2 cents

DavidTeoh's entry on "Umno Youth says bring back NEP..." echoes the thoughts in my head. You need a university education? we need it too. I am all for policies to help the needy REGARDLESS OF RACE. But does it really happen? Continuing with all these statements whether to boost popularity at groundroots level or for any other reasons will only continue to alienate all other Malaysians who are of different race and creed from those issuing such opinions. Bangsa Malaysia? We'll only continue to move backwards. Champion of the 3rd world we are, and 3rd world we'll continue to be.

Indeed the next time when Malaysians who have chosen to permanently settle down overseas raise these comments as justification for them getting PRs, I'll be at a loss for words. During a conversation last year, a friend quipped "stay in Msia as an honest law-abiding citizen, become treated like a second class citizen. Might as well stay overseas and be treated equally (the only difference being no voting rights compared to citizens)". btw that friend now holds a PR.

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