There are no "stupid" races in this world. The only problem with some human race is they have been educated differently especially, when they are not trained to provoke their minds to THINK for themselves and also when things are given to them, why work for it. The saying "When you give a fish, you live for a meal, when you teach them to fish, they live for a lifetime" is so true............

So I whack the Malays. I whack them because foreigners think that the Malays are a joke. I am angry with these foreigners. I feel insulted that they say these things about the Malays. I am also Malay. So when they run down the Malays they are also running me down.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

My Malay friends ask me why is it I am very harsh towards the Malays. I am Malay. So why am I cruel towards the Malays? Well, it is because I am Malay that I am cruel. If I am not Malay then I would not be bothered about the Malays.

Do I criticise the Arabs? I have been to Mekah ten times in my life so I know the Arabs very well even if I don’t live in their country. I know what the Arabs are like. They too are Muslims like me. In fact, Mekah is the centre of Islam. So why don’t I also whack the Arabs?

That’s because I don’t care about the Arabs. I do not have nice things to say about the Arabs. So better that I don’t say anything because anything that I would say would be far from complementary. I am not Arab so the Arabs can make fools of themselves for all I care. And they do make fools of themselves.

But when the Malays make fools of themselves I do care. And that is why I am very uncompromising towards the Malays. I care that the Malays make fools of themselves.

I regard it as my right to whack the Malays. Malays have every right to whack the Malays. But I don’t take kindly to the Chinese and Indians whacking the Malays. Malays can whack Malays. But when the Chinese and Indians whack the Malays I will whack them back. I will not let them get away with it.

Okay, I am not a thoroughbred Malay. I am only part-Malay. Only my father is Malay. My mother is Welsh. But then who is a thoroughbred Malay? Most Malays are of mixed blood. The only thing is that my blood is mixed with Welsh blood, not with Javanese, Sumatran, Siamese, Minangkabau, Acheh, Indian, Chinese, etc., blood.

So what if my blood is mixed with Caucasian blood and not with Javanese, Sumatran, Siamese, Minangkabau, Acheh, Indian, Chinese, etc., blood? Mixed blood is mixed blood. Whether it is Asian-European or Asian-Asian, it is still mixed blood.

In fact, my great grandmother was Orang Asli. Her name was Hasnah Binti Pelong. She was the second wife of Sultan Ala'Eddin Suleiman Shah, the Fifth Sultan of Selangor.

Sultan Suleiman was Bugis. So that, in fact, makes me more Malay than many Malays in Malaysia in spite of my Welsh blood. I have Orang Asli blood in me. I have more right to Malaysia than millions of other pendatang Malays who invaded my country and now claim it as their own.

Bumiputera konon! Hello brader. We Orang Asli were here first. So don’t try to play that who is more Malay game with me. You will lose.

I interact with Japanese, Koreans, Americans, British, French, Germans, Indonesians, Thais, Singaporeans, Filipinos, and people from many other countries. Somehow they don’t see me as Malay. Maybe it is because of how I look. So they talk to me. They tell me a lot. They tell me what they think. And they think very poorly of the Malays.

These foreigners tell me that the only reason they employ Malays is because of the requirements of the New Economic Policy. If not for that they would not employ Malays. They said they could employ one Chinese for three Malays they employ. One Chinese can do the job of three Malays.

They think Malays are lazy. They think Malays are very slow. They think Malays lack initiative. They think Malays lack grey matter.

There I sit listening to foreign investors and managers running down the Malays while forgetting that I am also Malay. If it were one or two who say this I would say these people are bigots who are prejudiced against the Malays. But when everyone tells me this then the problem must be real. The problem must be the Malays.
So I whack the Malays. I whack them because foreigners think that the Malays are a joke. I am angry with these foreigners. I feel insulted that they say these things about the Malays. I am also Malay. So when they run down the Malays they are also running me down.

I cannot whack the foreigners. I cannot whack them not because I am scared they will not come to Malaysia. I cannot whack them because I know they are telling the truth.

Of course the truth hurts. The truth always hurts. And because it is the truth I cannot whack the foreigners for running down the Malays. The anger builds up in me. I need to whack somebody. But I can’t whack those who are telling the truth. So I whack the Malays instead. I whack the Malays because I am ashamed that the foreigners say bad things about the Malays and also because what they are saying is the truth and there is no way I can argue with them or prove them wrong.

But that does not mean I like others whacking the Malays. If you whack the Malay I will whack you back. If you are another Malay then that is okay. But if you are not Malay and you whack the Malays then I will whack you back. I have my pride and dignity and if you insult the Malays then you are insulting me as well. And I don’t take kindly to insults. So you whack the Malays at your own peril.

Comments (9)...

written by Leadership, October 28, 2011 07:58:40

Barisan government is creating a fool's paradise with Malays highly addicted for money, religion and power. PAS and PKR are little better. The skills and knowledge development efforts aimed at Malays are little more than farcical. Sheer irresponsibility and ability to get away with "murder" are driving Malays into toilet pits. It is the officially sponsored wanton deviation from universal principles that is causing Malays to loose respect in the world. It is the few in power who are manipulating the rest in the name of race, religion, money and security. What Malays need urgently is capable, responsible and therefore respectable leadership. So far, that seems to be terribly on short supply. So, RPK, no matter how much you whack Malays, nothing significantly positive can emerge to save Malays. Malaysia as a result is heading towards the same terrible fate as the African and Middle Eastern nations that suffer from the same. ...

written by Taichekgong66, October 28, 2011 07:58:00

I like this article. It's the truth speaking from the HEARt that matters. Whacking is a way of check and balance. That's how one improves and become better! It boils down to the HEART. If the listener had bad heart they read this article as negative then they think RPK is anti Malays. But it the HEART is good they will thank RPK's effort!

The truth isn't hurtful if you accept it and vow to improve to betterment! ...

written by Akmal, October 28, 2011 07:53:58

I know how you feel, RPK, being a mixed Malay who hardly looks Malay at all, I have that exact same feeling. When people of other races and nationalities whack the entire Malay race, I too feel the anger, but I can't whack the others for saying the truth (or at least 60% truth). This is a ripple effect too, as other Malays who get whacked also realise that a significant majority of their own race is bringing their reputation down.

Also, as xlandjy said, other races have their share of issues too. However I do think that the Malays could have progressed far better if given the right education from the start. What we have today is two generations of mental poisoning that might take at least another generation to reverse if not two or more. ...

written by richfyf2000, October 28, 2011 07:53:51

I think its all about politics. UMNO been playing the racial politics for too long. I am sure Malaysian are tired of it.

But if Chua Soi Lek were to stand for election against Nizar I am sure most Chinese will vote for Nizar instead of CSL ...

written by Aldwin, October 28, 2011 07:47:41

I believe there are no "stupid" races in this world. The only problem with some human race is they have been educated differently especially, when they are not trained to provoke their minds to THINK for themselves and also when things are given to them, why work for it. The saying "When you give a fish, you live for a meal, when you teach them to fish, they live for a lifetime" is so true. I have seen lazy people all over, and also have seen hard working people too, irrespective of races. ...

written by Hariharan, October 28, 2011 07:47:39

RPK is trying to bring justice to many injustice incidents in Malaysia.I dont think he is anti race. ...

written by JJFoo, October 28, 2011 07:34:46

The key lies in thinking as "Malaysian" and not as Malay,Chinese, Islam, Hindu, Buddhist and what not. But after decades of racist indoctrination it sure won't be easy.
Trap like fishes, swimming in circles in a bowl, the only way out is to be liberal and colour blind, otherwise keep swimming in circles and suffer while crooks and thieves rule ...

written by tulan, October 28, 2011 07:18:10

In this sophiticated world people tends to be diplomatic and says compliments to the otherwise. If they say Pig can Fly you better be careful!
I am a Chinese and I hate japanese killed Chinese in WWII, but I admire how these short guys can stand up tall and fast in 20 years after a dust biting surrender... The same goes to Germans. We cannot afford not to learn from them.
All races learn from the values and merits of others, to heal their weakness, avoid the stupidity of humanity, like what RPK illustrated all the while.

But sad to see a pompous beruk of Bodohland, got the guts to instigate interpolis to take the Cream of Malay to his kampung zoo's "justice cage". Also, a sheer shame to Malay, to see Mat sabu being summoned to court case. ...

written by xlandjy, October 28, 2011 07:02:01

Dear RPK,

I think this is the problems with you Malaysians and also with us Singaporeans. Pl note, I am saying Malaysians. I am not referring to Malays.
Both sides of the causeway have the same ruling party for half a century. They were all subjected to the same Divide and Rule. Both ruling parties exploited the racial segregation to their own benefits. Whilst they verbally called for multi racialism and integration; in their heart and mind, they try their very best to keep the people apart.
After long some many years, the people of both sides speak and think like UMNO and our PAP. They think and write everything in racial terms. Even for your DAP, when their talk about racial equality, they immediately follow with equal treatment to the Chinese in economic policy and civil service. What about other havenots who are not Chinese?
Even for you RPK, there are Malays who are not so diligent; but there are diligent Malays. It is the same for Chinese and Indians; who also have their fair share of diligent and not diligent people. So, if you wanna whack lazy people; just go ahead to whack them. Why confine only to the Malays...
I am sure if you have the last plate of rice and faced with two other hungry persons; you would generously share with them... I am sure you would go ahead and share with them without looking at their skin right...
To build a new Malaysia and Singapore.. first we have to do away with the tinted glass.. and it start with you and me.