February 24, 2013
The Return of Mahathirism
by Josh Hong (02-22-13)@http://www.malaysiakini.com
It was reported which a little 3,000 Felda settlers were since a 'honour' of previewing a argumentative film Tanda Putera together with former budding minister Mahathir Mohamad final Monday.
This did not warn me since which Mahathir is now a de facto commander-in-chief for UMNO. But for those who naively hold Najib Abdul Razak to be a frank personality perplexing his pinnacle to strech out to a people in any case of creed, competition as well as religion, they should be rightly concerned which a instruction to show a propagandistic film essentially came from a Prime Minister's Office. Yet another proof of Najib's duplicity!
That Mahathir had to be brought behind to shore up await between a Felda settlers is a strong indication of Najib's lack of confidence. It is additionally plain which a indictment by a National Association of Felda Settlers' Children (Anak) which Felda is intent in dodgy land deals is gaining credence.
For all his talk of reform, Najib knows full well which UMNO, being a Malay
party, is similar to a leopard which cannot shift a spots overnight. It never will unless there is a seismic political shift in a country. With a Chinese vote gone as well as Indian await unresolved in a balance, Najib has to safeguard UMNO remains strong in a normal ! constitu ency. When it comes to this, no-one is improved during a job than Mahathir.
But Mahathir is a scandal for many non-Malays, as well as his racist remarks have been many hurtful to those who sincerely regard Malaysia as their usually home. When confronted with a home truth of illegal migrants in Sabah, Mahathir sought to divert a emanate by blaming Tunku Abdul Rahman for carrying postulated citizenship to up to a million non-Malays during independence.
Recently, he additionally suggested in a rsther than malicious demeanour which people should give Barisan Nasional a two-thirds infancy in Parliament so which a constitution could be amended to devaluate a citizenship of certain 'errant' lawyers such as Ambiga Sreenevasan.
Outrageous his view may have been, it was obviously meant for a regressive shred of a Malay constituency. What makes it interesting to comply is which Mahathir appears to relish personification up a citizenship emanate vis-a-vis non-Malays only.
For instance, he has never included Abdul Samad Said in his list of attack 
despite which a National Laureate is a core personality of a BERSIH movement, maybe aware which you do so would not go down well with a Malay community in view of Pak Samad's tall esteem.
Mahathir is acutely aware of his own churned heritage, which explains partly why, via his six-decades prolonged political career, he would not hesitate to portray himself as a 'real' Malay fighter. It is meant to compensate for his wickedness complext no doubt, but one should really subject since upon earth should one feel unsound during carrying Indian blood.
Even with his nemesis Anwar Ibrahim, Mahathir has never questioned his citizenship, labelling a Opposition personality as a 'traitor to a Malays' or 'US stoog! e' inste ad.
Heightening a siege mentality
Every time when Mahathir comments upon citizenship of non-Malays, he constantly heightens a siege genius of his dictated assembly as well as reinforces a idea which this land belongs first as well as inaugural to Malays. Being a non-Malay seems similar to an 'original sin' as well as you have been usually 'tolerated' thanks to Umno's 'generosity' as well as 'benevolence'.
On reversal of citizenship, Mahathir has been wrong to contend a supervision would need a two-thirds majority. In fact, Chapter II of a current constitution of a federation of Malaysia already provides which one's citizenship may be terminated if a supervision is confident which one 'has shown himself by act or speech to be unfriendly or disaffected towards a federation'. (Article 25(1)(a)).
In 1961, a Tunku-led supervision of a then-Malaya revoked the
citizenship of Lim Lian Geok, a prominent educationist, underneath this Article since a latter had been opposite to a preparation policies during a time. Lim in spin argued which a supervision ought to list out a allegations of 'disloyalty' as well as 'disaffection' opposite him, as well as fought his case all a way to a Privy Council in London, usually to be dismissed. He died in 1985 a stateless male as well as a case still represents a major premature birth of probity in Malaysia.
But Mahathir contingency be reminded which Malaysia is duty-bound to safeguard any termination of citizenship would not result in statelessness, as set out underneath Article 26B(2) of a constitution. Article 15 of a Universal Declaration of Human Rights additionally spells out which 'everyone has a right to nationality' as well as which 'no-one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality'.
Hence, not usually have been Mahathir's remarks upon Ambiga's citizenship belittling as well as irresponsible, they have been additionally opposite a rule of law.
Now which Najib is counting upon this horrible male to revive his dwindling political fortunes, there is a tall probability that, should UMNO be returned to power with increased support, Mahathirism, too, would make a full comeback. It does send chills down my spinal column as there is no unfolding some-more nightmarish as well as catastrophic than this.
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