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I'll be a second-class citizen any day... I'll be a second-class citizen any day...
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 5:48am (37 weeks 4 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: economics] [published 37 weeks 4 days ago]
[author: a concerned malaysian] [site: http://malaysiakini.com (subscribe)] [source]
tags: first class citizen : second class citizen : compete : business :
wikiops: a concerned malaysian : business : compete : economics : first class citizen : second class citizen :

From malaysiakini.com: If you give me a choice between being a second-class citizen and the so-called Malay privileges, I would certainly be proud to be placed under category of ‘second class citizen’.

In a beautiful country like Malaysia , being a second-class citizen is an honour, a class of its own and is normally associated with big luxury cars, owning/controlling all kind of businesses and conglomerates right from retail, wholesale up to the manufacturing activities and import and export.

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Re: I'll be a second-class citizen any day...

by arjunan.org(#1) on April 19, 2008 at 5:53am

1. What is stopping you from being a second class citizen then?
2. How many percentage of the people in the second class citizen are really doing that well? How about the remaining ones, what do they do when they don't have the privileges of the first-class citizens nor the fortune of the second class citizens?

Try to stop and think about ALL Malaysians irrespective of their race. Help anyone who deserves it. Don't classify us please.

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