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Sadly the sanctimonious nature of this commentary in this article by Lim Teck Ghee reeks of the anti Malay narratives cloaked in the shameful gospels of an era long gone by. That era which entrapped an unwary Malaysian elite in the 1960's to support the breakaway of Singapore from Malaysia.

The assistance afforded to that seminal event of that era had all the hallmarks of a bloodless coup engineered by ASIO (Australia) MI5 and MI6 of the UK who were deeply embedded in the governments of both Malaysia and Singapore at the time.

There was the Vietnam war and the Domino theory running rampant and fear in the minds of Malaysia and Singapore. Konfrontasi was all too recent for them to ignore, and the subsequent bloody coup in Indonesia which apparently justified (and was swallowed holus bolus by most leaders in the region). To them, the relative safety of a British-engineered 'solution' seemed a better alternative to their newly acquired status of independent nations from the clutches of Britain).

SR Nathan later to be president of Singapore and earlier on the head of RTS was ASIO's station chief in Singapore. A foreign spy. Alex Josey was also to be later outed as Britain's MI6 man planted in Lee's inner circle. But to give Lee credit for the man he was, Lee knew of Alex Josey's role for Britain in Singapore and those of SR Nathan's for Australia and played them for what they were, who they were and what he and Singapore could benefit out of their undisclosed positions and that relationship.

The Chinese of Malaysia (save for a select few) unfortunately were held in contempt by Lee. So they continued to support the MCP (Malayan Communist Party) on the one hand whilst creating the aura of the superior (economically and academically) market-savvy Chinese in Malaysia to dislodge the Malay majority in government. Teck Ghee continues to delve in that myth and spread the anti Malay propaganda of the Kuomintang Chinese who have a demonstrated deeply embedded pathological hatred of the Malays.

The Malays have demonstrated an uncanny ability through all their leaders from Mahathir to a reborn Chinese-supported Anwar to hold on to power and to express their divergent views of politics to always converge at that critical point of Malay unity however different their personal and private views on politics may be.

The patronizing analysis of how East Malaysia may hold the key through some magical construct of their ability to transform the imbalance and all that's wrong (from a Chinese perspective) of Malaysia's democracy and its "racist" indulgence at the expense of the Chinese of Malaysia does not convince anyone. Not even the largely avaricious economically benefitted Chinese of Malaysia.

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Awesome response bro

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Avaricious!🤣

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Next election will see the demise of amanah and umno. This will be bersatu and pas to lose. Gps and grs will work with pas bersatu and gerakan. Bye anwar.

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