it's perhaps, politically incorrect of me to say this ...
but I was chatting with a malaysian business associate the other
day .... we were discussing malaysia ......
this chap, a chinese unker ... said something which got me
thinking ...
he said ... that malaysia wasn't really farked over by the
malays .... but the Indians ......
I asked him to explain himself .... he pointed out the recent
hindraf riots to me ......
he says that the chinese and malays have a mutual vested
interest in not rocking the boat, they've built up an understanding
that as long as one can make money peacefully and the other can
graft peacefully, all would be well in the world, nevermind little
things like uni places and what not, the local unis are farked up
anyways ...
but the indians don't, they have this thing for dramatics and
arguments .... so you see, the opposition figures in malaysia and
singapore, or the legal benches, or indeed, even in the UK (where
he lived for 6 years), they always figure prominently ..... "gao
kee" was the phrase he used ....
That's an interesting point of view...something fresh and it
does make a little sense.
But I think....it need not be Indians, Malay, Chinese or
what-not....it has to do more with human nature. As individuals, we
may not feel anything against, let alone "bully" others....but in a
group, where the individuals have less responsibility on their
shoulders (from their point of view), stuff like that are more
likely to occur...
And in a majority/minority grouping, you can expect to see more
of these things, because many in the majority who disagree will
simply go with the flow, because they are not affected, nor do they
carry a bigger share of responsibilities in how they behave. And
within the majority group, there'll be people who aim to benefit
and enrich themselves. Taking into account the bigger group's
clout, the balance will be in their favour with little
obstacles...
