From discussion :
I think the fun part of being non-Malay Malaysian is actively working to make new Malay identity diverge from old Malay identity. It's a constitutional imperative due to the messy logic which I call kedukaan sebangsa Malaysia.
Padahal the multiverse includes a universe where being a first-class Malay in Malaysia, no longer requires being Muslim. Thus we have politics.
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My discussant highlighted that 1957 institutionalises Islamic thought as new Malayness, versus pre-Islamic Malayness.
It's a good point.
My own campaign is oriented more about the fact that we become enemies of the state by not complying with current laws. But we also become enemies of the state by seeking to modify current laws.
Likewise being born a Malaysian, I am legally compelled to take an interest in Malay history, but I am not legally compelled to vote that future generations face the same compulsion - although speech about this is legally limited.
That is, I suppose, part of the dance.
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I think farther about how people have different notions of time. For myself, I generally plan my life about my goals for the next thousand years of the species. Others are more concerned about immediate problems, or the problems of their immediate relatives and friends. I suppose we each have a role to play in society.
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