YOURSAY | 'Green Wave', Malay tsunami just fleeting phenomenon

YOURSAY | Malaysia is still multi-racial, multi-religious. 

COMMENT | Non-Malays cannot stop the Malay tsunami

Man on the Silver Mountain: Religious indoctrination is a battle of the mind and therefore difficult to overcome.

Racial nationalism is of the same genre, but probably a lesser monster, insomuch that you probably can argue on rationale.

Politicians are trying to merge religion with race for political purposes, though the two can somewhat take on a different form of their own.

Thus, for Perikatan Nasional - PAS, who depend on religion, and Bersatu, a more nationalistic party coming together - is a mismatched marriage.

Theoretically, they are not on the same wavelength. As a result, they have to be dishonest when they try to find a common objective.

In the long run, they cannot sustain being sincere partners. Sooner or later, their differences will come to a blow.

The so-called ‘Green Wave’ or the ‘Malay tsunami’ is just a fleeting phenomenon.

It is merely to explain the weakening of Umno, and maybe a little of Pakatan Harapan’s inability to gain political ground.

In other words, it will not last. The more dangerous one is the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.

So, this is more permanent and maybe can gain enough traction to be a strong political force.

Is Malaysia fertile ground for it? Perhaps not. We are still multi-racial and multi-religious.

The other races and religions will certainly not allow theocracy ala Iran, Saudi Arabia, or Brunei to hold ground here.

Like the late MP and lawyer Karpal Singh said, “Over my dead body.”

Fair Play: What columnist S Thayaparan wrote is a no-brainer. As reported in the latest population report, the Malay community accounts for almost 70 percent of the nation's population.

If the politicians can use the 3R (race, religion and royalty) to their political advantage, the answer is an already foregone conclusion - to move forward as a nation and compete on equal footing with the other fast-emerging economies within Asean.

Our nation would be left far behind if the majority community lacked the technical and economic skills needed for the regional and international economic competitive environment.

Without such skills, the majority community would likely lose the most - a pyrrhic victory at best.

Time and tide wait for no man, much less a nation so engrossed with navel-gazing focused on the 3R and their numerical superiority or, most likely, their numerical majority.

I suppose Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim knows this grave danger facing the nation and must do what he has to do.

Apanama is back: What is left of secularism in Malaysia is in danger. Religious indoctrination started way back in the 1970s.

The subsequent governments of the day further nourished the seed and today it has become a huge 'tree'. It is not easy to 'chop' it off.

To be honest, non-Malays and non-Muslims need to adjust their lives in the coming decades.

It will depend on individual non-Malays and non-Muslims on how far they are willing to compromise.

We can see the population of non-Malays, non-Muslims is decreasing while the majority Malay population is increasing.

Whatever name you call, 'wave' or 'tsunami', the road to the deterioration of our secularism is widely open.

The past and present or even the future prime ministers do not care much about preserving the secular nature of the country.

It is always about elections and the vote bank, which is to please the majority at the expense of the minorities.

Those, like me, will keep on fighting to preserve secularism until our last breath.

Those who can't or choose not to will exit if they have the means. Others may need to suffer in silence.

Mat M Din: Anwar is fighting tooth and nail to ensure that the unity government remains in power to fulfil its lofty target of raising Malaysia to a fully developed state.

To achieve its objective, Malaysia needs the full cooperation of the Chinese, Indian and Malay to work together wholeheartedly to its successful end.

He believes it can only be attained by the unity government, a form of government which is fully represented by the three major ethnic groups, which is considered the most suitable and fitful combination.

For Anwar to remain in power, he had to pander to the whims and fancy of the Malays to gain their votes.

Hence, he has to indulge in populist policies of race and religion. He has no other alternative if he intends to remain in power.

Falcon: The truth be said, the ‘greening’ of Peninsular Malaysia took place long ago and in every tier of the administration.

It started with the person who said 'reforms' in one breath and ' don't spook...' in the other.

There were even attempts at Sabah and Sarawak, but the latter pushed back, knowing what it defines after witnessing what happened in Sabah.

When the results are announced after the state elections, the truth about the state of Peninsular Malaysia will be clearly defined.

There is no turning back. It makes no difference who leads, as our fate and destiny will be impacted.

This land is mine: If we wish to see a progressive Malaysia, then give Anwar a clear mandate to govern the country until the next general election.

The six state elections are a very good opportunity to send those arrogant, proud politicians and those full of hatred and liars to retire from their political arena.

If Anwar can't show his competency at the end of his term, then we will decide again. Will our children have the opportunity to run free again? You decide.

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