Remember the adage: silence is golden? I’m sure many parents have taught their children that if you do not have anything nice to say, you should keep quiet.However in politics these days, we have mud-slinging from both sides of the political divide.
It appears that the less relevant you have become, the more you have to shout at the top of your lungs.
For the MCA, it is able to see that it is fast disappearing off the political scene just like Gerakan.
The party has been criticised over the years for being gutless and pandering to the demands of Umno, just to ensure that it still gets a slice of the pie.
It arrogates to itself the divine duty of representing and fighting for Chinese interests in Malaysia. Are we still under the illusion that we need elected representatives of the same ethnicity?
If Barisan Nasional component parties still believe this after having the “1Malaysia” concept shoved down their throats and pinned on their lapels, it quickly becomes clear that they are only interested in serving themselves.
The Malaysian Chinese diaspora in Malaysia is made up of clans which include the Hokkien, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Foochow, Teochew, among others. From the beginning, they settled in this country and worked hard to get to where they are today.
What has the community asked for? Just freedom to do business, educate their children well and be allowed to live and prosper.
However, even going back to the days when Umno pushed forward the NEP (New Economic Policy), did the MCA speak up at all?
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