Saturday, September 1, 2012

Scrapping the Affirmative action in Malaysia

Al Jazeera 101 East : Malaysia Affirmative action


Based on the talk show about the affirmative action , from the three guest i am choosing Ibrahim Saad the former deputy chief of Penang. By using discourse analysis , here are the his preposition ,premise and argument.

Preposition : New Economic Policy should not be scrapped in Malaysia
(i agreed because this policy is to help the poor)
Premise 1: The policy is actually fine but the implementation is sometimes wrong
(Yes, they might be a misuse of the policy, but it still benefit the poor)
Argument: The misuse of the policy, the giving of contract
( i agreed as the same reason as the premise)
Premise 2: If you scrap NEP people who need this policy will suffer
(I agreed because in Penang itself Malay are minority and the need NEP)
Argument:Malaya and poor people need this policy to get rid of poverty
(I agreed because nowadays Malay are still poor in economic and business)

I agreed with Ibrahim Saad preposition because in Penang Malay are minority and most business were handled by the chinese. Therefore, if the government scrap NEP, then thhe minority will suffer.It is true  that there have been misuse of the policy, but people must know that the policy is to help the poor, not only the malay but all races.

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