A somewhat..veridical (?) discussion about racism between Faiz sayang and me.

Faiz and I were at the end of our tethers about the current political scene, that we diverted our topic of discussion from hurricanes...to the..hmmm..NEP?

unicefKanzen*naf says:
I watched it in Eureka and it's amazing how they do it!
paezbak says:
u mean hurricane pakai vapour or water?
paezbak says:
ok
paezbak says:
sambung balik
paezbak says:
i disagree with malay supremacy
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
I don't even know where to start!
paezbak says:
but somehow
paezbak says:
i agree with the privileges given
paezbak says:
*bcus i received one
paezbak says:
hehhe
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
*faints*
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
I do not think you should be having that sort of mentality
paezbak says:
no laa
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
You received your scholarship based on your own capability
paezbak says:
gurau jee..
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
Not because of the special privilege
paezbak says:
i know i am capable
paezbak says:
heheh

paezbak says:
IB can score what

paezbak says:
heheh

paezbak says:

paezbak says:
but not as good as you laa..

paezbak says:
heheh

paezbak says:

*unicefKanzen*naf says:
I agree up to an extent that perhaps the education privilege awarded should be maintained, but I also feel that it should be toned down, and well..bent a little

*unicefKanzen*naf says:
For example, the UiTM issue. Why not open it up to more non-Malays? It's time to push the students OUT of their comfort zone. Competition, after all is the best route to improvement

*unicefKanzen*naf says:
The only reason I would agree with the educational advantage is due to sheer demography. First of all, Malays are the majority of our population, thus whether we like it or not, part of the formula should consider the demographic aspect. Secondly, if Chinese and Indians were to insist on shunting away the NEP and all other privileges, they first need to provide ground for the Malays to better ..

*unicefKanzen*naf says:
themselves, and what better method is there than education?
paezbak says:
you know sherms
paezbak says:
sometimes
paezbak says:
its easy for us, me and you to discuss about this...
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
Next, we also have to take into consideration the geographical allocation of the Malays ie..the more rural areas, and having said that would automatically imply a shortage of infrastructure etc..and it is these people we want to move away from poverty to close the economic gap
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
I know
paezbak says:
but when we go meet the ppl kat bawah sane
paezbak says:
ull know what they are thinking
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
I believe that's the advantage of being in the middle-class
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
We are neither rich or poor
paezbak says:
kite cam dlm comfortable zone
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
The rich would want to keep their fortune, and wouldn't give a damn about all these
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
The poor would only focus on how distraught they are about being..well, poor and disadvantaged!
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
We have our plights too sayang
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
The middle-class, if maintained righteous (meaning..DOWN WITH CORRUPTION, DOWN WITH RACISM etc), would never climb up the ladder
paezbak says:
but for us
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
The Chinese in the middle-class complain about scholarships
paezbak says:
kite da comfortable
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
I don't know about the Malays of course
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
And whenever we think about these, it sparks racism once again!
paezbak says:
so, climbing up ladder kite nye priority
paezbak says:
the lower class
paezbak says:
i mean yg btol2 low
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
Unless you decide on staying within the middle-class income bracket
paezbak says:
for them its only
paezbak says:
about surviving
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
Exactly. And the lower-class Malays would always think all Chinese are rich?
paezbak says:
yesh
paezbak says:
while the chinese lower
paezbak says:
would say its
paezbak says:
unfair
paezbak says:
so, here we go again
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
But, the amazing part of it is that all races of the lower-class income bracket seem to be more united
paezbak says:
heheh
paezbak says:
well,
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
It's a never-ending cycle. Which is why I think Anwar's idea of abolishing NEP and focusing on narrowing the economic gap regardless of race may have a better chance to diminishing racism
paezbak says:
nep
paezbak says:
die xfocus for lower class...
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
http://tatterdemalion-veritas.blogspot.com
paezbak says:
i mean
*unicefKanzen*naf says:

paezbak says:
xnak
paezbak says:
heheh
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
It's severely exploited by the rich Malays if you ask me
paezbak says:
yup!
*unicefKanzen*naf says:
And the Chinese misuse the NEP to climb the monetary ladder as well