from the pages of our History books.

In his winding-up speech at the UMNO general assembly, Education Minister Muhyiddin said that history would be made a must pass subject for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination starting 2013 and made a core subject for primary schools. ( here )

If today you asked a Form 5 student, when, where and what prompted the 1st World War or who the Sun King was or who the Aryans or Dravidians were or what is the current name of the Golden Chersonese ! They'd give your a blur and dumb look that say.."errhh....never heard". Don't believe me, go ahead and ask any kid.

History is what the government of the day decides what you should know only even if it means twisting and bastardising the facts to suit and mold young and uncorrupted minds to take a "perverted view" of people and their cultures. So the DPM wants to start the indoctrination as early as possible and even make it a compulsory subject in schools.

For example, we all know killing is a mortal crime in any religion and should be condemned and never glorified. I learn in history back in the late 60's and early 70's, JWW Birch, who outlawed slave trade in Perak, was speared in the back and killed by a Dato Maharajalela while having a bath in a river. Maharajalela was found guilty of the crime and later hanged. For a long time in Malaysia there were roads in almost every town called Jalan Birch. Today all roads named after the British Resident are changed to the very man who assassinated him. What crap ....and that is the bastardisation of history for you !

Here's the real mccoy......
Today the kids are told that this Maharajalela was a symbol of Malay resistance against Colonialism, fine but damn it, this Maharajalela was a slave trader of the Orang Asli of Perak. In other words he was capturing and selling the Orang Asli as slaves and making a huge profit and when Birch outlawed slavery...this Dato lost his lucrative business and plots to kill the very man who decides to do the right thing.

And now we are taught in history that killing is to be immortalised with road names ? Nothing to do with being unpatriotic or treacherous....just distort history to make a wrong look right to please the ignorant masses with a "shiok sendiri" trip. Wonder what happened to Hang Tu Wah and Hang Jee Bah from our history books on Melaka or if anyone knows who Rajendrachola of Kedahram is. I'm sure you would have heard of the many other changes from our old history being blocked-out in school text books or has been distorted.

If you go to Wikipedia and looked up "History of Malaya" today...chances are you will be redirected to a page called "History of Malaysia". Why ? Someone way up there have even gone to the extend to "erase" the old history as it was then to this carefully modified page as will bring doubts and questions from young and fragile minds, right ?

Have a good Sunday. Cheers !