Rukun Negara

In reply to a post from lowyat.net

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/337055/+1060

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/337055/+1080


"so its a catch 22 then? you cant abolish the thing without getting civil unrest but cant abolish it because they are too far behind?

gradual removal to wean them off maybe?"



When Our PM said the Privilege will be conserved, he just wanna make sure we do not jeopardize the 3rd Pillars of our country:

1. Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan
2. Ketaatan kepada Raja dan Negara
3. Keluhuran Perlembagaan
4. Kedaulatan Undang-undang
5. Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan

correct me if I'm wrong.

The Pillars/Principles were written in 1970 by agreement of all major races to foster harmony between different Malaysian Ethnic groups. Guess what culminated towards the institution of the Principles? The clue is 1969.

The Rukun Negara is our philosophy to maintain the integrity of our national Motto. 'Sekutu Bertambah Mutu', simply: 'Unity is Strength'

A crack in one of the Principle will also crack the Motto. If the Motto cracks, national unity is in jeopardy.

The crack we are talking now is in Keluhuran Perlembagaan, specifically Perkara 153: Hak Keistimewaan Melayu.


Government since Mahathir era, has been loosing up the Privilege eg establishment of Chinese owned University= UniTAR, more goverment subsidy to non-Malays companies, etc

Therefore 'gradual removal to wean them off maybe?' is not a question but rather the answer itself.