Lineage and Heritage. The determinants of Success.
Many years ago,
after an UMNO General Assembly, delegates showed open defiance to Najib. They
found so many things disagreeable after he delivered his presidential speech.
When he spoke
about 1Malaysia, the delegates insisted on Malay Rights. When he spoke about
The New Economic Model, the delegates demanded a stay of the NEP. When I once
asked him about the NEM- he said it is market driven affirmative action. True-
its market driven enrichment of the select few.
In the end,
desperate for believability and acceptance, Najib had nothing he can use to
defend himself- other than by affirming that he is the son of Tun Razak. As though
that is enough to assure success in what he was about to do.
Probably 6 years
down the road, Najib repeats himself silly. When challenged to explain
possible wrongdoings in 1MDB, profligate spending, abuse of power, failure to manage
the economy- Najib pursued the same tired strategy. He offered the achievements
obtained under ETP, GTP, Pemandu and the various NKRA criteria to explain away
the irritable questions. 1.5 million jobs created mainly for the immigrants- Nepalese,
Bangladeshis, Myanmarese who acquire skills. Meanwhile our local boys don’t know
how to turn the screws and bolts at the MRT sites.
The questions
kept coming, he cannot answer.
Finally as if realising
what he said thus far is contentious, he cited the last and bizarre defence and
the craving for believability- that he is after all a Bugis.
In the first
instance, having failed to appease delegates- he affirmed he is Tun Razak’s
son. In the second instance, a few days ago, after realising his storytelling
about ETP, GTP, Pemandu and NKRAs is not believable, he affirms his Bugis
lineage.
Which means
what? Which means to suggest and make others believe, the fact that you are Tun
Razak’s son guarantees and ensures success; the fact that you are a Bugis
ensures success. Success therefore depends on something, some quality, some
genes you inherit that ensure success.
What you can achieve
outside the FACT that you are Tun Razak’s son and Bugis depend on the
education, experience, acquired skills, dexterity, and verve, discipline you
have- all based on merits and voluntarily cultivated.
Now, readers
will at once realise, that is a way to explain things, to offer hope on the
basis of what and who you are. It is totally a different way from explaining
that something, some objectives succeed only because you can contribute
something towards realising them. Such as working hard, such as acquiring
skills, education, etc.
Something which
is reflected in the practical response of a Malay and a Chinese when faced by
reduction in real income as a result if GST since all things are becoming expensive.
The Malay says- no worries I am Malay and I am entitled to BR1m and other
welfare assistance. The Chinese will respond no worry- last time I fried 2
plates of charkoayteow, now I fry 4.
Very practical but different solution.
The Malay offers
a way out by pointing out to who he is. The Chinese offers a way out by
increasing contribution- making more plates of char koayteow.
In the first way,
the person is doomed or defined because of who he is. If he were not a son of
Tun Razak, he cannot offer and guarantee success. If he were not a Bugis, he
cannot succeed. The second way of explaining things depend on acquired traits-
learnable, and expandable that produce possibilities.
Sociologists have
longed recognised ascriptive values
and achieving values as basis for
progress. The backward people, the capacity challenged leader will find excuses
and recourse by referring to their lineage and heritage. Najib just did many
years ago and hasn’t learnt since then.
The progressive an expandable society subscribe
to achievement values- which are values voluntarily acquired and cultivated and
used as driving engines towards forwardness. Progressive peoples and progressive
societies know the way forward depends on the efforts voluntarily and actively
put in. it does not depend on reliance of passive lineage and the distant past.
The last time I checked,
the bugis people in Pahang did not participate in the Pahang Rebellionin the
1880s against the British. My ancestors- non Bugis did.
It’s a
well-known fact that only third world
mentality leaders, a backward country leader will use the defence of ascriptive values and characteristics as
; that successful construction of progress and advancement depend on who they
are and his lineage.
Malays must get
out of that mental rut. Abandon the leader who teaches that the way out
depends on your lineage and your inherited status. Dr Mahathir has already cut the fallacy opened- the fact that Najib is the son of Tun Razak did not prevent
Najib from failing on so many fronts. Your
status and bloodline are irrelevant- what
you can do is more important.
13 comments:
Datuk Sak,Wherever u say Najib will not RESIGN AS HIS KAKI CURI in UMNO will stood by him because he gave them money curi from 1MDB.
This is good news to me because by the time the next GE arrive kaki tipu like him will run out of excuses.
Thus,we can kick out all the PENCURI in PUTRAJAYA.
Adakah datuk sak setuju dengan pendapat saya ini?
"What you can do is important"
But Najib can do nothing. He has done nothing beneficial to the rakyat the past 6 years.
Pok Li
Bugis were mostly notorious Lununs who did nothing but plundered for a living. You cannot reason with Lanuns, and the have no morals or shame.How should we deal with Lanuns?
Najib has just declared war on all Malaysian, except his gang of thieves. We all must rally behind Mahathir to save this nation from these bunch of common crooks and thieves.
Najib,for once is going for a real bare knuckles brawl.For an incumbent,if Najib is really digging in it can be very dangerous.It is never easy to chase out a sitting PM,unless he is like Badawi who,eventually had decided that enough is enough,and decided to call it a day.
Things can get very ugly and the situation could get very bad.Eventually,it will not be good for the country and the ordinary people.It is time for cooler heads to prevail.
Better to concentrate on kicking out the incompetent IGP.At least it is better to get something done than chasing the invisible ghost.
Mahathir did not use the ascriptive model to justify the great transformation he did for the country.
A descendant of a hard working race from the sub continent that is strongly imbued with a sound religious background, he achieved much by applying intelligent and modern precepts for the vision he had in mind.
Its a pity those around him only saw opportunities for self-enrichment rather than working together for the betterment of the nation.
This current bunch led by the flom and the bugis warrior who is scared of her skirt are bottom of the barrel dregs out to make as much as they can while on the heap. Turd worlders indeed.
Let the fight Begin, I sincerely wanted this to happen. Let the Rakyat see. The following scenario:
Najib continues to defy
Mahathir has no choice but to take skeletons out of the cupboard
Najb will also take the skeletons out of the cupboard.
By the time all this is over, GE14 will dawn upon us. and thats when we will truly save Malaysia and make Malaysia SAFE again.
iman tidak dapat di warisi..........sama juga kejayaan tanpa usaha...
6 years, 60 years... Malaysia Deserve the Crushing Realisation of Economic Destruction affecting the Entire Sphere of society... those who are poor will survive the Best and that makes me happy to keep Najib, Sultan-Agong, IGP....
When 1 Sing Dollar = $1.5 ringgit... UMNO-BN+ all Royal elites says good for economy...lower cost of production
Now $1 Sing = $2.8 ringgit same tune..
When $1 Sing = $15 Ringgit ..same tune
when $1 Sing = $35 Ringgit ..Same tune....
When will Malaysian wake up from Relentless Collapse of a Nations?? The Royals+UMNO-BN is just using Islam, race, religion to make your Eternal Suffering and Hunger continue for another Generation...SACK THE LOT and re-START... REVOLUTION is the only way to FIX Malaysia!! When you start realising that Royalty, Race and Religion cannot feed your family that is the point of Realisation...hope you have the will to do something then.....Its never too late...its a Shame Nothing is done sooner!!like 30 years ago!! Keep Suffering!!
kerala lawan bugis.
Let us sit down and for once,ponder wisely.And with cooler heads,as in the end cooler heads will prevail.
Let us ask ourselves,"Mahathir said that Umno/BN will lose GE14 if Najib remains the PM".Then what the f*ck the f*cking opposition wants to help Mahathir oust Najib? Do not the f*ckup opposition ever have wet dreams of sitting in Jibby's comfotable and very expensive leather arm chair.
Do not the f*cking brainless opposition PR wants to go into GE14 with a sure lose Najib leading Umno/BN?Then what the f*ck...?
Well,you guys want to know why?Because Mahathir and the brainless opposition knows that they will be f*cked come GE 14 if Najib is leading the Umno/BN into battle.
Instead of getting their house in order for the coming GE14,the f*ckup opposition is chasing after the invisible ghost.
Like I have said before,combine your efforts to kicking the incompetent IGP out.At least that will be a feather on that incompetent cap of yours.So to the PR politicians.please grow up and get your priorities right.
Hahaha... Saifuddin Abdullah just showed his true colours... siding with Najib because Najib is a moderate and a reformer.... looks like the man I thought was different from the others in UMNO is the same specie in the end... think of what is in it for them and party instead of what is in it for Malaysia and the rakyat...
Saifuddin Abdullah is a big letdown and a disappointment... at least I know the real man now than too late...
Well said Bruno 02:08
The PR politicians should say directly to Najib, if you change the IGP, we will let you alone.
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