A New Frontier

I was reading the Star this morning while having breakfast at Macd's and I came upon an article entitled "Chance to shape a new political frontier".

Before I go on, let me reassure you that I'm in no right to go all political because I know I'm not equipped enough to blog about it. However, I've vowed to make a conscious effort to be more politically aware of what's happening. Another step to prep myself for the adult world I guess. So, yea...

Anyway, back to what I was saying.
The article I read was pretty interesting and had some pretty good quotes.
A well-known political scientist Dr Farish Noor, a Senior Fellow of NTU Singapore's Rajaratnam School of International Studies was interviewed about the recent election results.
He said that "the election results that transcended racial and religious sentiments have opened up possibilities of a new construct"
(The Star Online).
Being one who has always been against racism and racial disintegration, I have to concur that the recent election showed a certain sense of unity amongst our citizens in wanting to make a change in our country. It required boldness and bravery to take the risk of voting for parties that we never thought could win. Moreover, these parties took over what thought to be the stronghold of BN. To me, that showed a change of mindset, both politically and racially.

I find this saying by Dr Farish rather interesting and profound.

“Can Umno consider the possibility of a president from a Kadazan, Bajau, Iban, Penan or Peranakan background, PAS a non-Malay Muslim president or DAP a Malay or Indian leader?“
Are we forever to remain beholden to history and trapped by the circumstances of the past? Or are we going to admit to ourselves that this nation-state of ours is an invented construct and as such is also open to deconstruction, revision, adaptation and subsequently evolution?”
(The Star Online)

Well said.