January 13, 2013
Malaysia has a Cat among Pigeons not a Nelson Mandela
by The Ice Cream Seller @http://www.themalaysianinsider.com
In a last couple of weeks, we have been prodded enough to incite my couple of as well as far in between bouts of commenting upon issues here. The bile as well as venom which spews out of a single male is enough to incite a grizzly bear from hibernation.
As we suspicion about it, we additionally suspicion of Nelson Mandela (left) (can someone greatfully discuss it Ibrahim Ali which he is not a footballer playing in a African Nations Cup?). How sanctified South Africa is to have such a politician as well as what did we do to have a cat among a pigeons?
Then we suspicion behind to a days towards a finish of Apartheid when we first set foot upon a African continent as well as what it was like afterwards as well as now. At which time, Mandela was a rage.
Also during a time, a afterwards Prime Minister was additionally roving high, but somehow, it always seemed which hands down, Mandela was it. The man. The hero. Now both have been past leaders. One is worshiped in retirement as well as a other, working feverishly as a "dalang".
Let's inspect a little aspects of any formed upon their actions, qualities as well as achievements, as well as from there, a reader ought to heed a a single with a extended shoulders as well as a a single with a chip upon his shoulder.
Jail
One outlayed a substantial time in prison in Robben Island. The alternative sent a substantial series to prison all over a country.
Revenge as well as Separation
After Apartheid (can someone greatfully discuss it Ibrahim Ali which it is not a name of a little kuih?), Mandela worked tirelessly for reconciliation. A law as well as settlement elect was set up.
At a televised proceedings, white Police crew as well as Army officers broke down as well as wept when admissing their misdeeds. Likewise a black community, either they were from a ANC or not. They sought redemption as well as redemption was largely given. The price of a distressing acts they committed was a weight of their conscience.
Here, we can't even allow Chin Peng to return home. Unlike a Malaysian
Bali bombers, Chin Peng (right) fought for independence yet his beliefs was conflicting in conditions of what we felt should be, post Merdeka.
On a contrary, a exported terrorists have their bodies brought home in RMAF aircraft as well as we have been so benevolent as to fly their relatives or spouses to accompany a bodies home.
Whilst Apartheid was dismantled, a NEPartheid grew as well as flourishes till currently detached schools, detached examinations, university placements, civil service intakes, promotions in a various government agencies as well as bodies, detached mutual funds, detached plates, detached cups, scholarships, housing discounts, loan schemes, set detached cities (Putrajaya, Shah Alam, Bangi), etc.
Forgiveness vs Revenge
Mandela was able to forgive those who put him in prison even a wardens became his friends. He earned their apply oneself as well as made them see a error of their ways as well as worth system.
He could sit as well as speak with FW de Klerk (the afterwards leader) as well as de Klerk yet a domestic opponent could see a incomparable design through benevolent eyes which Aparthei! d was wr ong. He could additionally see a magnitude of a male in Mandela. A white Afrikaneer (please discuss it Ibrahim Ali which it is not a type of cheese) which we knew told me which he was so proud of what he referred to as "my president". To come from someone of a conflicting order as well as to say so with such honour was something to hear as well as behold
Here we have been being taught as well as brainwashed conflicting a perils of hypothetical enemies. And a enemies have been everywhere Jews, Christians, pendatangs, gays, lesbians, Singapore, Valentine's Day, Bibles, etc, etc.
Odium as well as disdain
One is a worshiped politician as well as hugely popular, even amongst past domestic 
opponents. The alternative (right) is looked upon in complete disregard as well as contempt bar a hold up members of a racist NGO, PERKASA, where he is a patron.
Rugby World Cup
Years back, South Africa hosted a Rugby World Cup. At which time, it was roughly entirely played by a whites as well as a challenge was to get a most appropriate group to fool around for a new Rainbow nation.
Mandela realised which this was something which would assistance concrete a nation's peoples. He called for a captain a white as well as had tea with him in a Presidential Palace. It didn't matter to a President which he was white as well as which nearly all a group would be white.
The homogeneous of PERKASA was screaming which a black players should be a majority. Mandela reasoned which they should not take away what was so critical to them (the white race ) Rugby as well as his view prevailed. Bottom line: They won a World Cup with nearly all their players white as well as sweating red blood as well as courage to move excellence! to thei r country as well as a event was a great advertisement for their country.
Here, what were multiracial teams for football, hockey, rugby which represented a nation have been marked down to mono-ethnic camps. Almost each sports organisation has been politicised as well as consequently, a suggestion of a nation has been crushed underneath a tidal call of NEPartheid.
Our most appropriate years in football had a likes of Chin Aun (left), Mokhtar Dahari, Choon Wah, Santokh Singh, M. Chandran, James Wong, Spiderman Arumugam, Chow Chee Keong, etc. The hockey group which came in 4th during a 1975 World Cup was usually surprising in which each race was present solely a Punjabi!! Where have all a supposed "pendatangs" gone in group sports?
Diversity
South Africa is made up of many inland peoples. Add to which a displaced person Asians, white settlers as well as alternative neighbouring African states. Today, they applaud their farrago as well as have been called a Rainbow Nation.
Here, we threaten pendatangs with revocation of citizenship. Even a word pendatang, which we never unequivocally heard in my propagandize days in a 70s, has gained substantial banking so much so we am quite dispassionate to define myself as a pendatang even yet we am "Genpentiga (Generasi Pendatang Tiga)".
Pribumi, Bumiputera (all alien words from India by a way) have been singled out during a responsibility of people of displaced person descent. Unfortunately, a unaccompanied defining factor of subdivision in a land has ! been for someday right away along a lines of sacrament farrago can be accepted provided sacrament is a same.
Genuine warmth
When Madiba ( as Mandela is affectionately known), a grin radiates warmth. There is no venom in his smile. When Madiba laughs, it is a hearty laugh. Madiba does not snigger.
Confidence vs Insecurity
When Mandela speaks or walks, there is an air of authority, participation as well as confidence. Despite all a years outlayed in jail, he never suspicion of payback time by sticking upon a reins of power. Equally, he was able to trust his domestic foes with a reins of power. On a single occasion, he allocated a domestic opponent, a tribal chief Mangosuthu Butolezi as a President while he was away from office. Mangosuthu Butolezi was a Zulu chief.
Can we visualize a incident where a Karpal Singh or a Lim Kit Siang is since a reins even for a couple of hours?
Chiefs of national institutions
During Mandela's reign (though not indispensably during its entirety), he showed he could govern with a robust Opposition, a Judiciary as well as Police force headed by whites. Compare which to a incident here where they were either sacked or retired off. Magnanimity, grace, compassion as well as exemplary care compared to deceit, lust, jealousy, fervour as well as distrust all rolled in to one.
Post retirement
Madiba does a lot for gift as well as in his early years of retirement, was a sought after assent builder via a African continent. He lives is a comparatively modest chateau as well as does not involve himself in a pits as well as gutters of politics.
He does not foster his young kids to higher bureau positively not during a responsibility of as well as wreckage to others. More than anything, he is a absolute symbol of togetherness despite there being no such thing as "1 South Africa".
South Africa can mount proud as well as tall as a nation which dual of its leaders from conflicting sides of a domestic order were recognized for their efforts in forging assent as well as dismantling Apartheid by a award of a Noble Peace Prize. Unfortunately, here, opponents have been ostracised as well as those who have been not get awards from PERKASA
To a younger readers we will note which in many parts above, we usually connote to Mandela. To elucidate upon a homogeneous incident will usually add to your despair as well as grief. So we will gangling we that.
* Ice Cream Seller reads The Malaysian Insider
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