Dr M’s Curse on Malaysians and Malaysia

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Dr M’s Curse on Malaysians and Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16, 2024: Much have been written about the racist Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Dr M)’s misdeeds to Malaysians and Malaysia.

No News Is Bad News reproduces below one such article that is going viral in social media:

Dr Patrick Liew

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Can we trust Dr. Mahathir? After all, he twists his words around.
As a general rule of thumb, please don't trust politicians unless you know them well.

Politicians are prone to saying anything and doing anything to influence hearts and minds, win votes, and grab a seat in the parliament.

They will then endeavor to maintain and strengthen their power.

Hopefully, there is an adequate number of influential politicians who aim to not only win votes but also serve the country and economy well.

Unfortunately, that's a rare phenomenon.

Dr. Mahathir is the quintessence of a politician who is all out to win every political election and entrench himself in the highest seat of power.

To be able to do that, he appeals to the largest segment of the electorate - the Malays.

Malays are highly cultured, talented, and compassionate individuals.

Dr. Mahathir made them believe that he was a champion of Malay culture, defender of Malay values and interests, and protector of their aspirations and destiny.

Similar to the Pied Piper, he captivated many Malays (though not all) and instilled in them a sense of threatened self-esteem, self-fulfilling prophecy, stereotype threat, psychological labeling, social comparison, and learned helplessness.

These entrapments have been extensively studied in academic research and can be used to enslave people and subject them to abuse.

Dr. Mahathir made them believe that they were disadvantaged and therefore in need of special privileges and offerings.

However, there is no literature, based on evidence and published in credible peer-reviewed journals, supporting the notion of the Mahathir Curse, which implies that a particular group of people is imprisoned by their culture and held back by their past.

In fact, the Malays could not have been disadvantaged, considering that most of the ministers, members of parliament, and major ministries in the government were Malays.

Additionally, the majority of civil servants, including policemen and soldiers, were Malays as well.

Dr. Mahathir made many Malays dependent on special rights, freebies, subsidies, and other handouts, convincing them that without these offerings, they would not be able to survive and succeed.

Research indicates that individuals can improve their livelihoods and lifestyles by enhancing their mindset, discipline, perseverance, and aspirations.

What every person truly needs is not handouts but helping hands that foster self-responsibility and self-reliance in order to achieve progress.

In fact, when individuals are given handouts, it diminishes their desire and efforts to develop the necessary knowledge and skills required to succeed in life.

They require not just a safety net but also a trampoline to elevate themselves from their current situation and lead better lives.

By perpetuating the Mahathir Curse, Dr. Mahathir was able to influence the hearts and minds of Malays, secure their votes and support, and cultivate an army of emotionally-charged activists and advocates to fight for him.

Tragically, Dr. Mahathir reinforced the Mahathir Curse by employing a divide-and-conquer strategy, pitting Malays against non-Malays.

He made the Malays believe that the non-Malays were determined to undermine their culture, traditions, values, interests, and aspirations.

In doing so, he solidified his political and social power and influence at the expense of polarizing the country and dividing its people.

Meanwhile, after three generations, many Malays, as well as non-Malays, including Chinese and Indians, continue to live below the poverty line with limited socioeconomic mobility.

They live in remote villages without adequate amenities and facilities.

The Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak are particularly affected, and there are no focused efforts to uplift their socioeconomic status.

Conversely, many of Dr. Mahathir's cronies have become powerful, wealthy, and affluent.

They are having a ball of a good time and living a high life, and only a few of them would reach out to help the poor, needy, and disadvantaged.

This is contrary to what Dr. Mahathir has suggested in his book, "The Malay Dilemma."

It appears that he focused more on enriching them than on raising the socioeconomic levels of ordinary Malays.

Consequently, corruption, cronyism, nepotism, and kleptocracy became deeply ingrained in the political sector, as well as in the public, private, and people sectors, spanning from the highest to the lowest levels.

Many other politicians are modeling themselves after him.

In the evening of his life, Dr. Mahathir is fighting current and future administrations.

While struggling with the demons of the harm and damage he has caused to Malaysia and Malaysians, the only nightmare he has right now is that all these wrongdoings may be fully exposed.

Dr. Mahathir knows that his days are numbered, and he is fearful not only of the past catching up with him personally but also of the natural course of justice going after his family.

Dr. Mahathir must be deeply concerned that his family will soon come under investigation, and the potential consequences of the investigation are giving him fears and nightmares.

With the remaining energy he has, he is fighting against current and future administrations that are not on his side and are unwilling to turn a blind eye to his wrongdoings.

Dr. Mahathir's actions have caused lasting harm to Malaysia and its people, perpetuating a cycle of destruction that continues to afflict the nation.

Do you really want to trust him?