14/10/2024
*OWEN JONES* wrote to *ANWAR IBRAHIM* -
don't talk c**k
(don't talk nonsense).
I am a stout defender of you but I am certainly not averse to giving you a piece of my mind
if it is needed.
First and foremost *Anwar Ibrahim -*
why were *SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FOR MALAYS* written into the *Federal Constitution ?*
It was simply because *the Reid Commission* which drafted it believed that *THE MALAYS WERE BACKWARD* and *NEEDED PARTICULAR ATTENTION* for them to catch up with the rest.
*The British* had not seen *the Malays* do hard work as they had seen *the Indians* and *Chinese* do.
This was also evident
at the professional level.
What *the British* probably noticed but were too polite to say was that *MALAYS TENDED TO GO FOR EASY JOBS.*
The fact that *the British* had to bring in others to do the work of developing the land
or extract minerals
was because
*THE MALAYS DID NOT WANT TO DO THEM.*
*THIS ATTITUDE*
*among* *the Malays*
was what actually riled *Mahathir* into challenging *Tunku Abdul Rahman.*
Tunku was quite happy to be a laid back administrator while others did the hard work.
The fact is
*Anwar Ibrahim,*
*THERE IS RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS* *DISCRIMINATION* even in the *MOST ADVANCED SOCIETIES.*
*WHY* do you think the *‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’* and *‘SAY NO TO RACISM’* *campaigns* are happening ?
It is because of *RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.*
But what is worse is that in *MALAYSIA* -
*there is not only* *RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION*
but *THEY ARE OFFICIAL* *POLICIES.*
If a country has laws that *PROMOTE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION*
that nation is *labelled* as one that has an *APARTHEID* *POLICY* .
*THE TRUTH* is that *the Reid Commission* had included a moratorium on *the ‘special privileges’ -* *THEY WERE TO END IN 1990.*
But the *CC*
*(Federal Constitution Commission)*
with a two-third majority in Parliament *AMENDED THE CONSTITUTION*
to read as
*"FOR AS LONG AS DEEMED NECESSARY"*
so that he and his cronies could continue the r**e and plunder of the nation indefinitely.
*PLEASE DO NOT PRETEND THAT YOU* *DO NOT KNOW THIS,* *Anwar Ibrahim.*
Yes *THERE IS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION*
*by other communities.*
But this is at the *INDIVIDUAL LEVEL.*
*IT IS NOT POLICY.*
*BUT WHY IS IT HAPPENING ?*
*Those who studied in the* *English medium schools* *never* *saw their fellow students* *as anything else.*
*BUT ALL THIS CHANGED* when *the conniving chameleon Mahathir* *became PM,*
*ENGLISH WENT OUT* and *IN CAME A RACIST BRAND OF EDUCATION* *clearly intended to segregate the people.*
What *Mahathir* started in the 1970s *IS WHAT WE SEE TODAY*
and what most of us including *Tommy Thomas (TT)* have seen.
It was so easy for *TT* to make a comparison because he worked with the crème de la crème
in his legal profession and law firm.
When he entered
the civil service
the disparity in standards shocked the life out of him.
This is what the *CC's racist policies*
have brought about.
*MALAYS* in high office and high positions,
*ARE THERE* simply because they are *MALAY.*
When people are given positions by virtue of *‘SPECIAL PRIVILEGE’*
and *NOT OUT OF MERIT* for their *knowledge, experience and intelligence,*
then we know *THE NATION IS IN TROUBLE.*
Don't forget
*Anwar Ibrahim,*
that you were tried and jailed by an incompetent judiciary that was just acting on the instructions of its political masters.
And pray tell me,
*Anwar Ibrahim,*
*HOW MANY MALAY LAWYERS DEFENDED YOU ?*
Yes, the bloated civil service is full of unqualified people who are otherwise unemployable outside.
The mediocre education with low marks earning high grades has produced *MALAYS* holding certs that are not worth the paper they are printed on.
Pray tell me
*Anwar Ibrahim,*
*how many* *NON-MALAYS* *are EMPLOYED in the civil service ?*
How many *NON-MALAYS are holding SENIOR POSITIONS* *in the civil service ?*
How many *NON-MALAYS are holding SENIOR POSITIONS* in GLCs?
*WHY are the GLCs all such FINANCIAL DISASTERS ?*
*WHY* is it that
*ONLY MALAYS*
*can lead GLCs* *and govt depts ?*
How could you expect *TT* *not to talk about the Malays only* when there is practically nobody else in the civil service ?
Isn't the absence of *NON-MALAYS* itself damning evidence of the *PREVAILING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION* in this country ?
*TT* has stated it as it is.
The *civil service* and *the GLCs* are prime examples of *the blind leading the blind*
or where *mediocrity is the order of the day.*
Don't try to defend
the indefensible,
*Anwar Ibrahim.*
The fact is that *TRUTH IS OFTEN THE MOST BITTER PILL.*
*TT* is a brave man
to stand up for it.
So, *Anwar Ibrahim,*
please do not lose the respect of *non Malays* and *right thinking Malays* by attempting
*a* *puerile coverup of the truth* just to score some political brownie points.
Anwar Ibrahim have sown the seed of doubt
as to your leadership qualities.
Perhaps *the* *MC* is right after all -
that *you have no idea at all about what to do next -*
apart from *theatrics that appeal to the gallery.*
*I AM TRULY DISAPPOINTED.*
by
*Owen Jones*
