Race, religion and politics should and must never be mixed. Any combination of the three things can be toxic and the outcome disastrous. Only in Malaysia where conniving and diabolical politicians continue to play with fire not realising that in the end they will get burnt big time. Quote: As Malaysians bid farewell to 2014, moderate Malaysians have been urged to stand up and beat back the tide of hate and bigotry that have inflamed communal relations throughout the year. A group of progressive Malays today hoped that Malaysians would be able to reclaim the national conversation on race and religion and reject extremist elements brought about by certain quarters. This, they argued, was because it was up to each individual to preserve the tolerance, moderation and respect that had been an enduring feature of the country’s pluralistic society. Moderation has to be promoted not just because that is what our forefathers wanted for us,” said former deputy prime minister Tun Musa Hitam. “But because it is one of the ways which our country will remain peaceful and harmonious,” he said in a text message to The Malaysian Insider. Musa said 2015 would be even more challenging for Malaysia socially and economically, given the depressing forecast on the world economy. These humps in the economy and the social effects they entailed were why Umno Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed feels that calmer voices must prevail against those who are divisive. “The economy is slowing down, so we need to remain calm. This is my advice to everyone. Chinese, Malays, Indians, Perkasa, everyone. “Malaysia is a moderate country, not an extremist one,” said Nur Jazlan, who is known to be among the more progressive leaders in Umno. The Public Accounts Committee chairman has been the target of insults by Malay right-wing group Perkasa, whose members have called him “bangsat” (despicable) for daring to criticise the movement and its cause. Unquote Full article: malaysia-chronicle/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=432012:if-you-want-to-talk-about-islam-you-cannot-talk-about-race-tun-ismails-son-tariq-tells-isma-perkasa-their-message-is-wrong&Itemid=2#ixzz3NXQqktra Follow us: @MsiaChronicle on Twitter
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