The concept of patriotism takes a beating in the hands of Isma as they suggest youth “learn” how to be patriotic before thinking of furthering their studies.
FMT
It isn’t enough that university students have to take compulsory classes on how to be Malaysian, or how to be morally upright – Isma leader Mohd Hazizi Abd Rahman has now suggested that they must learn how to be patriotic before being eligible to enter public universities, or be awarded education loans and scholarships.
Hazizi makes an amazing point – these are hard times the country is experiencing and instead of standing up and defending the government, Malaysians have had the audacity to make unpatriotic statements and question issues like the impending GST, the financial troubles of 1MDB, even why a politician’s sodomy case was politicised.
As far as Isma is concerned, these statements are seditious. Akin to treason. In Isma’s eyes, if the government has flaws, that is all the more reason to love them. They’re only human after all.
Malaysians must understand it is wrong to question why a privileged few are allowed to speak freely against other races with impunity, or at the very most suffer a slap on the wrist and/or get help from top political figures who go out on a limb to justify their hurtful statements.
Malaysians must understand that the status quo cannot be questioned. Don’t like the racial policies in place? Too bad. Nobody asked you to be born here. Go back to whatever country your grandparents came from, although you have absolutely zero in common with your supposed motherland anymore.
Malaysians must understand it is not acceptable to have differing views from that of leaders in positions of power. They’re in power for a reason – which absolutely isn’t nepotism, cronyism or political power-mongering, just in case you’re wondering – so therefore, everything they say is right.
Malaysians must understand that all ultra kiasu are ignorant; they talk nonsense, and therefore their views are unimportant.
It matters not that too many of our students graduate from university with half-baked language skills and are pretty much unemployable because we don’t train them to deal with the high standards the rest of the professional world calls for, or to even hold a passable conversation in English.
Our education system is world-class, and seditious traitors in the country must not forget that.
In short, let us tell you what to say. What to think. What to feel. And what to wear.
Here’s what I think: stop trying to make our universities your propaganda outlets.
What exactly do you intend to teach students? What is your idea of patriotism? And how narrow-minded do you have to be to believe that your concept is better than ours?
How dare you call us less patriotic than you, Isma? How dare you. Because that is exactly what you’re implying. You think that we don’t love our country as much as you do.
I am patriotic because Malaysia is my home. I was born and raised here, and while I know that talk is cheap and in great supply, I will take up arms to defend my home and family in a heartbeat.
There is no other place on Earth where I feel at home. I still long for the familiar sights and smells of home when I’m in a foreign land. And wherever I go, I bring my country with me.
You speak of treason and of traitors. By all means, punish those that intentionally sabotage the country. Let the anarchists be brought to justice. But don’t think that just because some have a different concept of what this country means to them, that they are less patriotic than you.
We love our country, flaws and all. We want to see our country grow and get better. We will always criticise the government, because it is not the country. The government is simply the people we have put in place to run the country, and we can tear them down if they don’t do what they’re supposed to.
Stop trying to force-feed our youth with your warped idea of patriotism. Just because we don’t hold the same values as you, and just because we criticise our government, it doesn’t mean that we don’t love our home and country. To quote Albert Camus: “I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.”
Those that criticise their government, barring those politically motivated, usually are those that want to protect their home, not just from outside threats, but from the corrupt and malign that would have us stick our minds in clay jars and march to their beat.
Bottom line: Are you calling on us to die for our country, or for you?
FMT
It isn’t enough that university students have to take compulsory classes on how to be Malaysian, or how to be morally upright – Isma leader Mohd Hazizi Abd Rahman has now suggested that they must learn how to be patriotic before being eligible to enter public universities, or be awarded education loans and scholarships.
Hazizi makes an amazing point – these are hard times the country is experiencing and instead of standing up and defending the government, Malaysians have had the audacity to make unpatriotic statements and question issues like the impending GST, the financial troubles of 1MDB, even why a politician’s sodomy case was politicised.
As far as Isma is concerned, these statements are seditious. Akin to treason. In Isma’s eyes, if the government has flaws, that is all the more reason to love them. They’re only human after all.
Malaysians must understand it is wrong to question why a privileged few are allowed to speak freely against other races with impunity, or at the very most suffer a slap on the wrist and/or get help from top political figures who go out on a limb to justify their hurtful statements.
Malaysians must understand that the status quo cannot be questioned. Don’t like the racial policies in place? Too bad. Nobody asked you to be born here. Go back to whatever country your grandparents came from, although you have absolutely zero in common with your supposed motherland anymore.
Malaysians must understand it is not acceptable to have differing views from that of leaders in positions of power. They’re in power for a reason – which absolutely isn’t nepotism, cronyism or political power-mongering, just in case you’re wondering – so therefore, everything they say is right.
Malaysians must understand that all ultra kiasu are ignorant; they talk nonsense, and therefore their views are unimportant.
It matters not that too many of our students graduate from university with half-baked language skills and are pretty much unemployable because we don’t train them to deal with the high standards the rest of the professional world calls for, or to even hold a passable conversation in English.
Our education system is world-class, and seditious traitors in the country must not forget that.
In short, let us tell you what to say. What to think. What to feel. And what to wear.
Here’s what I think: stop trying to make our universities your propaganda outlets.
What exactly do you intend to teach students? What is your idea of patriotism? And how narrow-minded do you have to be to believe that your concept is better than ours?
How dare you call us less patriotic than you, Isma? How dare you. Because that is exactly what you’re implying. You think that we don’t love our country as much as you do.
I am patriotic because Malaysia is my home. I was born and raised here, and while I know that talk is cheap and in great supply, I will take up arms to defend my home and family in a heartbeat.
There is no other place on Earth where I feel at home. I still long for the familiar sights and smells of home when I’m in a foreign land. And wherever I go, I bring my country with me.
You speak of treason and of traitors. By all means, punish those that intentionally sabotage the country. Let the anarchists be brought to justice. But don’t think that just because some have a different concept of what this country means to them, that they are less patriotic than you.
We love our country, flaws and all. We want to see our country grow and get better. We will always criticise the government, because it is not the country. The government is simply the people we have put in place to run the country, and we can tear them down if they don’t do what they’re supposed to.
Stop trying to force-feed our youth with your warped idea of patriotism. Just because we don’t hold the same values as you, and just because we criticise our government, it doesn’t mean that we don’t love our home and country. To quote Albert Camus: “I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.”
Those that criticise their government, barring those politically motivated, usually are those that want to protect their home, not just from outside threats, but from the corrupt and malign that would have us stick our minds in clay jars and march to their beat.
Bottom line: Are you calling on us to die for our country, or for you?
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