Sesi soal jawap berkenaan "Adakah UMNO diterima oleh Dayak?"

Satu sesi soal jawap diantara Dr. John Brian Anthony dan UMNO Sarawak berkisar dengan perihal "Adakah UMNO diterima oleh Dayak?"

(A) "UMNO for Sarawak"

Dr. John Brian Anthony: After UMNO entry into Sabah there was a lot of talk of UMNO possible entry into Sarawak. Datuk Abang Abu Bakar was trying very hard to bring UMNO into Sarawak and there are strong interest shown by the Sarawak Malay and some Dayak supporters sometime in 2001. In 2007 a large numbers of UMNO flag was flown on flag posts and roofs and wall of houses in the villages throughout Sarawak. Some suggested that UMNO will make YB Joseph Salang their candidate in the PRU12 as he was without a party then until Taib directed him to join Party Raayat Sarawak headed by his good friend YB Dr. James Masing.

UMNO Sarawak: Sarawak adalah satu-satunya negeri di Malaysia yang belum lagi melihat UMNO bertapak. Adalah tidak salah untuk berpendapat selepas kemasukkan UMNO di Sabah, destinasi selanjutnya ialah Sarawak. Kewujudan kami (UMNO Sarawak) ialah semata-mata untuk membuat persediaan kemasukkan UMNO ke Sarawak.

(B) Sabah experience with UMNO

Dr. John Brian Anthony: A raging discussion on the merit and threat of UMNO entry into Sarawak was being discussed by the Dayak younger generation in their discussion portal. Many felt that UMNO is already in Sarawak through their proxy, that is Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) while a good numbers reject the idea of UMNO entry into Sarawak because their Sabahan friends are saying that UMNO is the worst thing that happened to Sabah politic. UMNO is greedy, UMNO are suckers and UMNO is a narrow minded party. Many do not believed in such superlative mega negative description of UMNO.

UMNO Sarawak: Ramai dikalangan kaum Dayak mempunyai persepsi yang salah mengenai UMNO disebabkan wujudnya gerakkan anti-UMNO yang ditaja oleh Anwar Ibrahim yang digelar sebagai Pembelot Negara.

Antara sebab rintihan-rintihan yang kedengaran mengenai UMNO di Sabah adalah juga hasil dari gerakan anti-UMNO tajaan Anwar Ibrahim Si Pembelot Negara.

(C) What evidences are the Dayak made to see now about UMNO? UMNO is a ultra racist Malay Party

Dr. John Brian Anthony: This may sound unkind to UMNO who has led Malaysia for a very long time but the Dayak after 45 years of the formation of Malaysia do not feel belong or even close to UMNO. Mind you, the Malay and the natives of Sabah and Sarawak are categorise as Bumiputera yet we do not see any UMNO policies and leadership that are friendly to the Dayak natives. Why? being a Malay based party UMNO have only one view, that is to see a united Malay using the racial and religious card to force them to support UMNO.

UMNO Sarawak: Tanggapan bahawa UMNO adalah ultra Melayu adalah salah sama sekali. Ini disebabkan UMNO ialah satu parti yang ultra Bumiputera.

Walaupun ahli-ahli UMNO di Semenanjung meneriak "Hidup Melayu" ianya sebenarnya membawa maksud "Hidup Bumiputera" kerana dari segi perlembagaan parti, perkataan Melayu juga membawa maksud Bumiputera.

Hanya kebetulan di Semenanjung jumlah Bumiputera yang bukan Melayu terlampau sedikit.

(D) Bumiputera of Sabah and Sarawak do not benefit much from NEP

Dr. John Brian Anthony: UMNO politician are heads and heels over each other to get their share of the NEP economic quota for “Bumiputera”, exception is the Dayak who was made non entity by UMNO politician and businessman. If the UMNO bumiputera is serious about helping fellow Dayak bumiputera from Sabah and Sarawak, why is it that the economic standing or share equity and asset value of the natives in Malaysia does not even amount to 1% of the total Malaysia economic wealth. UMNO says the bumiputera has 19% of share in Malaysian economy and we look at Sarawak bumiputera share we are not 0.1% of UMNO bumiputera 19% share in the economy.

UMNO Sarawak: Dari segi pembangunan ekonomi, Sarawak nyata terkebelakang berbanding dengan negeri-negeri di Semenanjung. Walau bagaimanapun, ianya sudah tidak menjadi rahsia lagi bahawa kek ekonomi negeri Sarawak hanya dikongsi oleh pemimpin-pemimpin Barisan Nasional termasuk ketua pemimpin Dayak sendiri, iaitu Alfred Jabu Numpang.

Apabila UMNO berkuasa di Sarawak, UMNO akan memastikan bahawa kek ekonomi turut dikongsikan dengan rakyat jelata. UMNO akan memastikan tiada lagi pemimpin korup yang tamak yang hanya memikirkan kepentingan diri sendiri.

(E) Is UMNO interested in Sabah and Sarawak?

Dr. John Brian Anthony: UMNO leadership only interest in Sarawak seemed to be focused on getting a bite on the rich timber land and plantation land in Sarawak. UMNO other interest is to take in as much oil and gas revenue from Sarawak to allow the Federal government to develop the other states in West Malaysia with UMNOputera getting the bulk of the contract. Most Federal contract are awarded to UMNO related companies or supporters and the Sarawak bumiputera are forced to pick the crump left under the table by successful UMNO members using the NEP umbrella. UMNO businessman are not at all friendly with their bumiputera brothers from Sarawak. The UMNO business man are only interested in the CHIEF MINISTER of Sarawak because of his power to approved natural wealth richest for their exploitation.

UMNO Sarawak: UMNO berminat dengan Sarawak hanya atas sebab kepentingan politik. Dan bukannya ekonomi. UMNO berkehendakkan Bumiputera di semua negeri di Malaysia berada dibawah satu payung, iaitu UMNO.

Ini memastikan kaum bukan Bumiputera tidak akan sewenang-wenangnya mendesak kaum Bumiputera memberi apa saja yang mereka pinta seperti hak yang sama dalam semua aspek.

Sekiranya Dr. John Brian Anthony benar-benar berjiwa Dayak (dan bukannya dibeli oleh kaum bukan Bumiputera untuk menentang parti yang memperjuangkan kepentingan kaum Bumiputera termasuk Dayak), adalah menjadi satu perkara yang tidak masuk akal untuk Dr. John Brian Anthony menentang kemasukkan UMNO ke negeri Sarawak.

(F) Race Relation in Sarawak

Dr. John Brian Anthony: In Sarawak today we have Dayak and Muslim eating and drinking in the same coffee shop and even living together in one house sharing eating utensils. We have Chinese talking in Iban with his Dayak friends and Malay Muslim sharing the same eating table and consuming food of their own choice. There are no issues of what is halal or not and the Muslim friend just do not eat what is non-halal but he will not make an issue of sharing the same table with his friends and enjoying his food. Is this religious backwardness or simply not “holy” enough in the practice of a person belief? Or is this the real meaning of tolerance and not suck by trivialities of forms in dress code etc.?

UMNO Sarawak: Perihal ini bukannya satu kejadian pelek yang hanya berlaku di Sarawak kerana ianya juga berlaku di Semenanjung. Orang Melayu (UMNO) tidak keberatan untuk duduk sama dengan orang bukan Melayu seperti Cina dan India.

Yang menjadi masalah ialah sesetengah pihak, termasuk Dr. John Brian Anthony, kurang arif dalam mengenalpasti dari parti manakah orang Melayu yang tidak boleh duduk semeja dengan bukan Muslim yang memakan makanan haram.

Bagi ahli-ahli UMNO, ianya bukan satu isu. Hanya ahli-ahli PAS yang buta hati sahaja yang berpendirian sedemikian.

Disarankan agar Dr. John Brian Anthony meluangkan masa untuk bersantai di Semenanjung agar dapat membuka minda yang sempit ini.

Alangkah malunya kaum Dayak mempunyai seorang intelektual dari kalangan mereka yang bergelar 'Dr.' tapi dangkal dalam membuat penilaian dan analisa. Kesian.

(G) Adulterating Dayak Culture by Ministry of Culture

Dr. John Brian Anthony: Race relation in Sarawak is the benchmark for Malaysia and also its cultural diversity and traditional dances. are well known and beautiful. Even to this end, the Ministry of Culture sideline cultural performers from the bumiputera population of Sarawak and instead they send their national cultural troupe dancers to perform Sarawak native dance. Do you know what we Dayak see in the dance performed by the Minsitry dancers? We see joget instead of “ngajat” and the traditional dress of the various Dayak ethnic were all mixed up by the dancers with Orang ulu head gear worn by lady performing Bidayuh dance and Iban warrior performing so call “war dance” using orang ulu customes.

The Ministry of Culture has no perception of the the diversity of the Dayak performing dance and yet it must be performed by bumiputera from West Malaysia in London and European capital cities. The Ministry of Culture limit the exposure of Dayak traditional dance performer and Malay-nize the Dayak traditional dance. It is really awful and very painful to see most of the time and are we to fall in love with the new adulterated version of our traditional dances.

UMNO Sarawak: Isu yang diutarakan ini boleh diselesaikan dengan mudah. Isu ini adalah satu isu yang remeh temeh yang cuba diperbesarkan oleh seorang intelektual yang 'sempit' pemikiran.

Tamat.