The widespread fake TIME cover page photo over Facebook in
the couple of days has prompted me to pen down some thoughts.
[My Question]: Is corruption the major factor contributing
to the decline of Malaysia’s competition in global battlefield?
I am afraid that it is not. One theory has suggested that
the development of Malaysia has stopped or has only made very little progress since
Anwar was sacked as DPM in 1998. The political chaos has since then never taken
a pause, and thus the agendas towards economic and industrial development have
not received adequate attention and the energy of Rakyat has focused on
political episodes and solidarity instead of endeavouring towards national
buildings.
18-year has elapsed, and yet we are still unable to jump out
from this unpleasant eddy. A period of 18 years is more than enough to distort
our positive attitude to a mind-set of accusation, blaming, short-sighted, and
rigidity. Nationalism has lost its purity because it has been injected with
politically toxic substance.
One material fact that we must take into account is:
While we admire the economic and industrial development of the
People’s Republic of China has been exponentially progressed, we are equally
aware of the extent of corruption in China is perhaps worse than Malaysia. But
then, how come China’s economic, industrial and technological development can
take the speed of rocket launching? Shouldn’t be some other driving forces to propel
towards such great and historic achievements?
Comparing the two countries; Malaysia and China, I would
make a simple conclusion that, despite corruption is a phenomenon that we hate
to see and feel, neither is it a sole nor major obstacle towards national
economic and industry development. The outstanding achievement of the People’s
Republic of China is self-explanatory.
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