tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31876244.post116053334635765215..comments2023-10-28T23:35:14.035+08:00Comments on M a l a y s i a W a t c h: Basic Flaws in the NEPH J Angushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193109066207549502noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31876244.post-1160546106118416672006-10-11T13:55:00.000+08:002006-10-11T13:55:00.000+08:00meng and blueheelerthanks for your comments.Regard...meng and blueheeler<BR/>thanks for your comments.<BR/><BR/>Regarding crutches it is only a tool to help weak legs to get stronger unless the damage is permanent.<BR/><BR/>Just visit any rehab ward and you will find people struggling to start walking normally again.<BR/><BR/>Since NEP had a fixed time frame they should have had definite deadlines and milestones to chart the progress and not simply extend the program by another 20 years.<BR/><BR/>TDM could only build mega projects but he neglected to build up the mental strength of the people. <BR/><BR/>There is no gain without pain!H J Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193109066207549502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31876244.post-1160537572146428282006-10-11T11:32:00.000+08:002006-10-11T11:32:00.000+08:00Despite the necessity of NEP during a time of ethn...Despite the necessity of NEP during a time of ethnic strife and unequal wealth-distribition in the 1970s, I think most agree that with the problems it has brought, the NEP has outlasted its economic usefulness. <BR/><BR/>I think Mahathir, in a moment of clarity prior to his stepping down as PM, lamented that the M'sian Malays have a permanent crutch mentality that demands 'hand outs' rather than work for them. As we all know, if we pull the crutch away from the cripple, s/he will fall and never get up without assitance. <BR/><BR/>Hence, the NEP, despite all its flaws, has reasons to stay; less for the benefits it'll bring, more for the crippling pain as a result of its removal.Blueheeler - the hound who sniffs out fishy newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258708201680596931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31876244.post-1160535025000381592006-10-11T10:50:00.000+08:002006-10-11T10:50:00.000+08:00The NEP has fulfilled its purpose. To avert a rac...The NEP has fulfilled its purpose. To avert a racial clash. Today, the battle is between the classes. The rich elite belonging to the ruling government and the working class who work hard to make a decent living. <BR/><BR/>In 1998, when PAS held the seat as majority leader in Parliament, the BN government was very restless. Because it was then that it no longer became a race issue. <BR/><BR/>As long as we try our level best not to be racial, the BN government will become obsolete.Menghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210125960655641579noreply@blogger.com