Mereka tertipu dengan dakwaan pembangkang hutang dan fiskal defisit negara semakin kronik kerana data yang dikeluarkan tidak benar.
Bukan itu saja, mereka juga tertipu dengan kata-kata pembangkang Malaysia sedang bergerak ke arah kehancuran ekonomi jika kerajaan terus boros berbelanja.
Propaganda pembangkang Umno berniat untuk menghapuskan sekolah vernakular juga antara sebab mereka ditipu.
Mereka juga tertipu dengan cara pembangkang memainkan laporan audit tahunan yang menceritakan kedahsyatan ketirisan, kebocoran dan penyelewengan duit cukai yang dibayar mereka.
Mereka juga salah percaya pada jumlah perbelanjaan yang digunakan untuk lawatan antarabangsa Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan isterinya.
Berita-berita bagaimana pelajar cemerlang perlu merayu untuk mendapat tempat di universiti setiap tahun dan bukan secara automatik yang dimainkan media juga berjaya menipu mereka.
Laporan-laporan antarabangsa kedudukan antarabangsa universiti negara semakin merosot yang disebut pembangkang juga berjaya menipu mereka.
Mereka juga tertipu dengan pembangkang yang mendakwa Malaysia mengalami kemerosotan purata pencapaian dalam dua subjek teras iaitu – Sains dan Matematik (pelajar Gred 8 atau Tingkatan 2).
Mereka tertipu dengan dakwaan pembangkang mengenai krisis lembu NFC yang melibatkan keluarga Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil yang menyebabkan mereka percaya pemimpin Umno ini sebenarnya tidak bersih.
Mereka tertipu dengan mainan pembangkang mengenai kematian Teoh Beng Hock. Mereka patut percaya dakwaan Teoh membunuh diri.
Mereka juga ditipu pembangkang Umno ada di belakang Perkasa. Kehadiran para pemimpin Umno ke Perkasa hanya satu kebetulan.
Mereka patut percaya MCA dan Gerakan boleh menjaga kepentingan mereka di depan Umno.
Kenyataan-kenyataan politik yang menyemai kebencian dan balas dendam yang keluar daripada para pemimpin Umno dan Perkasa hanyalah pandangan peribadi – mereka tidak wajar terasa dengan kata-kata tersebut sehingga mudah tertipu oleh pembangkang.
Mereka juga tertipu dengan dakwaan pembangkang konsep 1Malaysia hanyalah satu propaganda yang tiada makna kerana gagal merapatkan jurang antara kaum di negara.
Sebenarnya banyak lagi yang orang Cina kena tipu sehingga tidak mengundi BN.
Tidak dinafikan ada benarnya dakwaan Najib mereka tertipu dengan propaganda pembangkang 40,000 warga Bangladesh dibenarkan mengundi di PRU13.
Kalau benarlah dakwaan Najib, maka bodohlah orang Cina untuk tidak mengundi BN kerana alasan itu sebab ada banyak lagi perkara yang mereka kena tipu. – Timmy Say,tmi
A nation of ‘pendatang’...
I am sick and tired of people labelling fellow Malaysians as “pendatang”.
Normally, this term which describes communities which have immigrated to a new country would not normally be regarded as a slur or derogatory. In the United States of America and the United Kingdom, despite the ongoing debates regarding immigration and immigrants in these countries, the contributions of immigrants have been recognised as what makes a nation greater. John F. Kennedy even described America as “a nation of immigrants.”
In Malaysia, it is sometimes used as a slur and pejorative to indicate superiority or dominance over another.
The thing is, aside from the Orang Asal who probably have the most rightful claim to being indigenous to this land we call home, everyone else is a pendatang from somewhere. Java, Malukas Islands, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Sumatera, China, India even Portugal!
You name a place in South-east Asia, and you can bet that somebody’s great granddad or grandmum came off a boat from there seeking to build a better life for themselves and their families in this land.
There is no part in our nation that has not been touched by our immigration experience. Even the Malay royalty can trace its early origins to a Hindu Sumatran prince, Parameswara, a refugee who fled war and persecution. I think he did well for himself, don’t you?
This country was and is being built on the efforts of its people, including migrant communities. Their contribution can be seen in every aspect of our lives.
It can be seen in politics, religion, business, law and education. Consider the fact that Islam is a migrant religion brought onto our shores by immigrants and traders from other countries.
Just as inbreeding is not a good idea as it will increase the likelihood of genetic disorders in a population, the melting pot of diversity which exists in Malaysian society today is what ensures that we learn, innovate and progress. Engagement and acceptance, rather than merely tolerance, are vital to the social diversity and pluralism which make Malaysia stronger and more prosperous.
It was acceptance of these values which made it possible for a boy whose father originally migrated from the south Indian state of Kerala, through hard work, commitment and sacrifice, to later become the fourth prime minister of Malaysia.
This has been the secret of Malaysia’s progress and success thus far. Acceptance of each other’s diversity amidst the bitter and dark lessons of the past.
When more than a million people were given citizenship and embraced as members of a new nation back in 1957, it wasn’t to do them a favour, as some might like to think or frequently flog.
It was a clear recognition, foresight and vision by the founding fathers such as Tunku Abdul Rahman that the building of a country required more than its independence. It needed the best and the brightest, the hardworking and committed, the gathering of manpower and collected wisdom.
It needed so much more than what was already available. Blood, sweat, tears and sacrifice from those who were already citizens in all but name. And so, this country was built on the promise of what we could be, what we could become if we came together.
To call them “pendatang” would not only dishonour and not recognise all those who through their sacrifice, hard work and lives came before us to build this country.
It would cast light on our ignorance and arrogance as well as lack of gratefulness, appreciation and understanding of the grand vision put forth by the women and men who founded this country.
This year marks the 57th year since the Federation of Malaya gained independence. Let’s spend the next month planning and speaking about the next 57 years of this great country. We must never forget that we are all made better and more prosperous if we all believe and work towards a shared destiny and future. Together.
At one point of time in our history, we were all pendatang. Yes, we were, but today, we are all Malaysians.- Azrul Mohd Khalib,Mmail online
cheers.
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