Ok, I've been seriously in a thinking mood, fuelled by the happenings I see and read on TV and the Net. I've been worried, then angry then defiant then upset then finally I've become enraged.
You see, first the Bar Council forum on the Article 121(A) which was disrupted by unruly, crazed and fanatical mob of Islamists. I understand that Islam as a whole is a sensitive issue and no Muslim will tolerate any slight discussion. Article 121(A) deals with the power of Syariah Court and the Civil Court, essentially saying that the Civil Courts have no jurisdiction over Syariah matter or decisions. Of course, this has led to problems when in family legal cases when a spouse converts and takes the children, or a family member converts without knowledge and so on.
You see, my view is that instead of seeing the forum in a religious view, why not look at it from a legal point of view? We need a working, practical legal solution to the legal problems that would ensure a just and fair decision without leaning towards bias towards one religion.
I saw the protesters on TV, policemen watching on idly, leaning on their riot shields and I even caught one of the policeman yawning. Oh, sure, 300 protesters gather in front of the Bar Council, and you let them shout, scream, raise placards, shout rascist slogans and even accompany a few of them inside, where more ugly scenes unfolded. I noticed on TV that faced with mob's representatives, the Bar Council members were calm while the mob reps were in a frenzy, shouting, screaming rascist abuse, even knocking aside a man's camera. All the while the police were around doing nothing.
They shouted and held up rascist placards, more than capable to stir up racial trouble. I don't see any of the protesters arrested under the Sedition Act or the ISA? Why? I see similiarities between this protest and HINDRAF protest, but why only HINDRAF was greeted with tear gas, water cannons and riot police? Why was only HINDRAF leaders arrested under ISA? Hypocrisy at it's best.
Let's leave the Bar Council. Let's see the recent furor over Selangor MB's suggestion that UiTM allocate a 10% quota for non-bumi students. Immediately there was a hue and cry, infact I saw TV3 last night, 3000 UiTM students marched to deliver a protest note. Unruly, shouting, hoisting placards, these are the supposed students? Student hooligans maybe.
What was the police doing when 3000 students marched? Where was the tear gas, water cannons and riot police? These bunch of students were allowed to go. Why weren't any of them arrested? This is not 100 or 200 people, this was 3000 people! They are students, shouldn't they be studying instead of street marching?
My blood further boiled when TV3 showed a news slot, the UiTM VC was speaking. He said, "This is only 3000 students, we never prepared and this at last minute. We have 150,000 student and 350000 alumni, not to mention the student's family members and so on. Don't challenge us." This is what made my blood boil. Is this not a threat? Does this not qualify as a threat on racial harmony and peace? He is inciting racial tension, why is he not arrested under the ISA or the Sedition Act? Is he an academic, a VC? He is acting more like a street thug, with those pimp like shiny glasses!
He further said"UiTM is the last bastion for the Malays." He kept saying that. This was the most revealing statement. This showed the level of his thinking, the obsession with racial dominance and superiority, the arrogance and temerity, and the deeply entrenched paranoia that continues to divide us.
Why is opening up UiTM so bad? Are the malay students afraid of competition? Are they intellectually inferior to the non-bumis and as such fear the non bumi students? They are trapped in this quagmire of racial segregation. The Malays in UiTM, the enviroment is 100% Malays. Thus this breeds more racial segregation and in the same process, hinders their ability to socially mingle and co-exist with other races. Consequently, they also cannot perform to the same level as the Non-Bumi students/graduates and when they graduate, they will have difficulty in adjusting to the multi racial workplace.
Why? Why? Why?
This is a globalized world. You cannot insulate the students in a racial closet. If you do so, you are continually letting them live a false, protected existence, misleading them about the true world out there. Talking about bastions and issuing thinly veiled threats does not help towards racial harmony! It only helps towards racial disintegration, the crumbling of the little shaky peace and harmony we have now.
You know what? I'm going to stock up on the dry rations and canned food. This situation is so bad, I'm expecting a war to explode anytime soon. I think I'll go and plant Ubi Kayu in my backyard now, just in case.
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Do stop and ponder for a moment that those 3,000 students could have been bundled together, either by threat or by mere peer pressure, by the university authorities, to demmonstrate.
It may also be of interest to you to study the profile of the Vice-Chancellor of UITM
Honestly I don't give a fuck if UiTM open 100%. Non bumi hardly pay any attention of the so call good will 5% quota given out for non bumi enrolment. I myself would ask my kids to work rather to study in UiTM. Coz UiTM graduates carry no value of employment.
Oi Pukim**DRM, BODOWI and the ARAB BADWI, get the mother f**k*r VC in Kamunting undr ISA, SEditious Act and ll your draconion law acts.
Or probabaly BN/UMNO bastards are just provoking the citizen to retaliate as they can call for state of emergency??????
don't be too impressed with UiTM students going on strike guys. since when does malaysian uni students are so concerned about politics. those who can be considered activists can be counted with one hand. 3000? unless they are paid you would never get that kind of number even for charity
AUKU has completely decapacitated students ability to think. they are trained to be puppets. they cant even criticise the cow even if they want to. seriously, any activism by malaysian uni students is a joke.
besides ibet those kids dont even know what they are striking for.
alok
No part in the world practise education on racial and skin base.all collage and university is open to all race and country man.But in bolehhan land(malay-sial country) there is one 3rd class University call UITM who 100% catter for only for the kampungs dums.this university should be listed in Guniess world book of record for the tittel”The Most Racist University Education Institution)”.by the way Uitm is not even can compete with some of small african country university in term of academic.)-u guys call ur self UITM a university ah?
wonder wonder wonder....how could students can involve in politic...parents sending them for studies not for demo...this is out of university primary.... let the government decide wat is the best of the university....
Let it be.Don't enlighten them.They are still katak di bawah tempurung.What I concern is in the future they will turn into terrorist with their negative mindset.
in the bible they are known as adam and eve
in the quran they are known as adam dan mawa
in the bible he is jesus
in the quran he is nabi isa
what is the relation between christianity and islam ?
can someone please clarify.
i need to know.
It has come to a stage where one is for oneself. Let's start taking serious stock of things and work out how we can help our own kind. Little things count' start by helping Chinese schools, employ only Chinese, donate only to causes that help our own kind and encourage our youngs to venture abroad.
"OK...here's the deal. If you students demonstrate now we will automatically grant you a degree"
VC of UiTM
Leave UiTM be. At the moment the graduates are widely believed to be unemployable... if they start turning out employable non-bumis then everyone will be confused
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sy plajar UiTM...menganggap demonstrasi terseb0t adlh bodoh...menggunakan slogan yg racist..."UiTM benteng melayu terakhir"...tgk pon da nmpk bodoh...benteng slalunye digunakan utk menghalang musuh...sy xanggap cina dan india musuh...mereka adlh kawan...satu negara pulak...kal0 tgk byk gak kebaikan kemasukkn kaum laen...bleh tingkatkn pelajaran...mase kempen sruh demo...sy tid0...peace...
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