you are right. most parts of the world discrimination is present.
but doesn't mean I have to support or like it. I try to change things if I am given the opportunity, but I am 1 person and I believe I should set an example to myself even if no one else follows. It is very easy to be discriminated against and seek equalization or revenge. I know because when I was young, I was like
@tanwahtiu and really hated ang mohs, so I always look for a chance to pick fights with ang mohs. Now I realised I was wrong. Doesn't make ang moh right, but I don't want to be wrong.
thank you for your point of view. it is very enlightening for me to hear your views. I don't dispute your assessment of the wealth gap. But it brings up more questions which should be answered. 1st of all. why is this happening in the 1st place? You gave a reason above, but is that the 1 and only reason? If it is, then there are many parties at fault. Let's deal with things 1 by 1 ya? I know you must be angry at this, but jangan terus pergi ke-hantam, bantai dan pukul.
You see an obviously unjust situation. That is majority who were in Malaysia earlier living in poverty and minority who came later living in luxury. Please allow me to say that while still true this is not the whole picture but just a snapshot. The full picture is more complicated. There are many Chinese families also living in poverty until daughters sold into prostitution and son become drugs mules. Plenty of misery to go around. There are also Malay and Indian cronies who take advantage of their connections and enrich themselves at the rest of Malaysia's expense. Chinese, Malay and Indian. So who's responsible? Is it the few Chinese, Malay and Indians who take advantage of their connections or those Chinese who live in nice houses?
You say you have a friend who tells you about Chinese people. This friend and what he tells you I can gather two things. (1) is that he is dreaming about Chinese through history, not Chinese today (2) He is Chinese outwardly and Chinese trained, but he is 100% ok maybe 80% educated or indoctrinated by orang putih. I try to see everyone's point of view. I tell you 1 thing about Chinese people. They have always lived in harsh conditions. Harsh weather, harsh living conditions, harsh rulers, you name it. Chances are anything that can go wrong will go wrong and will go against them. Meaning you can't trust politicians, judges, lawyers or doctors. Nobody is your friend in China unless you can do something for them. China also been ruled by foreigners who came into China and treated natives harshly sometimes like slave race. Sound familiar? The Chinese you see in Malaysia that have those houses are the ones that adapted to living in those conditions. Right or wrong they have found a way to beat the odds. Wrong way is as you say, kawan kawan same PM, tumbuk rusuk sikit, siap selesai lah. But a lot more Chinese decided to work harder than everyone else, study harder than everyone else, life be damned. Success 100% or failure 100%. No in-between. I also bet that your Chinese friend is also a product of this either you are all success or you are all failure upbringing. If 2nd place = 1st loser. I am also willing to bet that your Chinese friend is secretly jealous of Malay upbringing where family is more supportive, co-operative and less harsh.
Whether this way of upbringing right or wrong is debate we have no time for right now. We're going back to Malaysia. You see those houses you talk about? There is a good likelihood they were bought and paid for with the blood, sweat and tears of lost childhoods and unhappy families. There is no shortcut to achievement other than through sacrifice. A large numbers of those families just sacrificed more. Many like your friend are still emotionally scarred from those sacrifices their families demanded from them since childhood. A chinese child is less treated like a loved part of a family, but rather an instrument that can bring pride and wealth to the family. This is the culture of Chinese success. Everything sacrificed at the altar of achievement. I can speak for myself and a few other of my Chinese friends when we say we might wish to exchange some success, maybe smaller houses for more family happiness.
So you see my dear whoami, Chinese are hardworking not because they were born that way, but because if they don't their own families won't recognize them. If they don't work hard enough to get that bigger house, their families will stop speaking to them. If they don't become doctor or lawyer, their families will look at them as garbage children. If they become doctor, but not specialist consultant at hospital, they are underachievers and should be treated poorly. And every child wants to be part of his family. It's just that the Chinese forced this upon their children. Don't be angry at people living in those houses. You should be feeling sorry for them. I know I do.
Funny you say this. Anyway as far as money, success and houses is concerned, I think I demonstrated why you shouldn't be angry. What remains is 2 things. Forced wealth re-distribution is essentially communism which we can save for another time. The #2 and big thing that can be fixed though is the cronyism. And I sumpah pada mu, this is race-blind. semua races in Malaysia engage in this not just chinese. Malaysia must first be corruption free before all this can be fixed. bersih.
RAZA RIZVI6 months ago
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