its been a while
it has been a while since something political has MOVED me to blog. but the situation back home is just going nuts. and i dont know what to make of it;.
the country had its national elections earlier this year. and if you follow malaysian news, you'll find that things have changed. major changes are happening in the country. not just by who won and who lost in the polls, but also what the people want for themselves, for their children and the country as a whole.
what has happened in the elections is a reflection of the hopes of malaysians. they want the country to head towards a certain direction.
i believe that malaysians recognise that the nation has got SO much potential and so much spirit that is going to waste because of racial politics.
first of all, let me state here and now that RACE is an outdated concept. it is UNFOUNDED and has no solid base at all. it basically, does NOT MAKE SEnSE. and above all its so fucking politically incorrect. it is grounds for discrimination on a bogus argument. for too long, the term RACE and all the connotations that come along with it have been thrown around in order to manipulate circumstances and situations to fit into one group's agenda. furthermore, it doesnt help when the UN has declared the term RACE to be outdated as well. i'm not sure when this happened but i think it was in the '80's or 70's. i'm not going to cite any sources, because this isnt an academic paper. and i'm sorry if it sounds like one.
secondly, how can people who have so much power continue to throw around this term when they know that its completely untrue? they also know how divisive talks surrounding RACE can be. where are the watchdogs and what not telling these politicians to shut their yap and clamp down on whoever writes their speeches? or are they all bribed? oh wait, we dont have one.
thirdly, why is the media making things like these available to the public when they know that issues like these serve to only tear up the nation into bickering with one another?
hang on a minute..politicians...media...put these together. do you see something here?
coming to new zealand and studying here, i've found that it is extremely depressing studying education. although it is NOT what i am incredibly interested in, there are some aspects of it that i find very enlightening. and it is just depressing because
- you cant just send people overseas to study how to teach and expect them to come back and be star teachers. it doesnt work that way. issues underlying education and policies are reflective of the nation's policy on equality and equity.
- when *oh god i hate this term* racial agendas become as big a deal as they do back home, where unity is NOT about bringing the nation together as one, rather is more about bringing one race above the rest, how can you practice fairness in education where the main agenda is about providing people with the opportunity to better themselves?
main point of the day:
RACE is an outdated concept. we have GOT to stop throwing this word around (it should be outlawed - i swear). and rather than concentrating on this-is-why-i'm-not-like- you-and-this-is-why-i'm-b etter, we should be working together for a better future for everyone. for too long we have allowed ourselves to be pitched against each other to serve the interests of those who have the power.
i am not calling for a revolution of sorts.
what i am trying to say is this - TIMES have changed. the malaysian public has changed. we want better things for ourselves. and we know we can get it.
we cannot let ourselves be filled with bogus prejudices when we know better. and we dont have to accept everything we see in the media. or everything in blogs, for that matter.
the country belongs to the people, and its high time that overzealous politicians recognise that.
if you dont know what i'm talking about, check out patrick teoh's blog. and this