Chinese schools: dedak to buy Chinese votes

So, if Umno or the government uses Chinese education and Chinese schools as a bribe or dedak to buy Chinese votes, and if the Chinese do not vote for the Umno-led Barisan Nasional, then why continue to bribe the Chinese with this Chinese education and Chinese schools dedak? You bribe someone to get something. If you do not get what you bought then why continue with the bribe?

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Raja Petra Kamarudin

Most misunderstandings occur when there is a communication breakdown or a lack of communication. There are times when one party, or both parties, refuse to see the other person’s point of view or pretends to not understand the other person’s point of view. Then there are those who raise allegations of racism to outshout the other person in the debate. Allegations of racism are very effective and normally causes the other party to back down.

There are two ‘sacred cows’ in Malaysia. One is the Chinese schools/education sacred cow and the other is the Islam/Shariah sacred cow. If you criticise or attack Chinese schools or Chinese education they would call you anti-Chinese and if you criticise or attack Islam or the Shariah they would call you anti-Islam. So most would not want to touch these issues with a ten-foot pole.

The non-Muslims, in particular the DAP Chinese, oppose the Shariah, in particular those laws in the Shariah that touch on crimes and punishment. The DAP Chinese do not hide their opposition to the Shariah and are very open about it.

The Shariah and dual legal system already existed long before Merdeka in 1957

What the DAP Chinese see as openness is seen by the Muslims as arrogance. The DAP Chinese are so arrogant that they no longer hide their opposition to the Shariah and dare to openly oppose it. The fact that DAP unilaterally closed down Pakatan Rakyat and formed Pakatan Harapan so that PAS could be punished for tabling a Private Member’s Shariah Amendment Bill in Parliament speaks volumes regarding DAP’s open opposition to the Shariah.

The DAP Chinese and most non-Muslims argue that the Private Member’s Shariah Amendment Bill violates the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and that is why they oppose it. They also argue that Malaysia cannot have two sets of laws or a dual judicial system. They add that they fear non-Muslims will in time be subjected to Islamic laws.

All three arguments are rejected by Muslims. First of all, as far as Muslims are concerned, the Shariah has nothing to do with the judicial system but is about religion. And non-Muslims should not be teaching Muslims how to practice Islam. Secondly, Malaysia has always had the Shariah and the dual judicial system since long before Merdeka. When the non-Malays sought Malayan citizenship in 1957 the Shariah had already been in existence. So why now after 60 years the non-Malays are suddenly opposed to the Shariah?

MCA told Umno the only way to buy Chinese votes is to allow them their Chinese education and Chinese schools

When the Malays and non-Malays, or Muslims and non-Muslims, perceive this issue from two different dimensions for sure no agreement can be reached. The Muslims see this issue as the non-Muslims interfering in Islam and violating the very foundation of how Malaya was formed. When the non-Malays asked to become citizens in 1957 the Shariah was already there and that was the terms for them to be given citizenship: to accept Islam as the religion of the Federation. So why oppose the Shariah now? If they cannot accept the Shariah or the dual judicial system then they should have left the country in 1957 and not ask to become citizens of Malaya.

That is a very simple argument the Malays or Muslims have, which the non-Malays or non-Muslims would, of course, find offensive. But then if the non-Muslims live in Saudi Arabia, or even in Brunei, they would have to accept and observe local laws as well. Can Muslims in the UK, Australia, or any other ‘Christian’ country, slaughter cows and goats in front of their house on Hari Raya Korban day? That is one of the rituals in Islam (just like Hindus carrying the Kavadi) but local laws will not allow that. So Muslims are forced to abandon their Islamic ritual and observe local laws.

The issue of Chinese education and Chinese schools is the same. The Chinese see it as their right. The Malays see it as a privilege. Rights belong to you and cannot be taken away. Privileges do not belong to you and can be taken away. For example, a passport is not a right but a privilege and your passport can be taken away from you if you misuse it.

MCA said if the government closes down Chinese schools and bans Chinese education the Chinese would vote opposition

The Chinese do not have a right to Chinese education and Chinese schools. But the Umno-led government allows them their Chinese education and Chinese schools for political reasons. The Chinese partners in the ruling coalition tell Umno that the only way the Chinese are going to support the government would be to allow them their Chinese education and Chinese schools. If not they would not support the government and would vote opposition.

The Malays, in turn, have been told that Umno on its own cannot form the government. They need the other non-Umno partners in the ruling coalition to form the government because Umno can win only half the votes and seats while the other half have to come from the non-Umno partners.

The Malays are smart enough to understand this in spite of the more ‘inferior’ non-Chinese school education they receive. Umno needs some form of power-sharing to stay in power and the only way the non-Umno parties can win enough votes and seats to be of any use to Umno would be to grant the Chinese their Chinese education and Chinese schools.

Malays believe that Chinese education and Chinese schools breed racist and arrogant Chinese who no longer respect the Malays and Islam

So, first of all, the Malays do not see Chinese education and Chinese schools as a right but a privilege. And privileges do not belong to you and can be taken away. Secondly, the Malays see Chinese education and Chinese schools as a dedak system to buy Chinese votes. Yes, Chinese, too, makan dedak and you need to feed them dedak to get their votes. And that is what Chinese education and Chinese schools is all about, a bribe to buy Chinese votes.

So, if Umno or the government uses Chinese education and Chinese schools as a bribe or dedak to buy Chinese votes, and if the Chinese do not vote for the Umno-led Barisan Nasional, then why continue to bribe the Chinese with this Chinese education and Chinese schools dedak? You bribe someone to get something. If you do not get what you bought then why continue with the bribe?

The DAP Chinese say the rural Malays are stupid. You can go to YouTube to view these speeches. They say Umno is bribing the Malays and that is why the Malays vote for Umno. That may be true but at least the Malays are honest enough to deliver the votes after receiving the bribe. The Chinese take their bribe and still do not vote government and then scream that it is not a bribe but a birthright. That makes the Malays honest crooks and the Chinese dishonest crooks.

More importantly, after 60 years of Merdeka there are still many Chinese who cannot speak Bahasa Malaysia. They scream they are Malaysians and demand equal treatment and demand an end to the NEP, Article 153, Bumiputera privileges, and so on. However, they behave like they just migrated from China yesterday. And Malays believe this is because of the Chinese education and Chinese schools system that breeds racist and arrogant Chinese.

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