Hang Tuah, race, religion – BN’s cards
Only the rakyat can put a stop to all these unethical abuse of cards in the coming 13th general election.
Due to Ketuanan Melayu, the Malays tend to view DAP with suspicion and this has led to them to ostracise DAP. MCA does not suffer such a fate in BN as MCA is merely Umno’s lackey while DAP is on an equal footing with PAS and PKR in the Pakatan coalition.
Selena Tay, Free Malaysia Today
If both Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat were alive today, it would be easy to tell which political party they will support, going by the statements they have made.
This is Hang Tuah’s statement: “Takkan Melayu hilang di dunia” (the Malays will never vanish from the face of the earth).
And this is Hang Jebat’s statement: “Aku Jebat, rakyat biasa. Pangkat aku untuk kepentingan rakyat. Bergerak aku untuk membuat jasa kepada rakyat dan aku rela mati untuk rakyat kerana aku mahu keadilan, keadilan. Keadilan!” (I am Jebat, an ordinary citizen. My rank is for the people’s well-being. I work for the good of the people and I am willing to die for the people because I want justice, justice. Justice!)
No doubt about it. Umno glorifies Hang Tuah in order to cement firmly the support of the Malays to the party as Umno is all about Ketuanan Melayu or Malay supremacy. And this is clearly epitomised in Hang Tuah. This is the reason why Hang Tuah is glorified in our history textbooks – to imbue young Malay minds to worship Hang Tuah so that these children will grow up thinking that the Malay is the greatest race on earth. This then is the Hang Tuah card played by Umno.
Umno and Ketuanan Melayu are Siamese twins. Malay supremacy is the lifeblood of Umno. Gluing the Malays to the concept of Ketuanan Melayu is Umno’s trump card and there is no way Pakatan Rakyat can break this stranglehold.
The battleground is now for the votes of the Malays, especially the rural Malays. But the Malays have always been taught to fear the Chinese while the Chinese have been taught to fear a repeat of an incident which occurred in 1969. The Barisan Nasional federal government thus controls the citizens by using fear as a weapon and what a mighty weapon it is.
Together with the weapon of fear is the weapon of Malay supremacy. So strong are these weapons that even PAS as an Islamic party has failed to counter them. The Malay support for PAS is only about 36 to 38 percent. And not many Malays support PKR either because they think that Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has given too much leeway to the Chinese and the Indians.
Has Umno programmed the Malays to be selfish and to only look after their own interests at all costs?
There is no way the Malays will let go of Ketuanan Melayu and opt for Ketuanan Rakyat which is all encompassing and all inclusive. And this is also the reason why Pakatan will never win the general election. It is because the concept of Malay supremacy has locked up the Malay votes for Umno.
Due to Ketuanan Melayu, the Malays tend to view DAP with suspicion and this has led to them to ostracise DAP. MCA does not suffer such a fate in BN as MCA is merely Umno’s lackey while DAP is on an equal footing with PAS and PKR in the Pakatan coalition.
