Merdeka Talk

The recent talk between PAS and UMNO have been unfruitful. PAS said they are not merging with UMNO and reject any co-operation. This means the rejection of the chance to rule Selangor state goverment and the post of Chief Minister. People must be wondering what went wrong? Does this means the malay unity talk have failed and the whats the effect on the country? I was under the impression that the unity talk was intend to unite the malay people to solve a particular problem or/and eliminate a certain enemy. The impression comes from both parties's comments in the electronic media. But it seems like there is no clear effect and no enemy came out to claim victory since the talk failed. Just another hangat-hangat tahi ayam talk by the malay leader?


We have just entered the month of Merdeka as a nation for the 51st time . Does the malay unity talk contribute to Malaysian unity which have been heavily promoted during merdeka celebration?


(Malaysia insider,1st aug, John Lee)
Issues such as fundamental liberties and economic advancement are more important than race, after all. And our founding fathers anticipated this, as you can easily tell from the formulation of our Proclamation of Independence. Our proclamation, on the other hand, announces that we "shall be forever a sovereign democratic and independent State founded upon the principles of liberty and justice and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of its people".

Our founding fathers were not too worried about things as petty as race. They did not establish us as a Malay state or a Muslim state; they did not need to call for Malay unity or Muslim unity. Even if they did believe that in the short term some authoritarianism was necessary to clamp down on ethnic tension, they knew that in the long run all that matters is that the people of Malaysia are happy, that they have liberty and justice.


Then the writer raised 2 good points about the aim of the PAS-UMNO unity talk.

1. to improve the lot of the Malays by lording it over other Malaysians with some ideology of ketuanan
or

2. based on the principles our founding fathers espoused, looking to further the happiness and liberties of all Malaysians



I am under the impression that the talk is to achieve aim number 1 as above. i know some political leaders will use their mouth and deny this. But deep in my heart, i know how the appreciation of OTHERS' malaysian is not very deep.


Happy Merdeka Day!!!