Source of racial and religious bigots' tongkat (crutches) mentality

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Source of racial and religious bigots' tongkat (crutches) mentality

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14, 2025: Why are the racial and religious bigots bent on threatening national unity and harmony by spewing hatred to divide multi-racial Malaysians?

That’s because they feel inferior and awfully not confidence in themselves.

But for the bigoted politicians, they exploit this lack of confidence for selfish political gains for their riches and benefit.

And the source of this lack of confidence is stated in the Reid Commission and memoranda submitted by the Malay Rulers (see the above image).

This gave birth to the tongkat (crutches) mentality which lazy bigots deem are their birth rights - depending on the Government for advantages in life over others.

So, are the crutches to be provided forever? This means, forever, they will never have to compete with others, thus remain dependent and inferior forever?

No News Is Bad News reproduces below an article believed to have been penned by one Engku Nasrun in Bahasa Malaysia, posted on Facebook and translated into English and shared in WhatsApp:

Below is a faithful, full English translation of the text by one -
Engku Nasrun’s original Malay reflection posted a message on Facebook, listing 12 heartfelt reflections from non-Malays.
Within a short time, the post went viral, being shared nearly 50,000 times.

This moderate, considerate, and courageous Malay brother, Engku Nasrun, cited example after example of the tolerance, respect, and restraint shown by other ethnic groups toward Malays, and questioned rally participants:

“Exactly where are we being threatened?
Must we quarrel over every little thing?
Why must we be so extremely racist?”

1. Non-Malays and non-Muslims wake up every morning to the sound of our dawn prayers.
Have they ever reacted angrily or caused trouble because of it?

If churches were to install loudspeakers so everyone could hear Christian sermons every Sunday, what would happen?

Jihad!
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2. Every Friday, we are the most “powerful” — cars belonging to worshippers line the roads near mosques, causing traffic congestion.
Non-Muslims can only accept it.
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3. When we buy houses, we enjoy bumiputera discounts.
But non-bumiputera are also Malaysians — do they get discounts when buying homes?

Is this Malay privilege,
or racial segregation (apartheid)?
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4. Outstanding non-Muslim, non-bumiputera students struggle desperately to enter universities — some even pawn belongings or borrow from loan sharks just to pay university or private college fees.

But for us Malays, it’s fine — we have UiTM and MARA colleges.

Remember, non-Muslims are also Malaysian citizens.
And after they graduate, we also benefit from the taxes they pay.
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5. Many non-Malay, non-bumiputera parents send their children to private colleges or overseas to study. As a result, these children gain broader exposure and knowledge.

When they return, they work hard and get promoted faster.

Yet at this point, many Malays complain that they are being marginalized, shouting that it is unfair and blaming the government for not helping Malays.
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6. Back in school days, if we spoke English even a little, some people mocked us, calling us “Westernized” — as if it were wrong.

Who were the ones mocking us?

The very same group that now claims their dignity has been insulted.
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7. 
We have been independent for 58 years.
Chinese, Indian, Malay, and other ethnic groups have lived together for decades.

Yet now in the 21st century, some among us still know nothing about other cultures.

If we want others to respect us, we must first respect them.
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8. We do not care about other people’s cultures, yet we expect others to follow and understand ours.

How can that be right?

Those who are culturally insensitive are actually us.
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9. Other ethnic groups are afraid to joke about anything related to Malays, worried they might offend us or cause dissatisfaction.

Ironically, we are the ones who often claim to be “offended” for no reason.
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10. We constantly emphasize “purity,” insisting that food must be sacred — even placing “Halal Only” stickers on office refrigerators.

Yet look at how Indian friends are perfectly fine seeing us eat beef in front of them.

But if someone eats pork in front of us, we feel disgusted.

Yes, pork is forbidden for us to eat — but is it really necessary to react as if merely seeing it makes us nauseous or want to vomit?

We can look at human private parts without feeling disgusted — isn’t that also forbidden?

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11. If a church is built near a Malay residential area, we say the cross makes us uncomfortable and threatens our faith.

So the church has to give in and remove the cross — how pitiful.

But if we build a mosque in a non-Muslim area and someone protests, we would immediately talk about jihad.

We behave like spoiled, overindulged children — it’s truly embarrassing.
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12. Quarreling at every turn, shouting jihad at every turn — why must we be so racist?

Look at our leaders:
• Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Malay
• Sultans: Malay
• Prime Minister: Malay
• Deputy