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A democracy that treats some people more equally than others:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumiputra

isn't much of a democracy.

Article 160 of the Malaysian constitution states:

Article 160 defines a Malay as being one who "professes the religion
of Islam, habitually speaks the Malay language, conforms to Malay
customs and is the child of at least one parent who was born within
the Federation of Malaysia before independence of Malaya on the 31st
of August 1957."

It's an islamofascist state that persecutes people of other faiths.
Just because they call it a democracy and/or
republic doesn't mean it is.

No, no and again no. You have to understand the situation there was in
Malaysia in the 70's. Racial riots, tension in the streets. The only way
to stabilise the society was to make the Malays better off than they
were and the bumiputra policy has worked very well. Social stability and
a safe enviroment have a price.

However it may be time now to review the bumiputra policy.

--
Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe