Before and Beyond the Malay Dilemma: In Conversation With Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

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  • Опубліковано 17 лис 2024
  • Welcome back to Pathways! This is a very special episode.
    In today's conversation, titled "Before and Beyond The Malay Dilemma", I had the opportunity to not only talk about a crucial social issue in Malaysia, but also to do so with the person who created the concept:
    Tun Dr. Mahathir, the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
    It was a monumental privilege to speak with Tun about his thoughts on education, and it was a truly incredible experience. Walking into his office felt unreal, but so did actually speaking to the man himself-shaking the hand of the leader of the country in which I live, the country that has shaped my life since the day I was born. It was deeply surreal, nigh unimaginable, yet it happened...
    And there I was, in conversation with the world's oldest elected Prime Minister, the creator of my father's final legacy - the book he had written after being cast out of UMNO - The Malay Dilemma.
    The conversation was deeply fascinating, and I am sure you will enjoy it. Here's a summary of what we discussed: stories of old, such as the legends of Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat, The Malay Dilemma, Tun's medical background, and his journey into the Education Ministership and Prime Ministership, covered throughout his memoirs. We also covered his thoughts on education, medicine as a philosophy, his way of life, his approach to politics and administration, and Malaysia's relationship with the wider world, including with Singapore, as captured in a discussion featuring the late Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime Minister of Singapore.
    As we delved into Tun's career, we discussed the UUCA (Universities and University Colleges Act) and his thoughts on it, as well as his views on science and mathematics education in English, embodied in the PPSMI policy. Our conversation was also deeply focused on books, as we explored both Tun's The Malay Dilemma and his memoir "A Doctor in the House", alongside the late Lee Kuan Yew's "From Third World to First".
    You will find links to these books below.
    The Malay Dilemma: geni.us/themal...
    A Doctor In The House: geni.us/doctor...
    From Third World To First: geni.us/thirdw...
    Disclosure: using these links will help support my journey and grant me a commission!
    This was an incredible and transformative conversation with a world-renowned leader.
    Love him or hate him, one thing is certain-you cannot ignore Tun Mahathir.
    It was a manifest pleasure to have this conversation with you, Tun Dr. Mahathir, and it is my great privilege to share it with the world. Thank you for your candid thoughts and your presence, for constantly surprising us with your 150 km/h wild rides - I hope that won't happen too often but hope you will enjoy yourself! I look forward to a better Malaysia, one that will continue to stand tall and lead among the nations of the world.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 141

  • @SEL17778
    @SEL17778 Місяць тому +3

    Interesting! I rarely see interviews that focus on Tun’s personal side as an individual person. Keep it up 🎉

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      Thank you for the kind words!
      It was an honor to interview Tun Mahathir and I look forward to seeing him on his 100th birthday as well. It was a wonderful opportunity to get to speak to one of the crucial figures of our history and I look forward to more engagements like this in the days ahead.
      Thank you so much for watching and I look forward to creating more in the days ahead!

  • @jimin6355
    @jimin6355 Місяць тому +18

    Robert kuok is also 100 years old this year , it would be so interesting if you can interview him too!

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +8

      Thank you for watching! I managed to reach the Kuok Foundation! Regrettably, Mr Kuok is no longer giving interviews at this stage 😭

    • @ravim111
      @ravim111 Місяць тому

      @@jimin6355 do read his book. Lots of insights.

    • @ultramanx9568
      @ultramanx9568 Місяць тому

      That robber 1 foot inside the grave already

  • @tanjoohiang1409
    @tanjoohiang1409 Місяць тому +6

    Tun Mahatier had done more good than bad in governing Malaysia during his era as the Prime Minister of Malaysia!

  • @eugenearokiasamy5662
    @eugenearokiasamy5662 Місяць тому +1

    Fantastic. Tun Mahathir always the best. We were on the World stage before for the right reasons - fighting Colonialism and Neocolonialism. Now what?

  • @SirAzri
    @SirAzri Місяць тому +4

    Tq Brotha for interview Tun M.
    Tun Mahathir Malikul Zaman ❤

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      You are most welcome. It was an absolute honor. I look forward to speaking to him for his 100th, if that opportunity should arise. Thank you for watching!

  • @Chris24-s8m
    @Chris24-s8m Місяць тому +2

    Thank God Tun U r still fighting for peace and love... Hope u live healthily till 120... Amen

  • @manimeera7242
    @manimeera7242 Місяць тому +2

    Still never changed.

  • @blueshirt26
    @blueshirt26 Місяць тому +21

    Tak kisah apa orang kata, tanpa sumbangan Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia takkan pernah merasai menjadi sebuah negara yang dihormati dan disegani.

    • @chyuchyu9771
      @chyuchyu9771 Місяць тому +6

      Modern because we have money from oil & gas and many other natural resources but many leakages.If PM4 was not him then we would have seen much more progress etc ie without corruption, without cronyism,good governance, no enrichment of family members , politicians etc, better harmony among all races due to no playing of 2Rs, better standard & quality of educations. We should be better than Singapore in all senses ie currency, leaders,good governance, meritocracy, infrastructures, grooming and nurturing of leaders with statesmanship. He left us with the bad state we are in today therefore we need PMX to implement reformasi to undo the damages PM4 did.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      ⁠@@chyuchyu9771
      Debatable. I think it’s less that Tun Mahathir was bad (I think he had a debatable legacy - much of it was good even as we say that much of it was bad), and more that Lee Kuan Yew was exceptional even amongst other world leaders and crafted a society dedicated to meritocracy where race wasn’t a primary consideration.

    • @chyuchyu9771
      @chyuchyu9771 Місяць тому

      The king player of 2R cards to gain power and continuing playing them to remain in power until today but sudah tak ada laku lagi lah sehingga hilang duit deposit

    • @chyuchyu9771
      @chyuchyu9771 Місяць тому

      @@blueshirt26
      syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/2024/10/by-dr-mahathir-bin-mohamad.html?m=1

    • @chyuchyu9771
      @chyuchyu9771 Місяць тому

      @@VictorTan
      syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/2024/10/by-dr-mahathir-bin-mohamad.html?m=1

  • @mumtazmohdamin4052
    @mumtazmohdamin4052 Місяць тому +9

    Congratulations Victor.
    Great interview and sharing information ....
    Really appreciate it 🙏

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +2

      Thank you Mumtaz! Appreciate it - it was an honor to speak with Tun, and a deeply valuable learning experience; I hope it shed some light both on history and also on the world at large as well!
      Thank you for watching! 🫡✨

  • @zonnorainmohamedyassin4221
    @zonnorainmohamedyassin4221 Місяць тому +8

    Terima kasih, *Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad* ♥️♥️♥️♥️
    جزاكم الله خيرا • بارك الله فيكم ♥️

  • @ahmadmustakhimabdmutalib59
    @ahmadmustakhimabdmutalib59 Місяць тому

    😊 nothing can stop a person to have multidegree in this modern day

  • @muzakkirrahim4927
    @muzakkirrahim4927 Місяць тому +3

    Very insightful interview

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you for the kind words! 🫡✨

  • @angcissy
    @angcissy Місяць тому +2

    In Sarawak, the natives r the majority. Yet they are not holding the CM post.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      That is definitely a bit of a problem there, and I think that you can see that manifested right now in the whole discussion about the Senate. MA63 is definitely something to look back on, and if Sarawak can use that for the benefit of the people within the state, then it definitely should!

  • @24xv555
    @24xv555 Місяць тому +6

    Best PM we’ve had thus far, no matter how much you dislike him

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      This is debatable. What does ‘best PM’ mean, really? Would love to understand what that entails.

    • @ultramanx9568
      @ultramanx9568 Місяць тому +1

      Best in overall. At least he is the smartest leader we have in Malaysia history, i dont see any other leaders regardless of within UMNO/MCA/MIC/DAP/PKR come close on this aspect

  • @lances924
    @lances924 Місяць тому +1

    Amazing job Victor! No doubt that this opportunity would have come to you ⭐️ Such an interesting watch too! Keep it up :D(Asking tun about Anime! Love it 😂)

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      Thank you for the kind words! This was a fun one and I look forward to asking more ridiculous and hopefully enlightening (on balance!) questions to people in the future :D
      Thank you for the support!

  • @TheImano
    @TheImano Місяць тому +2

    I'm not a Malaysian Malay but I love reading this book, The Malay Dilemma.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      It is a very educational book and I think that everybody should read it. Thank you for taking an interest in Malaysia, the Malays (although you may be a Malay of another heritage - Indonesia Philippines Brunei or otherwise perhaps?), and the culture of my country!
      Thank you for watching!

  • @iskhrm1688
    @iskhrm1688 Місяць тому +2

    Party hop on hop off, form new party, then dissolve own party, form new coalition, then withdrew 😀

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +4

      @@iskhrm1688 It’s a very…Colorful career. Can’t say I agree that Tun did the right thing there all the way, but we all do things based on what we know are true or that we believe to be true, and all I can say is that he was true to himself in each of these situations 😅

  • @chyuchyu9771
    @chyuchyu9771 Місяць тому +1

    We would have been the best Asean or even Asian Tiger if our pm4 was not him but only if Tun Dr Ismail had lived longer

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      I had heard about Dun Dr. Ismail. Lee Kuan Yew had called him one of the finest people of Malay heritage that he had ever seen in his entire life. Would definitely want to learn a bit more about his legacy for sure though.

  • @mohamadfadzilbasirahmad5549
    @mohamadfadzilbasirahmad5549 Місяць тому +7

    Excellent interview.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +2

      @@mohamadfadzilbasirahmad5549 Thank you for the kind wish! I hope to be able to do more of this type of content in the future - thank you for the support!

  • @vickiesathasivam7485
    @vickiesathasivam7485 Місяць тому +3

    If he wanted to change the malay culture, he should not have given out handouts to make them less motivated .
    We have not forgotten that his unequal education system, and entry to university he has built a group of uneducated malay politician that is not only corrupt but creating a race that is a leech to a society that has brought our education sytem down .

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      That’s not an unfair assessment.
      Often, people won’t change unless they feel like they’re absolutely forced to do so, and will only do so under extenuating circumstances.
      The issue however is that the other races, as Tun said, were already doing well on average while the Malays were lagging; the interim government seemed to have concluded that economic inequality was the main reason for that.
      I am open to seeing if there is evidence that that is truly the case, or if that interpretation is actually factually incorrect and really the interpretation of May 13th as fruit of political incitement is correct.
      Multiple things can be true at the same time though, which complicates the analysis.

    • @scalarnai
      @scalarnai Місяць тому +1

      Chinese philosopher LaoTzu stated, ' Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.
      Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      @@scalarnai Thanks for sharing!

  • @najirayob1092
    @najirayob1092 Місяць тому +3

    This Sang Saka Tua swindled the Malay being the president of Umno which he wasn't eligible as SalamMadani hidup rakyat

  • @SameerKhan-wg6kh
    @SameerKhan-wg6kh Місяць тому +6

    Thank you for this interview. Well done.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +4

      Thank you for the kind sharing! This was a fun one 🤩
      Looking forward to more interesting dialogues and to bringing you more meaningful conversations and content in the future!

    • @SameerKhan-wg6kh
      @SameerKhan-wg6kh Місяць тому +1

      @@VictorTan Thank you. It is us who can play the main role in bringing all races together, and bring back the Malaysia we all lived once upon a time and towards a Malaysia that could be. Thanks again.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      @@SameerKhan-wg6kh That definitely aligns a lot with my wish for a better society and for a changed world. I think we can learn a lot from history and we should be learning a lot from history, while at the same time also understanding that things can hide a little more than they initially reveal, especially through the lens of media and through the different things that we read along the way.
      I won't say that what I managed to discuss with Tun managed to elucidate every single part of it, but if it helped to somehow showcase a side that maybe you didn't have the chance to see, I would be deeply happy for having contributed towards that.
      Thank you so much for watching once again and here's to charting your own journey forward and contributing in the ways that you feel are more suitable!

  • @jaykannan63
    @jaykannan63 Місяць тому +1

    Many young people ask me. Is Mahathir a good leader? My answer to them he was a visionary leader but a poor executor. Most of his projects failed due to his self-centeredness.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      Supposing that such youth exist, I would have to question if your advice is sound then, given the lack of justification and apparent lack of argument that I’m seeing here.

  • @sitinorhamid9198
    @sitinorhamid9198 Місяць тому +5

    Kenapa dia tidak revolusikan sistem pendidikan masa dia jadi menteri pendidikan dan pm?

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +7

      Soalan bagus yang akan terima jawapan yang agak panjang.
      Walaupun ini bukannya jawapan yang penuh, mungkin apa yang saya boleh kata ialah bahawa kebolehan merevolusikan sistem pendidikan bukan sahaja sesuatu yang bergantung kepada apa yang dilakukan ataupun tidak dilakukan oleh Tun Doktor Mahathir.
      Pada pendapat saya, Tun Mahathir telah terhad dalam apa yang beliau boleh buat pada masa zaman Tun, dan hal ini juga demikian untuk mana2 pemerintah pada zaman ini dan juga pada masa depan, berdasarkan keupayaan dan budaya rakyat untuk bekerjasama, strategi kerajaan sebelum ini, masa yang sedia ada untuk pendidikan, dasar ekonomi negara, dan juga semangat nasionalisme. Oleh itu, walaupun kita tidak boleh berkata bahawa Tun Mahathir tidak sepatutnya boleh buat lebih baik dan walaupun kita boleh kritikkan apa yang beliau telah buat ataupun tidak buat pada masa zaman silam kebenarannya adalah bahawa revolusi pendidikan itu bergantung kepada banyak perkara yang juga tidak berada dalam kawalan Tun pada masa itu dan yang harus difikirkan baik-baik oleh setiap pemerintah pada masa akan datang di negara Malaysia.
      Mana-mana revolusi dalam sistem pendidikan tidak bergantung sahaja terhadap kajian ataupun hasil penyelidikan, kerana sistem pendidikan itu merupakan sesuatu yang sebenarnya bergantung pada semua bahagian ataupun sektor dalam negara, individu dan juga masyarakat. Saya akan bincangkan semua.
      Pada peringkat individu, kejayaan sistem pendidikan itu adalah berdasarkan keupayaan para guru di negara, dan keupayaan tersebut adalah sebuah fungsi pendidikan para guru dan juga sistem latihan dan perkembangan profesional yang sedia ada untuk guru-guru di Malaysia.
      Kedua-dua bahagian ini penting dari segi individu.
      Sekiranya para cikgu tidak mempunyai pendidikan yang secukupnya, maka mereka sememangnya tidak mampu memberi pendidikan yang bagus kepada rakyat lain kerana pengetahuan dasar mereka itu rendah, dan sekiranya tiada sistem yang wujud untuk menjadikan mereka guru yang berupaya dan administrasi negara dan kementerian pendidikan tidak mempunyai keupayaan untuk melatih cikgu dengan efektif. Maka, walaupun seseorang guru itu mempunyai pendidikan yang sangat bagus, cikgu tersebut tidak akan dapatkan keupayaan yang sepatutnya ataupun berfokus kepada konteks perguruan.
      Seterusnya, pendidikan itu juga bergantung kepada pelajar secara individu - Sekiranya seseorang pelajar itu mempunyai niat ataupun keinginan untuk belajar dan mempunyai pengaruh yang baik dan juga sifat yang akan membolehkan pelajar tersebut untuk mencaburi bidang pelbagai dan juga untuk mendapatkan pengetahuan dan juga sifat pemikiran yang boleh menyumbang kepada pemerolehan pengetahuan dan juga kematangan yang diperlukan untuk menjayakan sistem pendidikan sesebuah negara itu dan membolehkan pelajar tersebut bersaing pada peringkat antarabangsa, maka projek pendidikan itu akan berjaya dan pelajar tersebut mungkinnya juga tidak perlu bergantung kepada sistem pendidikan tersebut untuk menjadikan dirinya sesebuah kejayaan.
      Segi masyarakat juga amat penting dalam menetapkan apakah yang sesebuah kerajaan ataupun sistem pendidikan itu mampu menghasilkan dalam jangka masa pendidikan sesebuah anak muda yang mula kehidupannya di negara Malaysia dan sebagai seorang pelajar dalam jangka masa 11 tahun dalam mana mereka itu menuntut pelajaran dalam sistem pendidikan yang sedia ada di Malaysia sebagai peruntukan dan kewajipan untuk setiap rakyat Malaysia.
      Tetapi, kalau kita hanya fikir bahawa pendidikan itu bermula dan juga tamat di sekolah malah juga kehidupan semua rakyat, itulah istilah salah untuk berfikir tentang pendidikan di dalam negara. Tahap pendidikan dan juga keupayaan negara tidak bergantung hanya pada guru ataupun pelajar sahaja, malah juga kepada rakyat umum yang semuanya pernah menjadi pelajar dalam kehidupan mereka itu yang kesemuanya terlibat dalam sebuah sistem informasi - iaitu seluruh negara - dalam segala interaksi antara rakyat dan antara kaum, dan juga interaksi setiap rakyat Malaysia dengan sistem ataupun warga luaran dalam dunia teknologi - dunia baru dalam mana pengetahuan dan informasi serap dan sebar dari semua umat ataupun punca informasi di dunia ini kepada seluruh umat manusia.
      Dalam konteks yang lebih kecil, institusi keluarga juga amat penting - budaya sesebuah keluarga sungguh penting untuk mempengaruhi tabiat ataupun budaya yang dihasilkan dalam kehidupan anak-anak di keluarga dan juga pengaruh yang dihasilkan dalam media massa dan juga tempat-tempat lain, dan juga bergantung kepada kejayaan individu dan keinginan individu untuk menyumbang kepada negara yang lebihan juga bergantung kepada keinginan setiap rakyat untuk bergaul antara satu sama lain tanpa mengira bangsa ataupun agama.
      Akhirnya, hal ini dipengaruhi keupayaan rakyat secara dari segi ekonomi juga kerana hakikatnya, keupayaan seseorang itu untuk mendapatkan pengalaman tertentu misalnya melancong ataupun membuat aktiviti yang tertentu bergantung kepada keupayaan rakyat itu dari segi ekonomi.
      Dalam kes yang terbaik, setiap rakyat juga akan mempunyai keupayaan dan keinginan untuk mendidik rakyat lain dan juga untuk mengerahkan pengalaman mereka kepada generasi yang baru.
      Malangnya:
      1 Keupayaan rakyat untuk menyebarkan pengetahuan itu bergantung kepada pendidikan yang telah mereka terima.
      2 Keinginan rakyat terhad kerana kekurangan bergaul antara rakyat (seperti mana dibangkitkan dalam buku Dilema Melayu oleh Tun Mahathir bahawa keharmonian antara rakyat pada 1970an adalah kuantiti negatif yang hanya wujud kerana rakyat daripada kaum-kaum Malaysia kurang bergaul antara satu sama lain), budaya kekurangan aktivisme akibat feudalisme, dan juga, saya mengaku, dasar yang telah mengakibatkan rakyat terasa benci akibat berasa terpinggir, dan akibatnya meninggalkan negara, ataupun rakyat yang terpandai ditinggalkan atas alasan memperkasakan keseimbangan perkauman dari segi ekonomi
      3 Sistem pemerintahan tidak berfokus dengan sepatutnya kepada perkembangan dan keupayaan rakyat yang memang mampu menghasilkan perubahan dalam negara
      Walaupun wujud juga banyak dasar yang bertujuan untuk memperkasakan kedudukan Melayu dalam ekonomi Malaysia dan walaupun dasar tersebut berniat baik, hakikatnya adalah bahawa dasar tersebut juga telah menyebabkan banyak rakyat Malaysia terasa terpinggir dan akibatnya berpindah kepada negara lain dan menjadi sebahagian daripada apa yang kita boleh gelar “brain drain”, maka kekurangan keupayaan ini telah menjadi lebih serius akibat situasi ini iaitu musibat yang telah dikenakan terhadap Malaysia walaupun niat itu adalah niat yang baik.
      Secara amnya, mana-mana dasar yang tidak mengutamakan tahap keupayaan yang paling kuat dalam sesebuah negara itu ataupun keadaan yang optimal supaya mereka yang mempunyai keupayaan tersebut boleh berjaya dan menikmati hasil kerja mereka itu dengan sepenuhnya bukan sahaja akan mengehadkan pertumbuhan negara tersebut bukannya hanya dari segi ekonomi dalam jangka masa singkat, tetapi juga akan mengakibatkan rakyat terasa perasaan tersinggung ataupun terpinggir dan akibatnya membuat keputusan untuk keluar kerana terasa bahawa mereka itu bukannya sebahagian daripada negara dan terus menjejaskan perkembangan negara secara am pada jangka masa panjang.
      Sebenarnya, Tun juga akur tentang hal ini - tetapi masalah inilah yang diistilahkannya sebagai ‘second Malay Dilemma’ yang malangnya masih tidak diselesaikan dalam negara Malaysia - dalam mana kita harus mengakibatkan semua rakyat bertanding dan mempunyai keinginan untuk bertanding pada tahap tertinggi tanpa mengira bangsa, tetapi terpaksa menghadapi cabaran daripada mereka yang masih tidak sudi untuk terima kemerosotan sesetengah faedah yang mereka anggap sebagai hak mengikut perlembagaan atas interpretasi yang kurang tepat dan juga bersifat politik.

  • @jimin6355
    @jimin6355 Місяць тому +1

    Were you physically there at his office or it was a online interview?

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +3

      Oh physically there! It was a very big table that he had though, so my normal setup didn’t work 🤭

  • @Vertagos
    @Vertagos Місяць тому +2

    Devide and conquer that makes him power. Who gave those blood away? Not him or his sakaus granchildrens. Who are the dumb one?.

  • @lawrencehiihii8459
    @lawrencehiihii8459 Місяць тому +4

    He done too many bad decision for Malaysian only doing what is good for himself and his gang,now the fruits it bear are all sour

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      Can you go into specifics?

  • @nadesalingamthuraisingam710
    @nadesalingamthuraisingam710 Місяць тому +3

    Pl ask what happens t the money given by Japanese govt for t railways no answer yet

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      I don't know about that, but if it happens to occur to me at a later point, it can be something to raise along the way when we eventually get a chance to speak again. Thanks for highlighting.

  • @masdemon1
    @masdemon1 Місяць тому +1

    Seriously...don't waste time. Even his beloved State rejected him soundly. All his new party are totally rejected too by the Rakyat.

  • @Ahlulkhoir
    @Ahlulkhoir Місяць тому +5

    Many fail to get the most out of Tun. Even at the age of 99.
    Tun is gaining in much knowledge. But many get trapped by their own perception on Tun.
    Imagine Tun is a Diamond by now. But the inteviewer just digging the top soil, and trapped by his own perception of Tun. We lost again the opportunity to gain knowledge.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +4

      Oh thanks for the psychoanalysis. I’m so honored to have been profiled by you and I’m so glad to have received your ~analysis~, my wise anonymous internet friend. 🤭
      Sarcasm aside and 98% disregarding your opinion, I’m sure you’ll support my receiving the opportunity to practice by speaking with Tun again for his 100th birthday and my vast professional and personal success so that I can do more interviews 🤭

  • @vspl3641
    @vspl3641 Місяць тому +9

    He destroyed the fabric of the nation as he thought he knew the truth

    • @DMeat0902
      @DMeat0902 Місяць тому +1

      Agreed, comparison taken to the extremes by influentially manipulative people in the cost of others.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +5

      What is the ‘fabric of the nation’?

    • @vspl3641
      @vspl3641 Місяць тому +1

      @@VictorTan the interweaving of different cultures making a successful nation unlike divisive policies

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +7

      @@vspl3641 Possibly. I think you would have to present a more viable alternative to what he’s explained in this video though, or disagree with his analysis. Just saying that certain policies destroyed the nation doesn’t really fly, unfortunately.

    • @mumtazmohdamin4052
      @mumtazmohdamin4052 Місяць тому +4

      As a Malaysian Citizens Tun M had answered all the questions without doubt 😊

  • @najirayob1092
    @najirayob1092 Місяць тому +2

    This Sang Saka Tua swindled the Malay being the president of Umno which he wasn't eligible as becoz himself has declared in the court that he is an lndian
    SalamMadani hidup rakyat ☪️ ♥️

  • @najirayob1092
    @najirayob1092 Місяць тому +1

    This Sang Saka Tua swindled the Malay being the president of Umno which he wasn't eligible as

  • @wanalan9958
    @wanalan9958 Місяць тому +20

    You should ignore him. He have done a lot of negative for the country.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +22

      Well, the fact is that he was our 4th and 7th prime minister.
      You can disagree with him or agree with him, but on my part that wasn’t my intention here - my intention was just to understand and appreciate his contribution to our Nation’s history and respect his existence, his push, and his desire to make a change brought forth into reality. 🙏

    • @mumtazmohdamin4052
      @mumtazmohdamin4052 Місяць тому

      🤔

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +7

      @@PlanetXenornoph Haha, if you’re trying to make youth a differentiating point between me and you and suggesting your logic should prevail because of seniority, then recognize that I do not care how old or how young you are and that it is all the more embarrassing if you have become old yet somehow failed to gain the ability to talk reason 😊

    • @mohammadizzat6146
      @mohammadizzat6146 Місяць тому +6

      @@VictorTanWell said brother.. i can sense your pure intention on doing this interview..just ignore the negativity and take the positivity.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      @@mohammadizzat6146 Thank you for the support and for watching! 🫡

  • @najirayob1092
    @najirayob1092 Місяць тому

    This is the Malay Macabre! Reformasi hidup rakyat ♥️

  • @Borakborakkosong
    @Borakborakkosong Місяць тому +1

    Look east.. Does he really practice equality in education as the Japanese?.. Politicians should stay out of education.Period.

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +2

      Unfortunately decisions have to be made with regards to how our society should allocate resources, and to that end politics is required.
      If, however, our culture of teaching and learning and institutions were perfect, and the body politic was fully equipped with everything it needed to accomplish our educational objectives in such a way that we did not need to appoint leaders in education and need not shape things such as national identity or awareness, then perhaps we might not need politicians.
      This is not our current reality, however - and thus we need better leaders - not an absence of them.

  • @rosleeabdulaziz7733
    @rosleeabdulaziz7733 Місяць тому +4

    Victor don't read his book waste of them and don't listen to him..

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +4

      It’s a bit too late for that since I read both Doctor in The House (full 810 pages) and The Malay Dilemma (4 times) in preparation for this interview and throughout my life 😂

    • @michellewang1456
      @michellewang1456 Місяць тому +1

      Narrow minded

  • @richardchak696
    @richardchak696 Місяць тому +1

    😂 Theory & Perspectives from a by gond era...continue with his policies Malaysia will always be where they are yesterday never progress to the next stage of development.

    • @michellewang1456
      @michellewang1456 Місяць тому +1

      Malaysia is going backwards when pH working with umno

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      It’s clear to see that Tun M isn’t a driving force in Malaysian politics at this stage, but it doesn’t mean that his ideas aren’t relevant or important to consider in a historical context in light of new developments, even if we may disagree with them or, faced with new evidence, we may come to impugn his assessments of the world as it exists.

    • @chyuchyu9771
      @chyuchyu9771 Місяць тому

      Perosak negara with all the failed policies we see today

    • @michellewang1456
      @michellewang1456 Місяць тому +1

      @@chyuchyu9771 So blame all the PMs after Tun including the current pm lah, why just blaming him

  • @lucastan6313
    @lucastan6313 Місяць тому +1

    Perwaja steel case , ask him pls 😂😂😂😂

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      Didn’t know about it but looks like a major scandal. Will read about it! Lots of interesting history to look up - thanks for sharing!

  • @sitinorhamid9198
    @sitinorhamid9198 Місяць тому +2

    Betul ke dia tak guna wang utk.l menang pilihanraya,utk buat projek gajah putih yg byk tersadai?
    Kesan Akta Universiti,ramai yg ketahutan bersuara dan jadi pakturut

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      Pasal pilihanraya, itu saya tak tahu dengan sepenuhnya tetapi memang pernah saya tonton dokumentari tentang ‘money politics’ UMNO pada zaman silam - tetapi saya tidak boleh mendeklarasikan bahawa budaya tersebut memang wujud pada masa itu juga.
      Pasal AUKU, itu sesuatu yang telah saya soalkan tetapi yang tidak dijawab oleh Tun dengan sepenuhnya dalam temuramah ini - walaupun Tun berpendapat bahawa pemegang biasiswa tidak harus berpolitik ataupun bersuara dalam konteks Malaysia kerana pendidikan pelajar Melayu pada masa itu biasanya dibiayai rakyat melalui biasiswa, ketika kami (Saya dan Tun M) berbicara tentang Palestin dalam temuramah ini, beliau telah berkata bahawa pelajar-pelajar di Columbia telah menjalankan protes kerana mereka peduli tentang keadilan dan kesaksamaan dalam konteks penyeksaan orang Palestin maka protes tersebut wajar; apa yang kita boleh tafsirkan sebagai inferens adalah bahawa Tun setuju sekiranya protes itu mempunyai unsur keadilan mengikut pandangan Tun.
      Saya tidak terima pandangan tersebut dengan sepenuhnya dan terasa bahawa ia tidak konsisten dengan sepenuhnya (dan Tun juga, memandangkan beliau telah mengaku bahawa sememangnya sesetengah pelajar di Columbia itu mungkin juga adalah pemegang biasiswa), tetapi saya faham kenapa Tun telah mengetengahkan pendapatnya dengan sebegitu.

  • @lawrencetien4676
    @lawrencetien4676 Місяць тому

    papa kepala sakau.. anak anak cucu. karma akan kena anak cucu

    • @ultramanx9568
      @ultramanx9568 Місяць тому

      You are talking about Najib, Zahid, Anwar and LGE?

  • @Janetai240
    @Janetai240 Місяць тому +3

    This chedet is useless

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +8

      @@Janetai240 It is easy to talk, but I’m not seeing you serve as Prime Minister of Malaysia.

    • @mumtazmohdamin4052
      @mumtazmohdamin4052 Місяць тому

      🤔

    • @jerryazlir725
      @jerryazlir725 Місяць тому

      And you are useful ??
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    • @Janetai240
      @Janetai240 Місяць тому

      @@VictorTanAs expected, Chinese people usually like to go with the flow, to the extent of PLP!

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому +1

      @@Janetai240 "PLP"? Haha.
      Your generalization doesn't sound like a very intelligent one at this stage and you seem to want to confuse people with acronyms and think that you're very clever for some reason, but I'll happily entertain your idea.
      Care to explain? 🙂

  • @tharungowrappan4042
    @tharungowrappan4042 Місяць тому +4

    Better interview snake🤣🤣🤣😋😋😋

    • @VictorTan
      @VictorTan  Місяць тому

      If I could interview a snake and it could hold a conversation, I would be very happy to! 😂

  • @omitzaini1116
    @omitzaini1116 Місяць тому +4

    Father of sakau...better retired lah...always make hura hara in this country...let pmx do his job...

    • @michellewang1456
      @michellewang1456 Місяць тому +1

      Allegations without proof are slanders and you can be brought to court, be careful what you say.

    • @planetmarsxenomorph8141
      @planetmarsxenomorph8141 Місяць тому

      ​@@michellewang1456 go ask Madey hows his children become Billionaire 😅😅

    • @ultramanx9568
      @ultramanx9568 Місяць тому

      Father of sakau is Najib and Zahid, both forgiven and released under PMX regime

    • @omitzaini1116
      @omitzaini1116 Місяць тому

      @@ultramanx9568 also both of them...three stogers..make malay miskin

  • @chyuchyu9771
    @chyuchyu9771 Місяць тому

    Cakap tak serupa bikin

  • @kuna9147
    @kuna9147 Місяць тому +1

    Mamak kutty dilemma

  • @najirayob1092
    @najirayob1092 Місяць тому +3

    This Sang Saka Tua swindled the Malay being the president of Umno which he wasn't eligible as