The “Social Contract” – A Malaysian “Cold War”?
"A country that exists in a permanent state of war cannot exist as a democracy"
-Chris Hedges
There has been a lot of talk about the "social contract" that was formulated by the "Alliance" under Tun Razak, during the post 5.13 period.
Just what is this "social contract"?
To me, it appears that there the deal was actually a "ceasefire of sorts" in an unofficial "war" declared by the "young turks" of UMNO, who had decided to revolt against the principles of democracy that the nation was built upon. This ceasefire, was a unilateral declaration, just as the "war" that they had declared upon the "pendatang", with their eye on the 'pot of of gold'.
