How Umno exploits fears of Pakatan among Malays

Stop using the Chinese as a fear mongering tool to scare off the Malays or other races. The Chinese are NOT interested to become the PM or power crazy enough to sapu everything as alleged. The Chinese are NOT the momok, hantu, devil or monster to off scare little children. The Chinese are only interested in fairness, justice, peace, freedom and equality. They also want to live in a country that is free from racism, corruption and cronyism, where the nations wealth can be shared among all Malaysians. Are these too much to ask for??

Please watch this excellent youtube video clip of Hishamuddin Rais explaining the Bonsification of the Malay Mind @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sufvtzbEE3U
My GOD!! Why do the Chinese want to take over this country? I find it very strange. This is the most mismanaged country in the world. And the Chinese want to take over? The Chinese must be mad!! ~ Hishamuddin Rais

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How Umno exploits fears of Pakatan among Malays

INTERVIEW Umno has successfully exploited the fears many Malays that a stronger Pakatan Rakyat would mean a dominant DAP, said PAS central committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. According to Dzulkefly, this strategy was used by Umno with much success among the rural and even some urban Malays, which surprisingly included Malay professionals, former bureaucrats and technocrats. These key groups of voters had voted against PAS and Pakatan in last month's general election. The former Kuala Selangor MP reported that it was not no longer a problem for the nonMalays, especially the Chinese, to support Islamic-based PAS. Given this, it is crucial for PAS and Pakatan to assuage the fears of the Malays, including the professionals, before the 14th general election which is due in five years. Backing his analysis with empirical evidence, Dzulkefly said though incumbent Dr Halimah Ali successfully defended her Selat Kelang state constituency in Selangor with a higher majority, she nevertheless lost the Malay - and especially young Malay votes - in four polling stations. Her bigger win was attributed to a large number of votes from non-Malays. Shrewd ploy in fielding Zul Nordin Similarly, in Shah Alam, many were expecting BN-backed Perkasa vice-president Zulkifli Noordin to lose his deposit, but yet he garnered 38,000 votes in an urban area that comprises educated voters, as well as a large number of professionals. "Some of my neighbours who are professionals and former bureaucrats told me they would vote PAS if the party was outside Pakatan for they feared a stronger influence by DAP. They hate Umno, but their fear of Pakatan is because of the DAP.

"It is what we call a fear of success, or what is medically termed as 'atychiphobia' where, for example, some women taking civil engineering as a profession may fear their success would result in them losing their femininity. "Similarly, in the case of PAS, this fear among the Malays of a potential Pakatan success is that it could bring the downfall of Islam or the Malays. This is something that we have to address," he added. Dzulkefly also said some women professionals from Kolej Tunku Kurshiah had recently also expressed similar fears and he told them that this may not happen if more PAS MPs were elected. All in all, he said, Umno won 88 seats compared with 51 garnered by the Malay MPs in PKR and PAS combined. "In 2008, Umno won 77 seats and it managed to increase it successfully through this strategy." Umno, he added, was quite shrewd in backing Perkasa leaders Ibrahim Ali and Zulkifli, who are viewed as right-wing Malays, and "then you have PAS, which is seen as very liberal in working with DAP". Dzulkefly said Umno did this to show the entire spectrum of choices in ideological conviction within the party. "For voters, they will think they cannot go for Ibrahim or Zulkifli but in the end, many Malays chose Umno to 'save themselves' from the Pakatan scourge. "They (the Malays) may view Umno as not that bad and in the end, this position they take will see them being sold out," he said. "However, I believe many voters may have realised this now and regretted that they may have missed a golden opportunity to change the federal government." Rural votes still with Umno The PAS leader also conceded that a significant number of rural votes went to Umno and BN because they may have felt that they were left out of development. At the same time, however, they have been buoyed by Umno's calls for Malay supremacy and to uphold Islam, which were played up by the mainstream media, including stateowned radio and television. For example, in Sri Gading in Johor, which is a typical profile of a Malay constituency in the rural area, one could see Malays who have been left poor for decades. And yet this constituency remains an Umno vote-bank.

Dzulkefly is pleased that the Pakatan government of Selangor will now focus on development in the Malay belt areas of Sungai Besar, Sabak Bernam, Tanjung Karang, Kuala Selangor and Hulu Selangor to improve their income and education levels. "This was one way to win them over. Another is to have PAS leaders, such as the new state executive councillor Sallehan Mukhyi (Sabak assemblyperson) in charge of religion, to ensure the upliftment of the religious and moral aspects of the community, so they will not become an easy prey to vote buying and manipulation. "This, as well as religious matters, are not entirely about religion but about living decently, with honour, to stand on their own two feet and to get the people out of the clutches of poverty," he said. Yesterday, Dzulkefly claimed there had been vote buying on the last day of the recent general election campaign, in which some voters in his constituency were asked to take a religious vow to vote for BN to receive up to RM1,000 in cash each. This has been described as "baseless and one-sided" by the eventual winner in the contest, Kuala Selangor MP Irmohizam Ibrahim. A west coast phenomenon Dzulkefly said this campaign of fear took place only in the west coast and not in Terengganu, which PAS nearly won back, or in Kelantan, which it retained despite losing a few seats. In Terengganu, he said, PAS was confident of winning back the state, much like it was with Perak, and this was the reason why the PAS state leadership did well there. "The fear of success did not worry the voters (there)... Terengganu is not at all disturbed by the phobia as the DAP and Chinese factors did not picture big on their agenda. In Perak, they knew fully well that PAS needed Chinese votes to win," he emphasised. "Another factor going for PAS in Terengganu was that of popular cleric Ustaz Azhar Idrus, who is from Terengganu and also a PAS member - his talks are popular and he has reached out and attracted the masses," he said. "And, in Kelantan, we have Tok Guru (former menteri besar) Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who has been a major pull factor for PAS to retain the state," he said. This, Dzulkefly said, showed the differences in political outlook between the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia and the west coast. "What can work well in Terengganu will not in Selangor." Tomorrow: Factionalism in the Islamist party

Yesterday: 'Voters made to swear to back BN' This interview was jointly conducted with Koh Jun Lin and Kow Gah Chie.
Monday, 17 June 2013 04:59

Will the Chinese 'sapu' everything? Umno's reputation for racism spreads far & wide
Written by Malaysia Chronicle Will the Chinese 'sapu' everything? Umno's reputation for racism spreads far & wide Malaysian Opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim, back from a trip to Jakarta, told a rally on Sunday night that Indonesians had asked him if it was true what Umno has been saying that if his Pakatan Rakyat coalition came to power, the Chinese would take over Malaysia. "Indonesians asked me is it true if you and Pakatan Rakyat win the general election, 'habis lah Malaysia' (or Malaysia is finished), the Chinese would swipe everything," Anwar said during a Black 505 rally in Batu Pahat on Sunday night. "My answer was that it is true our Chinese leaders are now smarter, brave and better qualified. So what we must do is to pick Malays leaders who are smarter and better quaified . If we have smart Chinese leaders but despotic and corrupt Malays leaders, we are destroyed. And if we select corrupt Malay leaders, once they win, prices will rise, (tycoon) Syed Mokhtar will get half a billion and (tycoon) Ananda millions." Umno gains notoriety The information let slip by the 64-year-old Anwar is indeed a sharp reflection on Prime Minister Najib Razak's Umno party and how far and wide its notoriety for racism had become. In the run up to the May 5 general election, Umno leaders including Najib had consistently used the 'race' card to rally support from the predominant Malay electorate. Their divide-and-rule tactics continued after the election, with Najib himself blaming a 'Chinese tsunami' for the BN's weak performance. Najib's comment spurred an article 'Apa lagi Cina mau' or 'what more do the Chinese want' from Umno-controlled newspaper Utusan - suggesting that the Chinese were ungrateful and disloyal despite being given opportunities to prosper. Not surprisingly, the comments were condemned by the community, who were angered by the stereotyping. Interracial relations in Indonesia too have been shrouded in controversy, and at the height of Asian Financial Crisis in 1998, hardliners in the country had gone on rampage against the tiny Chinese community there, prompting a flight of capital to neighboring Singapore. Anwar had flown to the Indonesian capital at the invitation of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who had wanted to know about the alleged vote-rigging and fraud in Malaysia's 5th general election. "President SBY wanted to know what was happening in Malaysia and issued the invitation due to the increased coverage by the Indonesian media, which has been covering the Malaysian situation extensively. The feeling there is that the electoral fraud committed was excessive and if it had happened in Indonesia, there would have been a revolt," Anwar told the 10,000-odd crowd who attended the rally at Parit Raja, Batu Pahat.

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Is Anwar Chinese? DAP asks Shahidan

G Vinod | June 18, 2013 DAP publicity chief Tony Pua criticises Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim for accusing the Chinese of having racist mindset.

PETALING JAYA: DAP today fired a salvo against Minister in the Prime Ministers Department, Shahidan Kassim, for accusing the Chinese of having a racist mindset. The Chinese community voted for PAS not because it is a Chinese party. Obviously, they did not also pick Anwar Ibrahim as their choice for prime minister because he is a Chinese. They picked him because they see Anwar as Malaysian first, who will fight abuse of power and prioritise the interest of the downtrodden, regardless of race, religion or creed, said DAP publicity chief Tony Pua. Yesterday, Malaysiakini reported Shahidan as saying that the Chinese should break away from the racist mindset, allegedly inculcated by the opposition and integrate with other races. If the Chinese are willing to cross racial boundaries and integrate with Malaysian society, and practise power sharing, I believe Malaysia would one day have a prime minister of Chinese ethnicity, said Shahidan. Pua said that Pakatan Rakyat, particularly DAP, had never campaigned on a Chinese political platform and had never stood against Malay political interest.

He also said if DAP did campaign on a racist platform, the pro-establishment media would have televised the matter widely as proof of the partys racist agenda. But our platform had always been on the idea of creating a country that is free from corruption and cronyism, where the nations wealth can be shared among all Malaysians, and not just those who are politically connected, said the Petaling Jaya Utara MP. Umno dividing the nation Pua added that the Chinese community has no problems seeing anyone holding the premiership, as long as the person serves as a prime minister for all, not just for a select group of cronies. Training his guns at Shahidan, Pua said that no Umno leader had accused the Chinese of being racist when they voted overwhelmingly for MCA in the past. When Malays vote overwhelmingly for Umno last time, it is never racism. When Chinese voted for MCA in the past, it was not racism. But when Malays increased their support for Pakatan Rakyat candidate, Umno accused DAP of spreading propaganda that influenced educated Malays. And when the Chinese voted strongly for the opposition, it is proof of Chinese racism. It is nothing but utter gibberish coming from Umno leaders, said Pua. The DAP leader urged Umno leaders to stop dividing the nation along racial lines just to scare the Malays by accusing the Chinese of being a power hungry community. Umno leaders must realise that the only way for them to remain in power is to adopt Malaysian first concept, as per their own 1Malaysia slogan, said Pua.

Shahidan's tirade: A glimpse of Najib's revved-up antiChinese politicking ahead

Written by Tony Pua The misplaced tirade against the Chinese in Malaysia, whether intentional or otherwise, continues with the new Minister in Prime Ministers Department, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim latest salvo published in Sinchew Daily yesterday. He said that if the Chinese Malaysians who have been indoctrinated with extreme racism by the DAP can ditch their racist mindset, he believes that Malaysia would one day have a prime minister of Chinese ethnicity.

He was quoted to say (You) cannot lead the people if (you) believe too much in racial power. If one day the Chinese could get rid of this mindset, Malaysia could also have a Chinese as prime minister. Power crazy & greedy

This statement is not only an uncalled for attempt to insult Malaysian Chinese as racists, it is a clear cut attempt to insinuate that Malaysian Chinese are a power-crazy and greedy community whose ultimate goal is to take over the Prime Ministership of this country. It is part of UMNOs continued attempt to divide the nation by having the Malay community remain completely frightful of the fairy-tale eventuality of losing political power. Taking leaf from the former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed, Datuk Seri Shahidan even accused the Chinese of not participating in activities organised by the government, but chose to be involved in the illegal street rallies held by the opposition. It clearly shows that to these UMNO leaders, any support given Pakatan Rakyat as an alternative to Barisan Nasional will be deemed racist in nature, even if the support is given to fight the blatant racism of parties like UMNO. When Malays vote overwhelmingly for UMNO in the past, it is never racism. When Chinese voted for MCA in the past, that cant be racism. However, when Malays increased their support for Pakatan Rakyat candidates in the same election, Dr Mahathir accused DAP of spreading propaganda that influenced educated Malays. And when the Chinese voted strongly for Pakatan Rakyat, that according to UMNO, is proof of Chinese racism. That is complete and utter gibberish coming from UMNO leaders.

Divide and rule

UMNO leaders like Tun Dr Mahathir and Datuk Seri Shahidan perpetuate the above lies because they believe that the only way to maintain UMNOs control of in the country and to share the wealth of the nation only with the politically connected elite, is by demonising the non-Malay community with artificial claims of racism, even if the claims are themselves racist. UMNO leaders fear a Malaysia where Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kadazans, Dayaks and other minority communities become united to fight cronyism and corruption among the ruling BN elite. Hence the desperate need to use all racist means keep Malaysia divided by race and religion. The DAP never campaigned on a Chinese political power platform. We never campaigned against Malay political interests. If we did, Malaysians can be assured that such campaign speeches will be televised and condemned widely in all broadcast and print media as proof of DAP racism. Instead, throughout our election campaigns, our leaders harped only on the singular point of creating a country that is free from corruption and cronyism, where the nations wealth can be shared among all Malaysians, and not just those who are politically connected. For the Chinese community, they have no interest whatsoever in seeing a Chinese installed as a Prime Minister of Malaysia. They dont care if the Prime Minister of the country is a Malay, Indian, Kadazan or Iban, as long as he is a Prime Minister for all Malaysians and not just for a select group of cronies or race. The Chinese community did not give their votes to PAS because PAS is a Chinese party. They certainly did not pick Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as their preferred choice of Prime Minister because he is a Chinese. They picked him because they see him as Malaysian first, who will fight abuse of power and prioritise the interest of the poor and disadvantaged, regardless of race, religion or creed. UMNO Ministers and leaders will need to learn that the only way to stop the inevitability of losing their grip on power in Malaysia is to adopt the Malaysian first principle as 9

espoused in their own 1Malaysia slogan. Their continued racist bent of their political platform will end all hopes of BN ever recovering from their election losses in 2008 and 2013. Tony Pua is the MP for PJ Utara

We don't need a Chinese PM, just a clean one

Jun 18, 2013YOURSAY Whether a Chinese gets to be PM or not, is not important at all and we have never ever demanded a Chinese PM. Minister: Chinese can be PM if they drop racist mindset Pemerhati: It is amazing that the senior member of Umno, which itself is a racist organisation and which at every opportunity loudly and proudly proclaims its racist slogan, Untuk Bangsa, Ugama dan Negara, has the audacity and cheek to call the discriminated Chinese minority racist. Despite being subjected to severe discrimination by Umno, the Chinese minority has done well in the private sector and according to former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the father of racism, this minority contributes about 80 percent of the taxes. The salaries of people like Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim and the other public service officials get paid from these taxes. He should therefore stop biting the hand that feeds him and instead use his brains a little and ask this question: If the Chinese are able to do very well in the private sector and help the Malays and the country by paying disproportionately high taxes, would they also not do well in other

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sectors and thus help the country in its growth and development? Quigonbond: Shahidan, you mean sharing power like what the Chinese have been doing supporting BN for the past 50 odd years, only to realise all Malaysians including them are getting a raw deal? They would rather share what little most of them have left with relatively clean and much more humane Malays from Pakatan Rakyat instead of letting Umno/BN/cronies of all races continue to pillage and plunder their hard-earned money. BN Cyberpooper: It is easy to demonise the Chinese. Here is the template used by BN since day one: If the Chinese attend BN rallies, then they are there for free food and money. If the Chinese don't attend BN rallies, they are unpatriotic. If the Chinese attend opposition rallies, they are out to steal power from Malays. If the Chinese don't attend opposition rallies, they only care about a strong economy and doesn't care about policies. If you have a narrow mind, and are too attached to your point of view, then you will only see the things you want to see and acknowledge the things that agree with your point of view. Telestai!: The Chinese never harbour any dreams of having a PM from its community. As far as I know, the Chinese will accept a PM from any race as long as the PM is fair, upright and progressive. Shahidan, stop your cock and bull story about the Chinese wanting a Chinese PM. The Chinese revolted against BN because it could no long stomach the blatant abuse of power and divisive politics of Umno. It seems every man in the street knew that, except you fellows in Umno. Tehachapi: With this supposedly experienced Umno national leader talking in this manner, there is little wonder that we have all sorts of warped illogical thinking floating around. There is little opportunity for critical thought and rational argument in this country. The argument seems to be that if you don't agree with me, then you must be a racist. This presumes that the speaker himself is not a racist. Under the leadership of such low quality Umno leaders, the country is doomed. There is no hope for raising productivity. This is a sad, sad example of how we set about destroying ourselves. Certainly, no one

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outside of this country will even shed a tear of sorrow if Malaysia chooses to ruin itself in the process. Home: We, the Chinese, are not racists, just anti-BN. Whether a Chinese gets to be PM or not, is not important at all and we have never ever demanded a Chinese PM. Only people who care for the people and the country should be PM, and of course as a criterion he or she must be a Malaysian. Dont Just Talk: PM Najib Razak has really scraped the bottom of the barrel to have such a clown appointed as a minister, with such low mentality in his argument. Shahidan should direct his statement to Umno Baru members and Perkasa kataks (frogs), including the former fourth PM. Having eight full-fledged ministers in the PMs Department, Shahidans role in it is just that - talking crap and collecting his perks and monthly salary. Gggg: Umno members can be only bumiputeras, whereas DAP and Pakatan Rakyat members can be from any race. So who is racist, Shahidan? RKR: I have two questions for Shahidan: 1) Which social media is asking the Chinese to grab power? 2) Can the Malays (especially those in Umno and Perkasa) willingly integrate with the non-Malays in the first place? If not, Shahidan should just shut his mouth. I know its the season for Umno elections, but please talk sensibly. Old Farmer: Umno is harping on the so-called racism of others to blame their failure in GE13 solely on the Chinese in order to divert attention from the real issues, such as corruption, abuse of power, fraud and the flawed election. Apapunboleh: Racism by the opposition? And what has Biro Tatanegara (BTN) been propagating - love thy neighbour?

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The 'blame the Chinese' game continues Jun 18, 2013 YOURSAY When Chinese like DAP leaders Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng do their part for a better Malaysia, it doesn't mean they want to become PM. Minister: Chinese can be PM if they drop racist mindset Keturunan Malaysia: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim, Malaysians aren't bothered who the PM is so long as he/she is a PM for all Malaysians. So please do not be cheeky to say the Chinese can be PM, and in the same breath, infer that the Chinese are racists. The real racists are you people from Umno, and a good example is the self-professed Malay-first DPM Muhyiddin Yassin and his mentor, former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad. You not only have the cheek to say this, the skin of your face is thicker than the brick wall of my house. Caller: Shahidan is saying nothing original. He is just parroting the senile old man, Mahathir. Stop this silly nonsense, Shahidan. Umno is a one-race party, and therefore it is racist like MCA and MIC. You need to learn English first to understand what racism means. P Dev Anand Pillai: What nonsense is the Shahidan talking about? The Chinese can never come to power in this country as no right-thinking Malay would allow that to happen.

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One cannot be a Chinese and be prime minister because what the former Perlis MB has forgotten is that when race no longer matters, religion will come into the picture - the Chinese candidate has to be a Muslim, and perhaps only then would the Malay electorate consider it. It is not about being racial, it is more about assimilation of the Chinese and the Indians into Islam and becoming Malays eventually. If this can be achieved, only then can any Malaysian can be PM. Abasir: So Shahidan is actually saying that MCA has been racist, untrustworthy and double dealing with Umno all these years. Umno, according to him, has never been race-oriented and never focussed on 'bangsa dan agama'. We must call for a royal commission of inquiry to find out what it is he has been smoking. The Real Duke: On the one hand, he says the Chinese population comprises only 21 percent. On the other hand, he blamed BNs losses to a Chinese tsunami. So dear Datuk, which argument is correct? Don't forget that there are also Chinese who voted for BN. But its sad to note that Umno blames everything on the Chinese. Tan Kim Keong: Shahidan should be advising the Malay community to break away from racism inculcated by Umno, Perkasa and Malay-Muslim NGOs, and integrate themselves with other races. The Chinese have already abandoned MCA which is a racialist political party. So he should be exhorting Malays to abandoned Umno, Perkasa and Malay-Muslim NGOs, instead of telling the Chinese what to do. Haveagreatday: Who are you, Shahidan to dictate what is in the federal constitution? It is you and the rest of the Umnoputras who are playing the racial card to cling on to power. YouAreNotAlone: Shahidan, please wake up. We, Chinese, never take things that are not supposed to belong to us. Your words of abandoning racism should be directed at Mahathir and his cronies. The Chinese are never power hungry nor do they want to be PM and be the big brother. The Chinese only long for peace, stability and prosperity. If you Umno can provide Malaysia all these and not rob the rakyat by practising corruption, we are already very thankful to God. When Chinese like DAP leaders Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng do their part for a

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better Malaysia, it doesn't mean they want to be PM. Wira: The minority Chinese will support righteous Malays from clean political parties to be prime minister. They will not support racist and corrupt leaders in Umno. Period. Kamikasi: Hello Mr Minister, I doubt if the Chinese are interested to become PM. As long as fairness prevails in all aspects, I believe the Chinese will be happy. Help the bumiputeras where necessary but don't prevent good students of other races from getting the best education possible, and dont allow businesses be blocked and opportunities curtailed. Treat all races as Malaysian and stop threatening them as if they have not done anything to prosper this beloved country. Please, enough of blaming the Chinese. Fair&Just: Most of the Chinese who can afford it have already migrated and you can go run your country as you like by yourselves. Only those poor Chinese who are not able to migrate are forced to stay to eke out a living, and most are not interested to become PM except to ensure that an honest, corrupt free, fair and just government is in place. Anonymous_5fb: Honestly, I am speechless upon reading Shahidan's comments about Chinese Malaysians. No amount of comments or arguments can convince this kind of ultra-Malay with warped rational. So, don't waste our energy on it.

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