I would like to be remembered as the Malay who was cruel and brutal towards the Malays because he loved the Malays.......

I would like to be remembered as the Malay who was cruel and brutal towards the Malays because he loved the Malays.


Yes, it is quite difficult to understand, I know, how someone can love the Malays and yet be its biggest critic. I not only criticise the Malays but also whack them on how they deviate from true Islam and distort the teachings of Islam. It is as if I look down on Islam, say some who are uncomfortable with my constant whacking of Malay-Muslims.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was once asked, soon after he retired on 1st November 2003, how he would like to be remembered. He replied he does not really care how he is remembered. Actually, that is a lie. He cares about how he is remembered and no one would like to be remembered as the blight to society.

Anyway, if I were asked that same question -- how I would like to be remembered -- I would reply that I would like to be remembered as the Malay (or half-Malay/chap chai, if you wish) who was cruel and brutal towards the Malays because he loved the Malays.

Yes, it is quite difficult to understand, I know, how someone can love the Malays and yet be its biggest critic. I not only criticise the Malays but also whack them on how they deviate from true Islam and distort the teachings of Islam. It is as if I look down on Islam, say some who are uncomfortable with my constant whacking of Malay-Muslims.

Wong Sai Wan wrote an article called ‘London Bridge is falling down’ in The Star today. This piece is about the recent UK riots and Wong talks about the dark side of Manchester, the city I now call home.

The decay in the UK started about 30 or 40 years ago. British society already showed signs of breaking down but the government did nothing. Today, we are seeing the result of that neglect. The English youth are probably amongst the worst in the world. They have no ambition, they are uncouth and uncivilised, they are arrogant and inconsiderate -- in short the English youth is an example of everything that is wrong with society.

Okay, what has this got to do with how I would like to be remembered? Well, I would like to be remembered as the Malay who has been warning society that that this is what the Malays are going to be like in time to come, maybe by 2030 or so.

Malaysia, today, is what the UK was 30 or 40 years ago. By 2030 or so, Malaysia is going to be what the UK is today.

I am not saying this just today because of the UK riots. I have been saying this for more than 25 years since the 1980s.

Back in the 1980s, the Terengganu Education Department did a poll and the results showed that more than 90% of the school kids hated school and would rather be somewhere else rather than in the classroom.

And remember, 97%-98% of the Terengganu population is Malay, so we are talking about Malay kids here.

Anwar Ibrahim was the Minister of Education then and this was one of the reasons I was ‘anti-Anwar’. I felt he was failing in his duty to properly educate and motivate the Malays. I felt that if this was not addressed then the Malay kids were going to become just like the English kids.

Around that same era, in the 1980s, I arranged a MCOBA Terengganu talk by the Terengganu family planning department and we were told that 70% of the AIDS sufferers were Malays and 90% got AIDS because of their drug habit.

Twenty years later, I would discover this firsthand when I spent some time in the lock-ups because of my anti-government activities. Most of the detainees are Malays and they are in the lockup because of drugs or drug-related crimes.

And now we also have the Mat Rempit and Bohsia problem, which is basically a Malay problem, again.

Today, we are seeing in Malaysia what the UK saw 30 or 40 years ago. Tomorrow, what today we are seeing in the UK we are going to see in Malaysia. The Malay kids are also not ambitious or motivated, just like the English kids. The Malay kids also expect the government to look after their welfare, just like the English kids do.

Everything that is wrong with Malaysia, today, was what was wrong with the UK 30 or 40 years ago. Everything that is happening in the UK, today, is going to happen in Malaysia in time to come, maybe as early as 2030.

Will I still be around to see this happen? Well, if the government continues with the neglect, like what the British government is guilty of, then this is going to happen. But whether I will still be around to see it happen, I don’t know, unless I live to be 80 -- because in 2030 I will be 80.

Anyway, chances are I will be long gone by 2030. Nevertheless, when Kuala Lumpur burns, just like London did recently, I want those of you who are still around to remember me and say:

“Raja Petra said this would happen back in 2011. In fact, he had been saying this since the 1980s. And for 20 or 30 years he kept warning us that Malaysia was going the way of the UK and that if the government continued neglecting the matter then the Malays were going to become just like the English kids.”

And as you watch the Malay kids burn Kuala Lumpur to the ground and as you remember me saying that this would happen, light a candle for me and tell everyone that this is how Raja Petra said he would like to be remembered and we light this candle to remember him by.

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London Bridge is falling down

By Wong Sai Wan, The Star

The recent riots in Britain have given this nursery rhyme new significance about all that is wrong, but sadly it is nothing new.

THE world was shocked to see thugs, many barely in their teens, rioting and looting in various cities in England, which many Malaysians consider a heaven, with some unabashedly saying that going there is “balik kampung” (going back to the hometown).

The horror of the whole thing was brought even closer to home by the video clip of Malaysian student Mohd Asyraf Rafiq Rosli being robbed by the rioters after he had been assaulted. It was uploaded onto YouTube for the world to see, and then picked up by all TV stations.

The assault and robbery of Asyraf and the burning of a century-old furniture shop in Hackney were the main haunting images of the riot.

British Prime Minister David Cameron was quick to recall Parliament for an emergency session, where he condemned the rioters and at the same time dismissed the mid-summer nightmare as greed and thuggery.

He rejected any suggestion that his government’s budgetary cuts was the cause of the riots, and declared “all-out war” on gangs, which he blamed for fuelling four nights of frenzied looting, saying they were “a major criminal disease that has infected streets and estates across our country”.

“This has been a wake-up call for our country. Social problems that have been festering for decades have exploded in our face,” he said, adding that a redoubling of efforts to tackle broken families, welfare dependence and educational failure was needed.

“Do we have the determination to confront the slow-motion moral collapse that has taken place in parts of our country these past few generations?”

But has this come a little too late?

Well-known London social worker Sheldon Thomas, an ex-gang member who runs a mentoring programme, pointed out that British society is “broken” and the government action may be too late.

“People like me have been saying this for decades,” he said. “People are angry, people are frustrated. There are no jobs, there is no aspiration.”

Thomas and many of his fellow youth leaders said Cameron’s government was only reacting to the visuals that were seen all over the world, especially when the rioting and looting affected the wealthier part of the cities.

Youth and social workers have been sounding the warning for years but successive British governments were more interested in projecting the growing materialistic part of Britain while the inner city problems were swept underneath the proverbial carpet.

People like Thomas are right. Go to YouTube and type “Moss Side” to see hundreds of CCTV video clips by the Greater Manchester Police on gang problems there.

National Geographic produced an excellent series on Manchester’s underworld, titled Gunchester. It seems there are more guns in this former industrial centre than in any other city in Britain.

Moss Side, the centre of these violent gangs, is one of many inner city projects started in the 1950s after World War II that have turned into a social mess. There used to be thousands of council flats in Moss Side and neighbouring Hulme, where hundreds of Malaysian students stayed in their student days.

Among these, almost 30 years ago, was yours truly. Moss Side then was filled with blacks from the Caribbean and Africa. And they still form the majority today.

It was here in 1985 that the first race riots occurred, and spread to the rest of Britain. As a consequence, the British government decided to do away with the flats, blaming them for the inner city problems.

The truth was that Moss Side and many such inner city areas were a different country from the rest of Britain. They were improvised areas with many unemployed. Moss Side was – and still is, I am told – a bastion of drugs, vice and gangsterism.

A colleague, a fanatical Manchester United supporter, said he had been to the city many times, but he never ventured into Moss Side.

“Be careful when you see a boy wearing a hoodie (a sweatshirt with a hood) walking towards you. I will normally cross the street when I see one,” he said.

I don’t blame him because records show there had been more than 800 gang-related murders in Manchester in the past decade.

About five years ago, a 14-year-old boy was killed by a rival gang in Manchester.

His was not an isolated incident. There have been scores of teenage murders up and down England, especially in the inner cities, like Moss Side.

But to blame the gangs alone for the recent riots is a convenient excuse at best, or political naivete at worst.

Morality is not a word with any meaning in places like Moss Side, where the social structure has broken down. In this kind of place, one competes to be the youngest mother or grandmother.

Most parents do not know where their kids are at any time of the day. Anyway, most fathers and mothers have criminal records or had served time at the nearby city prison.

I recall being in a newspaper shop in Moss Side and the local postman strolled in and greeted the woman shopkeeper, who replied: “What can I do for you today, Mick?”

He said: “Can I have a 12-year-old virgin, please?”

To this, the elderly woman replied: “There are no such thing as 12-year-old virgins here. This is Moss Side.”

This conversation has stayed in my mind for the past 30 years and, of course, it was an exaggeration by the shopkeeper and the postman, but not by much.

We in Malaysia must be aware that we are also building inner city estates all over Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. Tall council or public housing flats are a sure-fire formula for such problems as in Moss Side.

The Women’s and Family Development Ministry must study these areas carefully to ensure that social problems are solved before they become tinder to a highly inflammable situation.

Executive editor Wong Sai Wan was kept awake for three days in Moss Side by Bob Marley’s No Women No Cry when he died on May 11, 1981.

Translated into Chinese at: http://ccliew.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post_23.html

Comments (21).

written by Oscar Winner, August 21, 2011 16:36:46

Dear Pete, pls keep whacking all those bodoh punya voters for voting in a corrupt govt. I know the future will be bleak for my kids if BN and UMNO in particular keep looting this country, leaving nothing for our future generations. We must stop the plundering by these UMNO scumbags. I will do within my means to ensure there is a bettter Malaysia soon. I owe it to my kids. It pains me now to think of their future. Hope you will live past 80, and I certainly want my kids to meet you one day and say thank you for all that you have done for them

written by Naksam, August 21, 2011 13:27:25

Spot on arazak! When I was in Sandakan (1996 - 2003), local authorities were unwilling to go into 'kampung air' dwellings as the areas were controlled by the foreign gangsters. They have to bring in security forces from Semenanjung to manage the operation before bringing the place under control. ...

written by NottyMaus, August 20, 2011 19:05:13

Long after Dogtor Mahathir has degraded into plain worm-shit.

Every time Ibrahim Ali, Hasan Ali, Zulkifli Nordin or Ezam Mohd Shitnor, or their mongoloid sons take to the microphone, we will be reminded of the Mahathiran BullShit !

For ages to come; that is the legacy of the Scum Dogtor Who Screwed-Up Malaysia. ...

written by syd, August 20, 2011 17:14:28

the race riot of may 13 '69, is worse than the recent british riot.e

the british police and government went after the perpetrators of the riot and brought the rioters to justice and upheld the rule of law.

after may 13th, the malaysian authorities did the opposite and gave amnesty to all those who participated in the mayhem who murdered, killed, rape and maimed innocent victims. until today, the ghost of may 13th lingers on. and because the champion of race and religion realised they could get away with murder, they continue their threats and verbal abuse of the minorities, and become increasingly arrogant. bring the may 13th perpetrators to justice and rest assured, the racial division will simmer and bond.

on improving the malays, only a first class education in english will make them have the desire to improve themselves and look at the world as their oyster. education in malay means they will never to able to get out of their kampung mentality. ..

written by JJFoo, August 20, 2011 14:14:37

Malay was a decent race until a half-breed Mamak came along ................

Don’t meant to be racial, but just look at the way our cabinet ministers, police force, personals of MACC and MCMC conducted themselves .............. utterly disgusting and nearly all of them were Malay. Mamak corrupt their mind and soul, Mamak trapped and kept the Malays in a dilemma.

One can only solve a problem by rectifying the root of the problem, which is easily traceable to Mamak.

written by Rodins Fist, August 20, 2011 13:47:58

UMNO. No, all of BN, will be remembered as the corrupt government which led Malaysia as a failed state: racism, corruption, rent-seeking, discrminasi, murders, human-trafficking, illegal immigrants, poverty, etc.

Thank you bluddy BN for your arrogance, and mic/mca/gerakn for your deafening silence. ...

written by IbnAbdHalim, August 20, 2011 11:42:28

Would UMNO care? Their leaders are busy enriching themselves. ...

written by Malaysia Ku, August 20, 2011 10:13:57

Orang Melayu kita kata, ';Sayangkan Bini tinggal-tinggalkan, Sayangkan anak pukul-pukulkan' ... Mat Salleh kata 'Spare the rod and spoil the child'

So Pete you are not wrong.. We are on this page everyday just for one reason, WE LOVE OUR COUNTRY.. SELAMAT HARI MERDEKA...
written by educationist, August 20, 2011 09:59:40

There's a cantonese saying to the effect that only if one loves the other will one bother to try to punish,reprimand the other!!

Need I say more? ...

written by AlwaysFair, August 20, 2011 08:53:37

Irresponsible leaders don't care about the future, they just grab and gobble what they can get for now to the extent of importing immigrants for votes and this influx is going to add to the "Malay Dilemma."We are faced with this type of sefish and power-crazy govt. ..

written by earthman, August 20, 2011 08:40:34

Agreed with temenggong . A religion can be a disguise to misled the people and the fruits of the tree will tell us if the tree is good or bad. For Jesus had warn us about this and we must be angry but humble and seek the truth . To seek is to see k . See knowledge and understand . To be angry and feel insulted is pride that leads to lament in darkness.

The truth shall set you free. ...

written by earthman, August 20, 2011 08:28:45

Sometimes when our TV had a problem ,we gave it a few whacks here and there and it become okay. So its also true for human like the Malays. But the problem is when one whacked the Malays, like some TVs, it completely goes blank and dark. That is the time we buy a new TV. We are lucky in a sense that the TVs cannot explode but the Malays? You have seen some would be terrorists recently . Pray that this would not happened on a broad scale .

Unless the Malays humble themselves , turn from their wicked ways and seek the one and only true God of love, they will continue to lament and 'jihad' to the end. Pray that wisdom would come to all that we may have peace and prosperity in Malaysia. ..

written by Angela Ooi, August 20, 2011 06:36:47

Dear RPK, you are brooding n in pensive mood...I do hope you are feeling better. Rightly, those we love, we push them the hardest n you have done your fair share of doing just that but to no avail.

You have surely earned a place in our Msian history n in our hearts. People shall talk about you n tell of

your wit n tactical moves to stay steps ahead of the hopeless Bn govt ...

written by Revolution, August 20, 2011 01:28:47

I hope you will be there when Malaysia will become what you ( we) dream about . You deserve it . ...

written by Lady Gaga, August 19, 2011 22:05:51

Totally agree with you Uncle Pet, not many people will totally understand your fight. Only the educated ones that knows what's really happening in this screw up government we have ....

Tun M, I had a lot of respect for him when I was young when I saw him building KLCC, KL Tower, SIC and also KLIA. I thought yeah, we are going to be developed and known around the world for the great achievements of Malaysia. it all changed when I went to Hollywood, LA and Vegas.. the americans dont know where Malaysia is even you mentioned all the high rise building we got. They know Singapore, Thailand, Philippines better... it all changed my perception.

Tun M wants to be known as a true leader of development of Malaysia with his Vision 2020. Hope he survives till than and we can see what really happens.

The youths now are all been blinded by the constant news on the local medias. They become more laid back because of their mentality. They are spoon feeded unlike the other non bumis around.

I definately agree that 2030 would be a reality. We will be like London.

I do hope these people especially Hishammuddin know about what happened on the riots in London. The real cause of it and not say ... We are very lucky cos BERSIH 2.0 was not like that ... wonder he knows his facts .... LOL

Anyway Uncle Pete, I agree totally with you.... Take care always .... God bless and send my regards to Auntie Marina ..... ..

written by bintikdebu, August 19, 2011 20:47:56

"Yes, it is quite difficult to understand..."
Actually it is not that difficult to understand if one is acquainted with the prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures. They loved their people so dearly that they condemned their people's behavior mercilessly and predicted nothing but the worst for them. The fiery passions of the prophets are unparalleled, and made them appeared eccentric or crazy. And they were all hated by their own people.

RPK, I think you are like a prophet to the Malay people, and to Malaysians in general. ...

written by temenggong, August 19, 2011 20:08:41

I work with Malays everyday as I have for the last 34 years. With my daily experiences I can say the Malays are a failed race. I blame it on religion. Even the community intellectuals barely impress me.

As to whether it can be reversed, while I have doubts, I would be able to confirm only after 2015 when the world geo-political and economic scenario has changed. ..

written by Jewel, August 19, 2011 19:06:51

I can totally understand that whacking own race or religion is solely out of love for them. If you hate them, better let them rot, why warn them, and make yourself a hated figure?

And the Malays are the majority of the population. The major problems cannot be solved by the minority. Hence whacking the majority and awaken the majority on their faults will then make them change for the better; and benefit ALL in Malaysia as a result.

Thanks RPK, for biting the bullet and risk (may already) becoming a misunderstood and hated figure. May you be blessed with good things always..
written by arazak, August 19, 2011 18:58:06

We are certainly going to the direction of UK maybe even in less then 10 years if the UMNO regime keeps on churning ICs and citizenships to criminals from Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines and Bangladesh.

Most parang robberies and house-breaks are done by the criminals from Indonesia finding a new turf for criminal activities here. In Sabah the Philippine mafias ruled the major cities and have total disregard with the authorities (after all it was the authorities that gave them sanctuary). The UMNO regime is dismantling the Malaysian society so very quickly.

Malay youth now are unemployed and unemployable. They will not want to touch menial job with a 10 foot pole. You don't see much Malay youth working in Petrol stations, restaurants or supermarkets. All those jobs are being taken over by foreign immigrants, legal or illegal. Malay youth had rather become Mat Rempit living on parent expenses rather than working at petrol stations. They had rather become hand-bag snatchers then working in restaurants. Malay youth wants to have blue collar job, but most of them are not qualified. They can't even communicate in English decently.

All these are none others than the UMNO-BN regime policies of handing out crutches. Toon Kutty have always criticized the Singapore Malays. But he forgets (like "apa nama tu") that the Singapore Malay youth do not need crutches from their government. and they earn triple the amount of income of Malaysian Malay youth (if the Malaysian Malay youth happens to be working). They are more resilient and hard working.

UMNO regime and the NGOs linked to their party such as Perkasa, p**ida and Kima (is this a Malay organization?) rant and scream that they are the defenders of "Bangsa and Ugama". But what have they done to overcome the problem of drug addiction, teen pregnancy (and dumping babies), HIV/ AIDS among the Malay youths? Nothing. . ., other than burning placards and screaming after Friday prayers to passing motorists.

We are certainly UK in the making! ..

written by MrHot, August 19, 2011 18:13:19

Spot on RPK Sir,

As the Bible says and as Christian believe what the Bible says is what God says ! And It says " Spare the rot and you spoiled the child" ! This is exactly what UMNO/BN is doing to their children that is the Malays ! ..

written by Voter get Voters 1, August 19, 2011 18:02:30

For once RPK is wrong.

He dun just love the Malays only...he loves ALL Malaysians and quite rightly he wacked all the bodoh punya Malaysians so as to wake them up from their stupor and also for their own good.

RPK doing all these wacking for our own good and for the future generations...........and for that not only we Malaysians loves you in return but salute u and shall remember you as an icon...much BIGGER than whoever..ur selfless contribution for A BETTER Malaysia for ALL Malaysians.