tidak di undang? Nampak sangat KJ nak ujudkan 'peaceful co-existance ' dgn DS Najib!! Mungkin terasa kedudukannya telah tergugat dgn kehadiran orang baru dlm keluarga!!!<BR/><BR/>SK, buat research banyak2 tentang Allahyarham Tun untuk dihayati oleh generasi sekarang dan masa depan!lamandauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612598682942032326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21004664.post-71702526057712072692007-06-18T06:38:00.000+08:002007-06-18T06:38:00.000+08:00Saya amat hairan kenapa Pak Lah pandai pandai meng...Saya amat hairan kenapa Pak Lah pandai pandai mengaku 'political son of Tun Razak'. Tidak kah ini yg mungkin di maukan oleh Najib sendiri- biological AND political son utk masa depan politiknya?The Ancient Marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06577426604578337113noreply@blogger.com