When John Kerry lost the last time around, it was almost as heartbreaking as watching Liverpool lose to ManUre. But Obama’s victory more than compensates for the wait, it’s not merely a rejection of Bush, but a rejection so strong it has crossed racial lines, in a manner that will write itself into history. Well done the people of USA, well done Barack Obama, all de best.
Back to Malaysia. The prime time news last night had clips of people being interviewed on who should be elected president. The answer was invariably Obama, and the respondents were mostly the sons of the soil.
There is a limit to everything, even hypocrisy. How can any red blooded Malaysian, holding the concept of Ketuanan Melayu close to his heart, a firm believer in the importance of the contract of which we may not speak of, in any way or form, condone the acceptance of a mixed blood like Obama, or congratulate him and his fellow citizens, when they have so clearly ignored the rights of the indigenous people of that country, regardless of whether they are the first indigenous or 7th indigenous people to arrive.
This is an outrage of the highest order, and God forbid that something similar should happen within our sacred shores. I, for one will defend this country against such blind acceptance of a man on his worth alone, when a smidgen of intelligence should make it clear that it is his race and religion that is of utmost importance.
Barack Obama, the people of USA might be able to accept you, but you sir, should not even dream of running a country as great as mine, for you are the wrong race, the wrong colour and of the wrong religion, you pendatang.
Jeevindra Kumar
