I leave you with your own reflection.

They shd really read LKY’s old speech in 1965 printed in Malaysia Today:

http://malaysia-today.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29632:lkys-old-speech-made-in-1965-vs-najibs-1malaysia&catid=18:letterssurat&Itemid=100129

Anyway, economic indicators are a better judge of this piece of history than anyone’s words in my humble opinion.

Thumbs up if you agree!

Behind Zainuddin Maidin’s attack on Lee Kuan Yew lay deeper issues besides how evil our Minister Mentor is. Which is really a subject that we don’t need a Malaysian newspaper to tell us of.

Let us focus on the deeper issue at hand:

What is the motivation of Maidin’s newspaper column, “History is no teacher”?

To understand so, it is crucial to establish the context of Maidin’s article. Utusan Melayu, the newspaper in which the article was written, has historically been under control of the Malay Ultras, the more extremist branch of Malay Chauvinism, and is Pro-UMNO, the Malaysian political party which is un-apologetically pro-Malay.

The timing of the article, recently after Malaysia’s national day was concluded, at a time when patriotic or rather Malay racial pride is at a high and easily manipulated, points to the true motive of Maidin – that is to arouse Malay Nationalism. Our Old Man was just a convenient scapegoat to direct racial hatred against. In fact, our Old Man has already established his role as serving to be a figure of hatred during the merger of the 60s, when Malays, both Singaporean and Malaysian, regularly burnt effigies of him. Anyone feel like joining me in practicing some “traditions”?

But why the need to arouse Malay Nationalism now? The reason is due to the unprecedented 2008 Malaysian general elections in which UMNO and its Barisan Nasional coalition failed to win the two-thirds supermajority it traditionally enjoyed and the opposition rapidly gaining ground. What is more alarming to UMNO is that its share of the Malay vote has been eroded with the PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party), a moderate Islamic party gaining.

Full article at http://secretpoliticalblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/analysis-of-utusan-melayu-attack-on-lee.html

I agree with the part about PAP being a good model! If African countries could follow Singapore’s model and achieve our level of human development and good governance, Africa would be a far happier place. Africa needs strong, able and clean governments more that it needs freedom of assembly. Yeah!

http://www.parlimen.gov.my/hansard.php

go to 1965 > Dewan Rakyat > Mei 26, 27, 31 Mei 1965

In the document, there are debates involving LKY, other MP including Mahathir then. The debates are very lengthy until night time.
Too much for me to read thru. If anyone can read all those, you can share it here.

It was not the half blind guy that labeled us ” the tiny red dot”. It was Habibi[/i]

wah1 you minister of education very powerfool hor
just 1 name wrong i kannaed 2 demerit points…
wah kor!
lucky no public cannin…
terima kasi banyak banyak…
ok student remember hor in future just answer 1 bloomin indonesian president labeled us tiny red dot..not sukarno or suharto hor…
hee hee..jagan besar kepala hor..main main sediap…

Those malay bumi count themselve lucky that the Tunku was smart enough to kick Singapore out. Otherwise, they’ll be working in Mac Donald’s if they are lucky

It was not the half blind guy that labeled us ” the tiny red dot”. It was Habibi.

Wven though the 50 years of Singapore rule under LKY is bringing heartaches to the people in recent times, the same cannot be said that it is LKY who is responsible for what Malaysia is in now. In fact, the Malaysian rulers would have done well to heed his warning and perhaps prevent what is happening in Malaysia right no. The mess that Malaysia is in at the moment is its own doings, under the racial dominance of one race.

So, Mr Datuk, I am sorry but your comments are not welcomed here.

PAP build the nation based on dead-loyal power concentration.

Both paries are good model for some african countries.

But everyone knows LKY and the then politicians(some ) wanted to break away from Malaysia. Now, every Singaporean knows it was a great idea, albeit my mum and dad’s families, relatives are in Malaysia.

mmm…about political freedom in Malaysia, it is still better then Singapore’s.

There’s inaccuracies to the Datuk’s speech. and he’s the former Information Minister. As always, Singapore is the boogeyman whenever racial politics is brought up.

First world democracy?? rrigggghtt……