Chinese vs Chinese

The supposedly mother of all Chinese leaders debate is just reinforcing that BolehLand is as race based as ever and difficult for us to wean off the racist in us like trying to ask us to give up on eating nasi lemak or roti canai for breakfast or teh tarik 24/7.

The debate in the first place was opened to a Chinese audience because the topic is so Chinese oriented these two Cinaapek and their followers were behaving like Chinese warlords of ole. Or eunuchs actually because each of them have bigger braders to please. MCA led on the nose by UMNO and DAP on the noose by PAS and PKR.

At least MCA is only the underdog led by the lease by one master, while DAP has to kow tow often to two masters hah!

The 1Malaysia concept has nothing to do about creating a united society and nation of sorts. Simply because you have Malays against Malays due to their political affiliation, Chinese against Chinese, Indians against Indians and others against others. Apart from this parallel dogfight, you get the different entities and species, the cats and dogs so to speak fighting each other.

With so much cross fighting and crossfire, no wonder we need some slogan called 1Malaysia to let the world know that we are united under 1 slogan.

When 1Malaysa takes credit (what's new about a leader who reminds people to pay gratitude for doing what politicians are supposed to do) for making Chinese billionaires, he must be referring to the MCA Chinese than the DAP ones right?

So while it is purposeful to divide the Chinese, one wonders when our leaders tell us they worked hard to make Chinese rich we wonder if they are referring to the MCA Chinese or the rest who don't want to be considered racist but forced to be identified along racist lines.

So just because a few Chinapek are billionaires, the rest of the poor ones are going to be side tracked and ignored and ever more reason to start a new DEP (Deeper unEqual Policy) we can suppose.

Debates along race lines only serve to perpetuate the divided race we are. It should be along party lines not who has done more for the Malays, Chinese or Indians but Malaysians, everyone treated fairly, justly and equally, no?

Does building more Chinese schools improve the poverty of all?

Does fighting to retain gambling and drinking help to address the social ills and crime?

Does using 10 languages on billboards show we are united and understand each other when we communicate?

The debate in Mandarin shows how exclusive the Chinese parties want themselves to be. Is using Mandarin an identifier of the tolerance of our society? Why are we always proud to declare because of this leader or party, we can eat our bak kut teh or wan tan mee or have a Tiger beer in peace huh? Are we being told we need to kow tow to our leaders, Malay or Chinese in this matter for allowing us this basic human right?

BolehLand is not as democratic or free as our leaders seem to boast or even a nation of moderate or the best democracy in the world! Simply because we are on tenterhooks to always be vigilant if our basic human rights are going to be taken away at the whims and fancy of leaders or religious zealots.

The debate reminds the Chinese that as much as you think you want to fight for more noble principles such as justice, corruption, equality and freedom of worship, association and what not, you can't do that because if these do not preserve the Chinese schools or Chinese associations, the survival of Chinese politicians and party, you can shove your altruist principles you know where.

It's like these two tai kohs are racing to see who can be the tai koh of the race or a more Chinese race based than the others huh?

The message is defend Chinese rights first, their schools, their associations, their bak kut teh, their Tiger beer, their damacai, their wan tan mee before trying to talk about eliminating corruption, nepotism, patronage, fighting for justice for all and the other universal principles.

As long as religion dictates one's race, there will be a battle between the holy of holiest and infidels.

As long as you don't kow tow to your leaders for ensuring you have your Chinese language, schools, way of life and business, all your noble talk of higher principles are align to BolehLand.

For 1Malaysia to mention if Chinese don't vote for UMNO and Barisan, their shares price will fall? Isn't it stereotyping that the Chinese owns the wealth of the nation because they hold shares? Why is the fear-mongering directed at the Chinese? It gives the feeling that a race, Malays and a religion Islam will be threatened by the existence of the Chinese?

MCA is threatening the Chinese that if Pakatan is in power, Islam not hudud will threaten the Chinese. And since Islam is related to a race, does it also imply the Malays in Pakatan a threat?

So is MCA telling us that their UMNO Malays give Chinese better security than the Pakatan Malays. And that the UMNO imposition of Islamic laws better than PAS'? When did MCA become the spokesperson of the Malays and Islam?

When Pakatan questions issues of race, eg anyone can be a Chief or even Prime Minister or the creeping Islamisation on other religions and culture beliefs, they are accused of sedition, heresy by UMNO and BN.

But when MCA questions Islam or rather keeps quiet about the fatwa on celebrating other religion festivities, the UMNO, Malay and even religious bodies seem cowed by the might of MCA.

Odd MCA attacks Islam using the hudud issue when they should be telling us about what it means when his leader said BolehLand is a model moderate Islamic state and to support all those fatwas as well as why Christians in this part of BolehLand cannot call their God Allah, eh?

Seems MCA championing the rights of non Muslims are ok, but when Pakatan and DAP does that, it's sedition.

The debate does not solve anything in moving us away from being identified along racial lines. It just perpetuates the obvious we all know.

Wonder how the Chinese feels seeing one group of Chinese or rather each warlord mustering their troops to out clap each other. The debate is like watching some Hong Kong triad movies of tai kohs trying to prove who is worthy to be the big boss for the Chinese. Makes this blogger sick to the stomach.

Similarly too, if the two Malay leaders square off, the Malays must be so happy, Perkasa perhaps to see their race taking sides and do 'battle' huh? Hey, didn't the Malay leaders chide Malays for not being united or show gratitude to their leaders and for all to be united or else their race, language and religion will be threatened?

So what is 1Malaysia actually is even if the latest UM survey seem to show many understand the 1Malaysia concept when the race identity is being carefully nurtured, guarded and perpetuated? All in the name of the politicians wanting to stay in power!

If these two warlords want all of us to take sides who is the better tai koh, should they not use a language we can understand, like Bahasa Melayu and not Mandarin huh? Are they sending the message to other Chinese who can't understand Mandarin, they are second class Chinese huh?

Rather than ask who won, we should ask who lost? The nation and people are the losers because it is telling all of us that race is here to stay right?