Oh yea I'm racist. Shoot me.

The theory goes:

Rich Chinese businessmen take care of the Chinese.
The Government takes care of the Malays.

And ... so who the fuck takes care of the Indians?

The Government takes care of the Malays. That is half true. Its pretty straightforward. People in govt want to take care of themselves, make hay while the sun shines, while they are in power. So they have to remain in power. By getting voted by the people. Largest electorate = Malays. Hence, give some goodies to the Malays. As a by product of this, the Malays are looked after by the govt.

The rich Chinese businessmen...do NOT take care of the Chinese. True, some of the associations and clans do, but by and large, the scale is so small that it would be inaccurate as a general reflection. Rich Chinese tycoons just want to get richer and they are only concerned with how to get their savings into foreign banks. But by and by, we are well insulated in a sense because among the lower to middle class, there is still a strong sense of community, especially among SMEs, that we should look after our own, because no one else will.

For the Indians, I see a problem. Think about it. The drivers are often Indians. Bus drivers are Indian. Road sweepers. Toilet cleaners. Hospital nurses. Gardeners. The poorest, most downtrodden in society, those left to do the most menial of jobs, one level (in many cases, not even that) above foreign imported cheap labour. When I was a baby, my mother said the Indian nurses would steal my nappies and Pampers.

People occupy themselves with the plight of the poor and downtrodden in other countries, in other continents. But RIGHT IN OUR OWN FUCKING BACKYARD, we have tragedies galore, that are being swept under the carpet. Journey into a plantation, any plantation, and you will see entire communities of Indians, neglected, births of babies unregistered, burial sites of newborns unmarked, faces pockmarked by disease, limbs rendered incapacitated, leprosy, YES leprosy, which is supposedly wiped out, domestic abuse, way below minimum wages, physical violence is alwiz a threat, malnutrition, rape, incest, botched abortions. Where is the MIC? Where is Semi-fucking-value?

I refuse to just sit and talk about things I have no control or no contributory powers to. I rather talk about something I can have an effect on. Have joined an organization that helps to highlight their plight, and in my free time, take part in activities meant to raise funds for these kids, as well as provide them with basic medical/education kits.

Who the hell looks after the Indians?

Why are our most terrible, poverty ravaged communities Indian? Why are our crime infested areas also heavily Indian-populated? Why is Klang turning into a gangster town? Why did Bangsar become an Indian-jockey controlled area? Why did we have to shut down some of my favourite mamak stalls, when all they wanted was to earn a decent and honest living, and now, they have to resort to crime?

True, we are responsible for our actions. We must help ourselves. God helps those who helps themselves.

But how many times have we been discriminate in our selection, based on skin? Is it worst to joke about them but yet do something, or, not to joke, but, to do nothing? When they want a job, they are turned away based on skin color. When they want higher education, they are refused loans and scholarships. Right at the start, with poverty a constant throughout their generations, its already hard to make that breakaway first step.

They need that breakaway first step, that push towards an education, a clean and decent home and lifestyle.

The MIC? Semi value? Lets wake up and see these profiteers for what they really are.