Wan Fayhsal says against Malay feudal mindset but it's a fact

 

Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal has clarified that he is not in favour of a feudal mentality among Malays.

This follows pushback against his comments that Malays reject Pakatan Harapan's 'liberalism' because they need a protector to fulfil a neo-feudal and tribal mentality.

"I too disagree with this mentality. I was only depicting what is implicit based on the findings of Malay and bumiputera history, communal knowledge, and culture," he tweeted yesterday.

Wan Fayhsal (above) said such implicit knowledge of the "collective unconscious" (sic) of the Malays in regard to identity politics can be gleaned from books by academics such as Chandra Muzaffar, Thock Ker Pong, Mazli Bidu, Jamaie Hamil, and Firdaus Zainal.

Saya juga tidak bersetuju dengan mentaliti sebegini. Saya hanya gambarkan apa yg tersirat berdasarkan dapatan ilmu sejarah, ilmu kemasyarakatan, budaya orang Melayu dan Bumiputera. Boleh rujuk kajian2 ini untuk memahami “collective unconscious” org Melayu ttg politik identiti. https://t.co/BIGDoBXPSr pic.twitter.com/R6J5Qg3x5C

— Wan Ahmad Fayhsal (@wanfayhsal) April 5, 2022

He said this in response to Galen Centre For Health and Social Policy CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib, who said the National Unity deputy minister’s remarks on Malays needing a protector were the views of those who want to keep the Malays from developing and moving past feudal structures.

Wan Fayhsal made the remarks while explaining why Malays do not support Harapan.

He said Bersatu managed to gain Malay support after leaving Harapan because voters embraced Bersatu for rejecting liberalism.

He added that Malays were not prepared for a full-blown liberal democracy. - Mkini