Melayu Liwat got something to say about Meritocracy ...
By the way, do you know the jacket Mamak Mahathir wearing is actually an Indian uniform?
It's called the NEHRU JACKET ... I append a picture of Nehru below the Mamak for you to compare. See Wikipedia for more details. I think this Mamak is missing his Indian root ... Poor Mamak, missed home lah.
The Nehru jacket is a hip-length tailored coat for men or women, with a mandarin collar, and modeled on the South Asian achkan or sherwani, an apparel worn ...
MERITOCRACY
Jawaharlal Nehru
1. I dislike to return to this subject but I need to explain myself.
2. I was prompted to write about the racism in meritocracy because of the reaction to Malay criticisms against the ideas coming out of the Chinese Economic Congress.
3. The leader who made the statement on doing away with quotas etc said that cannot we discuss anything without (the Malays) raising racial issues. He apparently considers his call for meritocracy was not racial.
2. I was prompted to write about the racism in meritocracy because of the reaction to Malay criticisms against the ideas coming out of the Chinese Economic Congress.
3. The leader who made the statement on doing away with quotas etc said that cannot we discuss anything without (the Malays) raising racial issues. He apparently considers his call for meritocracy was not racial.
5. As much as giving protection to one race is racial, taking it away from that race so as to benefit another race must also be racial. The suggestion coming as it did from a racially exclusive economic congress must be because it is in the interest of that race. That must be racial even though the demand is for meritocracy.
6. I am not proud of the protection afforded the bumiputras. It implies weakness. I don't think Malays and other bumiputras like to think that they are inferior in any way.
7. But the reality is that in Malaysia the bumiputras need new skills and a new culture even. These cannot be had by them in a mere 20 years. The original planners of the NEP were too optimistic.
8. I had suggested merit for university entrance in order to shock the bumis into gettng serious about their education and their own future. However it did not work.
9. In education whereas there is about 60% bumis in theGovernment universities, there are less than 10% in the private universities. And there are more private universities, university colleges and colleges than there are public (Government) universities. Even the 10% bumis are there because of scholarships by MARA. Take the scholarships away and there would be practically none.
10. Why is it that the focus is only on what is done by the Government. If the bumis in Government universities should be reduced, then the bumis in the private universities should be increased. Or else meritocracy would reduce the number of bumiputras getting university education. Or is it the intention to deny bumis higher education. They are not the best but they are qualified.
11. It is the same with foreign universities. Because they can afford it there are more non-bumis than bumis in foreign universities. This must increase the disparities in higher education between different races.
12. Lest I be accused of making unfounded assumption, a proper audit should be done by an impartial team.
13. When I was still PM, the Government decided to allow for private colleges and universities to be set up. They can twin with recognised foreign universities and should issue their diplomas and degrees. The reason for allowing private institutions of higher learning is to reduce cost of tertiary education so that the parents who could not afford to send their children abroad can have access to foreign qualification from local private institutions. You can guess who are the beneficiaries of this Government policy.
14. As for contracts even with the 5% advantage given to bumi contractors, many of the Government contracts do not go to them because of their lack of capacity. Even if they do get, non-bumi contractors get most of the sub-contracts etc.
15. Actually construction by the private sector is bigger than the public sector. In the private sector the bumi contractors get next to nothing. I suppose this is because the private contracts are given based on merit. Or maybe it is not. I don't know.
16. Take away the minor protection afforded by the NEP and the bumis will lose whatever that they may have, Then racial division will be deepened by wealth division. I don't think this would be good for the country. Remember it was the disparity between rich and poor in Europe which led to the violence of the Communist revolution.
17. I may be labelled a racist but fear of the label will not stop me from working for what I think is the good of the country. Nothing will be gained by dividing the people of Malaysia into poor bumis and rich non-bumis. The time is not right for disregarding the disparities between the races in the interest of equity and merit.
18. For 46 years this country enjoyed relative stability and consequently good growth. But today the races are more divided than ever. Everyone has become racist, talks about meritocracy notwithstanding. Everyone is thinking about his own race. If I am included it is because I think t is dangerous for the rich to take away what little the poor has.
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