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By Dr. Rafick 1. As Najib and BN machinery continue with their propaganda or 1-Malaysia, it seems obvious that many Malaysians are not ready to accept the idea. Many have expressed their reservations. The more Najib is talking about it; it is quite clear that people realized that it is just an empty political talk.
2. I agree with Najib that 1-Malaysia is in line with the spirit of the Nation Constitution. I agree with him that there is a need to close ranks and work as one. When we talk about 1-Malaysia, it is not about having one political party. It is about having the people love and do things to cherish this country as our home. It is about the birth right on the land called Malaysia. 3. What we are seeing now is that the politicization of the 1-Malaysia. There has been no real effort towards its implementation. People in this country comes in various shapes, size and skin colors. To unite the people, the government needs to find the common values among all the people and implement it. There are things that government can do immediately and there are things that can be done in an incremental manner. 4. Allow me to give simple illustration. The moment a child is born in this country our National Registration Department has branded the child. In the Peninsular the child will be labeled as Cina, India, Melayu or others. Some people are sensitive over the word others as it would mean simply as none of the above. If it is none of the above, then what race are they exactly? Read more at: http://rights2write.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/1-malaysia-talk-less-do-more-najib/
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What is far more important than labels is the internal climate that each of us carry within. If the internal climate is filled with hate, suspicion, fear, contempt and all the other base emotions and petty consideration then there is very little room for love and consideration and all the other things that made us human.
If there is space in our hearts and mind then there is acceptance. When there is acceptance there is the courage to explore. When there is courage to explore we have the opportunity to understand. There is really no need for religious or racial tolerance when there is understanding.
There is so little done in MSM and in our education to sensitise us to our human values. We are already 50 year old and still behaving like little children in the sandpit. Perhaps I am insulting the children ; when children play they just play without thought of whether they were chinese, malay or indians or what have you. Try cheating and you will incur the wrath of the whole group. Even children knows better.
As adults, we steal by the billions and we have another adult telling the public that "we did not have a meeting to discuss the meeting to decide on ....Since there was no meeting to decide on that meeting the question of cheating do not arise."
We were treated like children. But children knows better.
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