Wednesday, April 8, 2009

What? East Malaysian are Stupid you say?

Guong

The by-elections result was just as I thought it will be. BN=1, PKR=2. Now that has been done with, shall we proceed to the actual mandate given by the people, ensuring the well being of the rakyat?

I'm getting sick of this non-stop political bickering when we are already in a big economic crisis. Not to mention our degrading education standard, rampant corruption, and East Malaysia being sideline all this Malaysian years.

Speaking of East Malaysian, it really piss me off reading some of the comments in blogs and forums regarding the winning of BN in Batang Ai.

from LKS blog
monsterball Says:

Yes…These Malaysians are real dumb.
Win or loose actually does not make any differences right now…at Batang Ai..a small state seat.
It is Bukit Gantang…a parliament seat most important.
But by loosing…at Batang .Ai…it means PR need to work harder for 13th GE…to make them understand real freedom.
Looking at the big majority for BN…are these people nuts….no brain at all?
from MI
Only a Batang
written by Freedom Pursuer, April 07, 2009
BN can only win Batang! but lost two Bukit, Haha..What so proud? rural folks..
from MT
written by Semut Jantan, April 07, 2009 23:03:25
Batang Ai voters,

You have spoken. You wanted to wait for another 50 years to see the SUN or the LIGHT.

Suffer on. But the West Malaysians have had enough of 50 years of BN bullshit. You guys are just starting out, I supposed. Enjoy the ride, it is only 50 years.
These are just some of the comments. There are more. What pisses me off is these people are just so damn ignorant.

I'm not Sarawakian. But I can't stand it when these ignorant people uttering such comment without using their brain. These people are somewhat the same as those UMNO goons.

To those ignorant West Malaysian,
- We East Malaysian are not stupid and uneducated. Don't stereotype us with your narrow mind.
- Your issues and political game are way different than us. Blame yourself for not understanding that.
- One Malaysia by Pakatan Rakyat? You guys? We East Malaysian have been practicing that concept for decades and we actually have more ethnic compared to you guys. And now you are bashing us and even worst condemning us? Your One Malaysia are just a piece of crap then!
- Rural folks are less important? Oh, now we are using standard to distinguish those who are needed and not in Malaysia? That's another reason for calling your One Malaysia a piece of crap.

I was thinking of congratulating you West Malaysian for showing the rakyat power. But it seems your mentality towards East Malaysian are no different than to those you guys oppose.

Seems like who ever helm the government, if they are still from West Malaysian, the result will still be the same for us East Malaysian. We'll still be marginalized.

6 comments:

Gallivanter said...

GREAT ARTICLE. I TOTALLY AGREE!

guong said...

I just hope one day all this prejudice, stereotype by all Malaysian will get good riddance for good.

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Anonymous said...

Hey, WOW!! You are rightfully upset. I have witnessed that prejudice also by people from the peninsula, mostly..

I am married to a Sabahan, and while we were in college together, when we would meet up with Malaysian students and they found out my husband is from Sabah, they would crack jokes about Sabahans still living in trees, etc... Everyone would make this a joke, but it is so prejudice!!! It really used to bother me! My husband tells me if I get mad it will only make it worse.. I disagree, if someone says that to him ever again, I will SNAP!!! LOL =)~ I'm serious though....

I think you are right about the ignorance... I think the government in general marginalizes East Malaysia also, as far as allocation of resources, and also pitting the Sabahans against the illegal immigrants etc because of their own corrupt actions, such as citizenship for votes...

It will be interesting to see how my opinions change once I am living in Malaysia....

guong said...

Well, I hope you'll enjoy your stay in Malaysia..in the future of course..

Anonymous said...

it always like that..human being anyway. let say they won batang ai...everyone says sarawakian is having tsunami and shud continues and praise the sarawakian... hoo haa about sarawak after that...

if they lost, sarawakians to be blame without trying to digging up why sarawakian chose/voted BN instead of PKR. i think i'll understand if they chose PKR, bcoz there's some people just can't understand the sarawakian.