Chinese chauvinism, racist eugenics and a porn star wannabe
One issue that I have always found particularly disturbing in Malaysia is how Chinese-based (or Chinese-dominated) political parties, Chinese education pressure groups and pretty much anyone else apart from these groups that strongly advocate for “Chinese rights” in general almost always manage to get away with labelling anyone else who disagree with them “racists” or “anti-Chinese”. However, these very same people do not realise that with their one finger pointing at others, there are four fingers pointing back at them in return. Case in point is on the issue of single stream education, which has evoked a huge amount of racist sentiment among the groups previously mentioned and which has remained a contentious issue for decades until today.
The failure of the “meritocracy” policy of Singapore
Many Sino-Singaporeans who try to criticize the Malaysian formula due to their ignorance of the reality of Malaysian politics of race duly claim superiority with the implementation of their so-called “meritocracy” system. It is also claimed that by the enforcement of the Malay special rights as provided for in Article 153 of the Malaysian Constitution, Malaysia is actually making an “apartheid”-like policy. Other than the fact that the ideologies and policies of both countries are radically different, the truth is that while the so-called implementation of the “apartheid” policies have brought about socio-economic balances and harmony in Malaysia, Singapore’s so-called “meritocracy” system has caused much misery to those other than the Sino-Singaporean majority and the formulation of many draconian policies that formed the basis of the currently Sino-dominated Singaporean government.
