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| Spewing a Poisonous Brew on the Chinese ‘Lack of Multiracial Spirit’ Posted: 10 May 2013 01:59 PM PDT
As any student of history or other social science enrolled in a second or third year course at the undergraduate level learns, historians need to explain their findings or assertions with reference to the methodology they have used to collect data and other information from their research. They should also explain how they have drawn inferences or general conclusions from their research work on the subject and synthesized their findings into their major conclusion. Dr. Lim Teck Ghee As part of its media onslaught on its Malay readership and aimed at provoking an extremist and emotional Malay response to the outcome of the recent elections, Utusan Malaysia has now found its academic champion. In comments which were front-paged by the newspaper, Prof. Khoo Kay Kim was quoted as saying that the Chinese do not understand the importance of unity as their racial sentiments still burn strongly since the community first came to Malaya (see The Malaysian Insider, http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/chinese-lack-multiracial-spirit-historian-tells-utusan/) According to Prof. Khoo, Chinese do not have the multiracial spirit that national leaders have always tried to push for. "Many among them do not think of Malaysia as their own country; instead they always feel like they are being colonized ….That's why their racial sentiments are still very strong." During another time and coming from another person, few people would have paid little attention to these comments which were provided without any evidence or substantiation. But the comments were not from any ordinary person. They came from an academic – a member of the Chinese community - who had reached the pinnacle of his profession in the country and who to the Malay readers of Utusan must be speaking the truth about the racism in the Chinese community and their lack of love for the country. The comments were made in the supercharged environment of the election aftermath. Given special prominence by Utusan, they are also likely to be widely disseminated in the Malay community. This is why the comments by Prof Khoo should not go un-refuted or unchallenged. This is why he should not be permitted to get away with either a convenient waffling or discreet follow up silence. While he may have found support from the Utusan staff which is intent on proving its case that the country's Chinese community are unworthy citizens, Prof. Khoo needs to explain his views further to the rest of the country and made to answer for their veracity, falseness or untruthfulness. Prof Khoo's Record of Research on Malaysia Chinese Thinking As any student of history or other social science enrolled in a second or third year course at the undergraduate level learns, historians need to explain their findings or assertions with reference to the methodology they have used to collect data and other information from their research. They should also explain how they have drawn inferences or general conclusions from their research work on the subject and synthesized their findings into their major conclusion. The following are some initial questions for Prof Khoo to respond to: 1. What research have you recently conducted on Malaysian Chinese to make the assertion that "many among them do not think of Malaysia as their own country; instead they always feel like they are being colonized". Please provide details of papers published arising from your research which explains the methodology (sampling; use of qualitative or quantitative methods, etc) and the findings. 2. What is your evidence that Malaysian Chinese do not understand the importance of unity and that their racial sentiments burn strongly? Are you citing findings from your own study or from other studies? Please clarify and provide references. 3. How do you explain the term "multiracial spirit" and what research have you conducted to uncover that spirit whether in the Chinese, Malay or other communities that can be used as comparison. Finally, a charitable view of Prof. Khoo's comments as printed by Utusan is that the paper may have edited his remarks or misquoted him. If so, he needs to come out with an explanation and clarification of what he said or meant at the interview and to get Utusan to publish the correct version. Otherwise, these foolish and ill-advised comments will only lead to the further demonization of all Chinese in the country.
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| Hey BN and PR! Listen! Remember your Faults! and Change and Sacrifice! or start becoming irrelevant! Posted: 10 May 2013 12:07 PM PDT
When BN, UMNO, DAP, PAS and PKR start reflecting about what happened in GE13, do you think they will really want to sacrifice and give up things that could end racial politics/parties/management (starting with themselves)? This letter is more about the internal politics, practised values and management in PR. Not about which ethnicity or class voted for which party or not, and as far as I am concerned, that is their personal freedom and right! When I told some top DAP leaders way back before GE12, that they should consider combining DAP and PKR into one party, or start the movement for it after GE12, they gave all sort of bullshit reasons and most of it were racial and chauvinistic beliefs. This is a test, go and ask them again now and you are likely to hear this still, behind the lies that come out of their mouth. The logo being known ain't an issue by the way, as you could always combine the Rocket and PKR's eye easily and even the colours too. Before GE13, I asked why they were so obviously running candidates according to the majority race in those areas, especially in bigger towns and cities, and they showed their racial leanings and internal "racism and chauvinism" priorities and concerns again. "Oh, if we run another ******* in *********, our leaders and members of that race would make noise." Another test... positive for racial/racist politics and management again. Zan and Arul, touch a little on this here and here. After GE13, I told some PKR leaders that what is happening to DAP now is partly PKR's fault too, and they should start the movement to combine both the parties into one. At least there are much more ethnic Malays in PKR (and a bit more Indians too compared to DAP depending on the area), and this will counter the "perception" and make it harder for the UMNO machinery to attack them based on race; also giving the chance for the new party to have a true multiracial make-up and values, combining their strengths and attracting new members. Again I was given a lot of "racial and chauvinistic reasons and excuses" mainly. More evidence... And I haven't even got into the internal politics, lack of multicultural ethics that tend to be very obvious in procedures and favouritism here and there, or even sometimes the chauvinism based cronyism practised inside these two parties. I don't need to! Any long term member with any real integrity and conscience would know, though they might not say it openly in public. When BN, UMNO, DAP, PAS and PKR start reflecting about what happened in GE13, do you think they will really want to sacrifice and give up things that could end racial politics/parties/management (starting with themselves), benefit all Malaysians, the people, secularism, liberty, egalitarianism and of course the environment/nature/animals? hahaha... dream on! Related: This specific RPK article, along with the his latest ones for more insight.http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/56567-towards-the-14th-general-election
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