Monday, September 14, 2009

513

Sometime i just feel like i don't know what am i doing for, what to think, who to trust ... And i do start to wondering is this a really good choice to be outspoken? Sometime i just wondering what really happened in the May 13, 1969 Incident of the racial violence?

Most Malaysian youth will never know about our darkest history after independence on May 13, 1969 that claim hundred(s) of casualties. They were ignorant of or could not care less about the history of 513. If we are not interested and couldnt care less about our home country, we would not have bothered to read, comment and offer support, every concerned citizen plays a role however small it may be.

Fact is however, how many of the younger generations know what exactly happened on that day? What triggered the violence? What happen to the victims? What happened to the villains?

The May 13 incident was almost 4 decades ago, half of the current Malaysia population probably was not even borned back then. With government reluctant to speak of the issue in details for all these years, Malaysians are living in ignorance from the real the truth. I am wondering what ARE the real facts about the incident instead?

1969 election, Chinese opposition parties won bigger than expected and started a parade (May 12) that angered the Malays. Some UMNO leaders than organized retaliate parades the other day (May 13) and that’s when riots happened.

Then comes the folks stories of parang killing and fire burning and some one sided massacre on Chinese citizens in Kuala Lumpur area, followed by a nationwide curfew.

Are we living in real peace? I don’t know, but I don’t think so. They are still too little interaction and understanding between different race, religion and culture. It’s probably right to say that Malaysians are living in tolerance nowadays, but what if some parties decided that they don’t want to tolerate anymore in some critical issues?


Malaysians seem to live in peace of the next few decades, the only racial clash probably was in Kampung Medan just a few years back.

Ok back to the title, what really happened in the May 13 incident in 1969? What happen to the victims? What happened to the villains? There’s not much info when I google it. So where can I find the real facts? Libraries? Reference books? Real person that survived the 513? I want to know..

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