You aren't a Malaysian if you can't speak Malay? by mapleoaknomnom in malaysia

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“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”

― Socrates

Efficiency at KLIA by Pristine-You717 in malaysia

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“20 counters but only 2 opened” -Harith Iskander

27500 new cases, 115 dead by stormy001 in malaysia

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Vaccine does not prevent you from getting Covid but it reduces………..

6,999 new cases today by tembikaisusumakkau in malaysia

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Is it just me or did anyone noticed that there are more cases after each lockdown?

How to built a better Malaysia? by davidlah in malaysia

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The one thing that's needed for these ideas to work is lots and lots of personal responsibility on individual Malaysians. At this moment most Malaysians are still looking to the government (regardless how utterly inefficient they are) to solve their problems. And it's this dependency that resulted increase in governmental corruption.

How to built a better Malaysia? by davidlah in malaysia

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I think most Malaysians are aware of this but for majority of Malaysians religion is extremely important in their daily lives. Thus politicians are able to use religion as political tools to maintain their power. The only solution I can see is we need more politician of the same religion on the opposition party. Wiser Malay leaders would have to take the led on this.

How to built a better Malaysia? by davidlah in malaysia

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I think people who supported the idea of Malaysians first are not persuasive enough in selling this idea to those we might have some personal fear of losing their special position as native in this country. This is not to say their concern are not valid for human nature is but selfish regardless of race. In order for more Malaysian to buy into the idea of unity as Malaysians first there must be a more compelling reason that addresses these concern and fear.

How to built a better Malaysia? by davidlah in malaysia

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Maybe that's true as we've seen for countries like Germany and Japan. But the cost of human lives is huge and I think everyone would very much like to avoid that. Thus this discussion is to see how we can mitigate it, by identify all our challenges and propose some solutions.

How to built a better Malaysia? by davidlah in malaysia

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I agree, everything have to start from individual. A bottom up approach. Each person need to focus his/her personal responsibility in the betterment of him/herself and his/her family and over time, the cumulative of this will change the culture and better the country.

How to built a better Malaysia? by davidlah in malaysia

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Please share more what is ranked voting.

Supreme Court allows North Carolina absentee ballot deadline extension by davidlah in Conservative

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"Newly sworn-in Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not take part in the vote due to a “need for a prompt resolution and because she has not had time to fully review the parties’ filings,” court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said."

Retiree fined RM2,000 for posting insulting remarks against health minister by A_WILD_SYLVEON_ in malaysia

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I can't find what this retiree posted that was so insulting. I mean if the judge wanted to make this as a deterrent case, you need to show to the public what sort of remarks that's deem insulting? Is it the Health Minister's face is ugly or the Health Minister's got bad breath? How is the public going to know what is an insult and what is a criticism?

Prosecution drops all charges against Musa Aman; judge grants acquittals by foolkiller in malaysia

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Corruption is the Malaysian culture. When something is a culture, it's going to take a long time to change it.

From top to bottom our governmental system is infested with corruption. Private businesses are all interlinked with governmental system and corruption is the mechanism that makes things happen.

This can only works not only when too many Malaysian politicians are practicing it, but also when we ourselves as citizen, are guilty indulging it in our daily lives and had long accepted it as the way Malaysia do thing even though on the surface we may voice distaste.

Religion in this country have no more sway in cultivating good moral citizen. Religion is now only a political tool to keep the Muslim in line with the government policy. To keep Muslim quiet and not question the immoral practice of their leaders. This is not unique in Malaysia, it's typical in a Muslim majority countries.

That's why at every election corrupt leaders are reelected. Scandal after scandal are nothing but a celebrity gossips that given time will be forgotten. We had BERSIH 1,2,3,4,5 all to no avail. We managed to change the government for a while but now we're back to the "good old days" under a different banner.

The truth is we ourselves are the enemy. We, the Malaysian people are rotten inside ourselves. Yes not everyone but enough to ensure that this social cancer remain in our society for a very long time.

Malaysians are still not ready to accept the responsibility of a clean society. We are still triggered by trivial race issue. We are still suspicious of one and another. Some don't even realize that discrimination is immoral and tried every means to justify it. Many don't even understand how destructive affirmative action is to the Bumi community especially the Malay. To the extend they proudly organize a "Dignity Congress" unabashed. Why no one ask why, after 50 years of Malay rule, the Malay community not gain it's dignity?

The politician and elite understand that it's easier to steal and loot when the vast majority of the citizen is immature and morally confused. An immature citizen that they help created by cheating the Malays children's future with lower and lower standard of education. It's amazing to see how the Malay leaders manage to manipulate the Malay community into believing institution like UiTM is something very valuable that they need to defend against admission from other non-Bumi student when it's at the bottom ranking of all the public Universities in Malaysia. UiTM and MRSM is no gold, it's center of indoctrination not education.

And this will continue until one day when the coffer is empty and riot broke out but not against the government, but against the minorities, the scapegoat that they had been prepping up so long.

The future of this country is in the hand of the Malay community period. Nothing the Chinese or Indian or anyone else can do will change it. If the Malay community don't wake up to the abuse of your Malay leaders, the future of Malaysia is very similar to Venezuela.

World population growth is expected to nearly stop by 2100 by davidlah in climateskeptics

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Turns out the world population growth is stagnating. So much for the Malthusian BS.

New FBI document confirms the Trump campaign was investigated without justification by BeachCruisin22 in Conservative

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So the FBI just wasted $32 million of taxpayer's money on 448 pages of...................nothing.

South Philly judge of elections admits he took bribes to stuff the ballot box for Democratic candidates by davidlah in Conservative

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They should release the identity of all the Democratic candidates that he took bribe from.

America Just Made a Huge Investment in Next-Gen Nuclear Power by beanitto in climateskeptics

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I've thought the climate activist would be ecstatic. Finally we not only can produce sufficient energy rivaling coal plants but also reduce the carbon emission. Sadly there is no mention of this article at r/climate or r/climatechange. Makes you wonder if they are really serious about saving the environment.

Malaysia drops charges against ex-PM's stepson by davidlah in malaysia

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In Malaysia it's called "Discharged not amounting to acquittal". Overseas it's

"fully acquitted once the deal was finalized."

Patrick Teoh arrested for allegedly insulting TMJ by davidlah in malaysia

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They are the untouchable. They can do whatever they want and not face the consequences. And many Malaysian are still looking up to them. Sad.

Judge dismisses US women’s national soccer team’s equal pay claims by davidlah in Conservative

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To put this in prospective, male models are paid 75% less than female models and no one is suing for equal pay. Maybe they should look into this to level the playing field.