Bumiputera Rights are Not the Enemy

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Bumiputera rights were written into the Malaysian constitution due to the political-economic realities of the peninsula at that time. Sadly, post-independence public policy has perpetuated the economic woes of our people.
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1. The real enemy is endemic poverty due to bad past policies. Poverty leads to fear > anger > hate. That is the crux of Malaysia's xenophobic policies since before Malaysia's inception. Fix poverty, and you will have fixed racial politics in Malaysia.
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Malaysia's constitution is WRITTEN on a presumption* of distrust between the races - we can rewrite the constitution one day, but only after we "make Malaysians trust again," and in order to do that, we need to "make Malaysians rich again," in material terms, whether than is financially or psychically**. This is our thematic national u!-security issue over sixty years. This is why we are making noise about the MoE appointment (education is the development of psychical wealth). Furtheronto, it is why Jomo's appointment is a big deal (he is a development economist).
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(* also why the constitution requires exclusive citizenship)
(** psyche is presumed to be material: discuss as needed)
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2. For added context, read Maszlee (the Education Minister)'s comments on TunM<3Anwar's role in the history of Islamisation in Malaysia: https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/33525/