How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time公仔箱論壇% e, f9 n, n( F, V' q
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The clear and present danger; T, Q3 v3 N( ^
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain astvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- H5 T3 e& v3 o; b' T1 S- s
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.5 L) X& U' {! A! O# z" @8 E
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
9 u* l) L. s1 ?+ B M4 X: k1 t3 Knew-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those& i! A9 H, e' M2 i+ S$ E6 X
of migrants.
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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E- O3 p) h. \1 y& m* uLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sightTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 ~2 w4 r+ }9 Z/ Q2 ?
20 years later.+ F" y- ~7 y; p# E* `* D% s! B
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malaystvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 b+ w; G3 V! b
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of* J1 ^8 I% Z) T3 \
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
+ z3 A: W" ]% ]: i$ a5 m$ y公仔箱論壇but because those who could afford would have sent their children
7 M8 O; T/ s7 o) B; \1 s* h3 N; o+ T7 D公仔箱論壇overseas, who would decide not to come back.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ s6 m4 r1 h! |6 N8 c3 d
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! Q* L6 p: ]' X
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystemsos.tvboxnow.com8 b* }" F8 _! [. ?
are not here without a reason.
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarkstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 p+ s# G0 |0 ] n; h1 u1 a
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。+ Y1 x; V$ {3 h; Q8 @& y
, {- a; `0 q. Y$ ~) T公仔箱論壇If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we cantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; S0 c5 f; c1 L# {
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a8 S: a- J, q, N
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to- F; }/ D! y" l& U/ m. E, s
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a
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That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
9 n9 n% N: V8 {will not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,& y! M' o7 \! G8 P- h
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 W: k+ T# F0 z" G1 O- i
# H1 g @, a0 r3 j; Z4 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
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2 H; f- \8 |6 K. Z# xThey have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths andos.tvboxnow.com* J2 W6 F4 A+ \
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such a/ r" R3 r F/ z4 l
predestination.
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chineseos.tvboxnow.com. `4 Z0 x$ ^. N/ i6 X$ m% A
Malaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
# I- Y6 x5 r* o' [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chinese; J9 m( e; N5 S$ t j1 v! h
community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 b# d5 M0 v# o( ]1 [1 v/ f
exit the country in droves.
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On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,; p p1 V h6 n0 }+ _- L. u$ p
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the4 r8 C6 j/ `/ ?- ~4 g- q
common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of) Z n5 |0 X$ A M) l
secularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 H5 t9 N# L2 L+ Y) `
much more promising future here.. o( b9 d; P% @: y. M
So will Malaysia .
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- e+ \) u: t- ]( T5 U公仔箱論壇Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
n1 n' w& Q6 r" z. e* ?" celement for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, will
3 D0 T6 U7 A7 o1 S& {4 T! Jos.tvboxnow.combe their very own competitiveness.7 _, C4 u# i1 q. o
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
+ |" M4 G* g6 q. I( o( w/ Jos.tvboxnow.comobscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
) `- b( X1 D# K, F# _os.tvboxnow.cominternal conditions remain this bleak.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- J! N" w8 ~2 s3 [6 \1 \
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
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/ r8 k/ \# \3 Z6 w) {os.tvboxnow.comMeaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
) w2 ^& t$ Q2 v! Ros.tvboxnow.complace within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
8 R* S+ p1 w' @; V2 {) tcommunity further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
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