PM Najib Razak’s slogan One Malaysia — or 1Malaysia however weirdly it is spelled — amounts to nothing to me. At worse it is an undefined slogan with multiple definitions arising from individual efforts to offer explanations and at best, it is a slogan with wishy-washy vague definitions with no substance. I have stated this on April 8. What I know is that his effort at sloganeering fast becoming a disaster he does not need.
If things continue as if it, it probably would not be long before the PM has to fire his public relations team.
Back to the issues at hand, yes, I do not believe in that slogan. Yet, that does not mean I am ignoring the slogan altogether. Far from it, amid piracy off the Horn of Africa, unrest in Thailand, the democratic success in Indonesia and the state of Malaysian economy, I admit I do observe the development surrounding the slogan. At this particular point, I do watch it with amusement.
Days ago, Utusan Malaysia elaborated or suggested the meaning of 1Malaysia based on whatever vague definition haphazardly provided by the new PM. Suffice to say, Utusan Malaysia took a very racial position on the matter.
The PM was asked to comment on Utusan Malaysia’s articles today. His reply was:
That is up to individual interpretation, but to me and I’m speaking not on Utusan but generally, I don’t want an extreme attitude in our country, regardless whether that extremism is from whichever side. [PM says his 1 Malaysia is about sharing power and wealth. Debra Chong. The Malaysian Insider. April 17 2009]
Heh. Did the PM just rebuke Utusan Malaysia?
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I agree with you its another slogan without any substances, its a case of putting old wine into a new bottle.
Even today, rais Yatim said that he will get clarification from Najib to diseminate what 1Mlaysia is all about. What a laugh, they should their stupidity!
Najib himself clearly stated it’s about serving all malaysians irresoective of background, so it goes to show, they serve those with self interest.
Macam ketuk Gendang, buyi aje kuat, tapi kosong saje.