The patriotic spirit among Malaysian youths is not up to expectation, said Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri on Saturday. He gave the index on patriotism among youths at only 68.2 per cent as many of them “still questioned the social contract when the country achieved independence.” [Bernama]
So, questioning the social contract means that we are not patriotic? Interesting perception Mr Sabri.
50 years ago we didn’t have internet, mobile phones, Viagra, AIDS, Proton, AirAsia etc. Lots of things have changed over the span of 50 years… and lots of things have become irrelevant. Why are we not supposed to question any contracts or rules that were made 50 years ago?
I was not even born yet back then, and I am not sure if we actually do have a 50-year-old social contract. Why shouldn’t I question the legitimacy as well as the relevance of the contract?
If asking for a fair-for-all-Malaysians policy is considered as unpatriotic, just be it… I don’t want to be a second class patriot.