玛丽安莫达《星洲网》专栏评论:
我们要摆脱马哈迪对
国人的思想统治
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马哈迪的政策是为了帮助党和他自己，但绝不是为了人民。试图推翻马哈迪的教导重建马来西亚是可能的，但无法一蹴而就。❞
本文是时评人玛丽安莫达2024年1月18日08:00时分发表于《星洲日报》/《星洲网》的专栏评论。原标题：我们如何才能摆脱马哈迪？全文如下（上图和文内小标题为《人民之友》编者所加）——
前首相马哈迪最近对印裔社群的抨击暴露了他是一个尖酸刻薄、忘恩负义的老人。
老马否定印裔对国家的贡献与忠诚
马哈迪是在接受印度卫星电视频道Thanthi
TV的独家在线采访时说出了对印裔的厌恶。令许多大马人反感的是，他质疑大马印裔的忠诚度。马哈迪为什么要否认印裔的贡献，又怎么敢质疑他们对国家的忠诚？
马来西亚的前身马来亚也是建立在非马来人的血汗和辛劳之上的。马来西亚的现代故事是所有种族的故事。没有各族人民的贡献，我们就不可能成为一个成功的经济体和充满活力的多元种族国家。
印裔劳工在我们的橡胶园工作，淡米尔人则在原始丛林的艰难地形中修建公路和铁路。华裔擅长锡矿开采和贸易，锡兰淡米尔人精通英语、会计和数学，为当时殖民地的低阶公务员管理提供了帮助。
老马的长期统治留下了一个分裂的国家
马哈迪在他的首个首相任期内统治了22年，留下了一个四分五裂、伤痕累累的国家。尽管种族、文化和宗教存在差异，但我们也许曾经和平共处，但我们不再对我们的邻居宽容。
我们彼此猜疑。我们不鼓励孩子们来往，穆斯林父母常常因为孩子与非马来儿童交友而责骂他们的孩子。在学校里，令人震惊的是，一些马来教师不鼓励团结行为，并试图阻止马来人与“异教徒”相处。
马哈迪不时对印裔和华裔社群大加抨击，在上周还质疑他们的爱国精神。他是否敢去质疑窃取了纳税人数十亿令吉并背叛了国家，那些高调而腐败的马来政治精英的忠诚度？
那么，我们如何才能摆脱马哈迪对几代大马人的指手画脚呢？
我们必须摒弃老马灌输给我们的东西
首先，我们必须承认存在问题，然后我们必须摒弃马哈迪灌输给我们并嵌入国家政策的东西。
换句话说，我们必须能够找出对马来西亚造成最大伤害的政策，比如对非马来人的歧视，以及非穆斯林无法在不受狂热穆斯林批评和质疑的情况下充分信奉自己的宗教。
土著政策，如新经济政策（NEP），在社会中打入了一个楔子，但讽刺的是，马哈迪允许自己控制富有的非巫裔工业家，以实现他的个人目标。
重建马来西亚不仅仅是忘记我们所知道的，也不仅仅是忽略马哈迪教给我们的。它必须是一种有意识的努力，以避免我们从小养成的坏习惯、旧信念和假设。
我们必须反对老马的"分而治之"手段
我们必须彻底改变对其他种族的看法，包括摒弃那些歧视非马来人的政客和公务员。刻意去学习的过程并不容易，也不会是一个神奇的转变。当然，顽固的民族主义者和极端分子会坚持己见，拒绝妥协。
在这方面，现任首相安华和他的团结政府内阁可以通过承认非马来人的成就和鼓励非马来人的潜力来开启新的叙事，这最终将使所有大马人受益。
大多数马来人会接受马哈迪让马来人保持无知和依赖政府施舍的主要教训吗？
由于马来人是他曾经领导的政党巫统的权力基础，因此可以理解，一个有思想的马来人就是一个危险的马来人。此外，一个能够自力更生的独立马来人是不需要政府的。
马哈迪所带来的第二个教训是分而治之。我们抱怨前殖民者用“分而治之”的原则来统治我们，但如果巫统不是现代殖民者又是什么呢？
老马利用语文和宗教实施"分裂统治"
作为教育部长，他在1974至1978年间将以英语授课的学校改为以马来语授课，且并不鼓励讲英语。据闻，许多马来人相信，教会学校墙上的十字架会让穆斯林改信基督教，而唱圣诞颂歌的马来人也会遇到同样的情况。
如今，学习英语被一些马来人视为不爱国。为什么掌握英语会破坏我们的文化根基或国语的重要性？
他无法决定某些科目应该使用马来语还是英语授课。他浪费了青少年教育的时间。学生、教师和家长都对他的反复无常感到困惑。
宗教被用来控制我们的行为，在今日的马来西亚，我们害怕圣诞蛋糕、圣诞贺卡、十字架、狗，也害怕去其他信仰者的家里做客。
推翻马哈迪思想统治，无法一蹴而就
为什么历任首相都不试图消除马哈迪的分裂统治？事实上，这些首相只是为了一己私利而完善了马哈迪的技巧。这一切都是为了权力。
在马哈迪执政期间，由纳税人出资的宏大项目为朋党提供了充分的机会，让他们可以无限制地收取佣金，此外还建立了一座合适的建筑物，让后代记住他的任期。
马哈迪的政策是为了帮助党和他自己，但绝不是为了人民。试图推翻马哈迪的教导重建马来西亚是可能的，但无法一蹴而就。
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How do we unlearn
Mahathir's teachings
By : Mariam Mokhtar
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(Mariam Mokhtar is a Freelance Writer)
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Former prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’s latest diatribe against the
Indian community has revealed a bitter, ungrateful old man.
Mahathir’s revulsion of the Indians was recorded in an exclusive online
interview with the Indian satellite TV channel, Thanthi TV.
To the disgust of many Malaysians, he questioned the loyalty of Indian
Malaysians.
Why is Mahathir denying the contribution of the Indians and how dare he
question their loyalty to the nation?
Malaysia, the former Malaya, was built on the blood, sweat and toil of
non-Malays, too. The story of modern day Malaysia is the story of all ethnic
groups.
We would not have become a successful economy and vibrant multiracial
country without the contribution of the various races.
Indian laborers worked our rubber estates, and Tamils constructed roads and
railways in difficult terrains through dense virgin jungles.
The Chinese excelled in tin mining and trading, the Ceylon Tamils with their
excellent command of English and skills in accounting and mathematics, aided
the administration of the lower ranks of the then colonial civil service.
Mahathir ruled for 22 years during his first tenure as PM, and left behind a
divided and scarred nation.
We may have lived peacefully beside one another despite the differences in
race, culture and religion, but we are no longer tolerant of our neighbors.
We treat one another with suspicion. Children are not encouraged to
interact, and Muslim parents often tell their offspring off for befriending
non-Malay children.
In schools, it is shocking that some Malay teachers discourage acts of unity
and seek to prevent Malays from fraternizing with “kafirs.”
From time to time, Mahathir takes pot shots at both the Indian and Chinese
communities, and like last week, questioned their patriotism.
If only he would do the same, and question the loyalty of the high-profile
and corrupt political Malay elite who have betrayed the nation by stealing
billions of ringgits of taxpayers’ money.
So how do we unlearn all that Mahathir has dictated to generations of
Malaysians?
First of all, we must acknowledge that there is a problem and then we must
unlearn what he has instilled into us and cemented into national policy.
In other words, we must be able to identify the policies which have caused
most harm to Malaysia, like discrimination against non-Malays and the
inability of non-Muslims to fully practice their religions without being
criticized and questioned by fanatical Muslims.
Affirmative action policies like the New Economic Policy (NEP) drove a wedge
into society, but ironically Mahathir allowed himself to hold court over
rich non-Malay industrialists to further his personal aims.
Rebuilding Malaysia is not just about forgetting what we know and ignoring
what Mahathir taught us. It must be a conscious effort to refrain from the
bad habits, old beliefs and assumptions that we were brought up with.
We will have to make radical changes to how we view the other races
including getting rid of those politicians and civil servants who
discriminate against the non-Malays.
The process of deliberately unlearning is not easy and will not be a magical
transformation.
Naturally, the die-hard nationalists and extremists will stand their ground
and refuse to compromise.
This is where the current PM Anwar Ibrahim and his cabinet in the Unity
Government can start a new narrative by acknowledging the achievements, and
encouraging the potential of non-Malays, which will ultimately benefit all
Malaysians.
Will the majority of Malays accept that Mahathir’s main lesson was to keep
the Malays ignorant and dependent on government handouts?
As the Malays are the power base of the party he once led, Umno, it is
understandable that a thinking Malay is a dangerous Malay.
Moreover, an independent Malay able to stand on his own feet will not need
the government.
Mahathir’s second lesson was to divide and rule.
We complain about our former colonial masters using the “divide and rule”
principle to govern us, but what is Umno if not the modern-day colonizer?
As education minister between 1974 and 1978, English-medium schools became
Malay-medium, and speaking English was discouraged.
Many Malays allegedly believed that the cross on the walls of mission
schools would convert Muslims to Christians, and the same would happen to
the Malays who sang Christmas carols.
Today, learning English is seen by some Malays as being unpatriotic.
Why would being fluent in English sever our cultural roots or the importance
of the national language?
He could not decide if certain subjects should be taught in Malay, or
English. He wasted time with the education of our young. Schoolchildren,
teachers and parents were bewildered by the flip-flopping.
Religion was used to control our behavior and in today’s Malaysia, we are
fearful of Christmas cakes, Christmas greetings, the cross, dogs and
visiting houses of people of other faiths.
Why did successive PMs not try to undo Mahathir’s divisive rule?
In fact, these PMs merely perfected Mahathir’s technique for their own
selfish agenda. It was all about power.
Under Mahathir, grandiose projects funded by taxpayers gave cronies ample
opportunity to charge unlimited commissions besides creating a fitting
monument to remind future generations of his tenure.
Mahathir’s policies were to help his party and himself, never the rakyat.
Trying to undo Mahathir’s teaching to rebuild Malaysia is possible, but it
will not happen overnight. ■
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