Mahathir-ised Malay ultras making racist mountain out of a DJZ molehill

Just a short note on the current Jawi controversy.

Though I am PERSONALLY a fan of Jawi, having slowly (over the years) learned Jawi bit by bit by myself through a very good book (see image below) - I strongly recommend it. Yes there are some minor errors in it but that's the thrill, to spot those 'errors' as you progress through its lessons.

Back to post-topic - I am annoyed by the incessant bullying by right wing organisations such as GAMIS, PAS (through its MP), etc and especially Mahathir against Dong Jiao Zong (DJZ). We all know Mahathir possesses a long time dislike, even hatred, against DJZ. There's a Freudian explanation behind his dislike stretching back, it seems, to a rumoured trauma experienced during his Singapore university days.

Yes, why must DJZ objection to having vernacular (C) schools learn Jawi be considered as causing chaos and instability amongst Malaysians? Have DJZ laid claim on Malay "privileges and rights"? Why has there been the most incongruous (and I dare say, even racist) animosity against DJZ, started and promoted by Mahathir?

the racist accusing DJZ of 'racist thinking' 

Why should a mere curriculum discussion on vernacular curriculum be so disruptive and threatening of Malaysia's social-cultural-politico-racial harmony? It's basically a Chinese-only issue and does not affect Malays' "rights & privileges or ketuanan-ism". Why should there be calls for DJZ to be de-registered? Why must there be threats, warnings and rants of "May 13" if DJZ holds its Congress?

As Malaysiakini reader Vijay47 said of Mahathir's objection-warning in a YourSay column:

No, Mahathir, that was not any sagely caution, it was not even a warning.

It was a sly call to the Malays, an incitement to riot, that the Dong Zong gathering is the final straw in a Chinese campaign towards subjugating the Malays and displacing Islam from its pedestal.

Reading your comments, any Malay would feel a patriotic compulsion to march, that continued attacks on his people and way of life cannot be allowed to continue. And when they do march, you will watch from the wayside in helpless anguish and lament, “I told you so.”

during Mahathir's "Malay Dignity Congress", racist rants and threats were uttered copiously
and now Mahathir has the hypocritical nerve to accuse DJZ of wanting to do that? 

On the other side of the coin, I think DJZ has been academically a bit pedantic and fussy over 4 pages, though I understand their 'inner concerns' about Jawi being alike the 'Camel and the Arab' fable. 

A quick rendition of the fable to explain my statement about Jawi becoming alike the story of the 'Camel and the Arab'.

Once upon a time (wakakaka), on a cold night in the mighty Sahara desert, an Arab laid down cosily for the night in his tent while he tied his camel to a shrub nearby.

Soon the camel feeling the extreme cold of the desert night, asked his master if he could put just his head in the tent for warmth.

“By all means and welcome,” said the kind man; and the camel stretched his head into the tent.

Soon after, the camel inquired if he could also bring his neck and front legs inside. Again, the master agreed.

Finally, the camel asked, “Master, may I not stand wholly within?” With pity, the master beckoned him into the warm tent.

But when the camel went into the tent, it became clear that the tent was too small for them both.

“I think,” the camel said, “that there is not room for both of us here. It will be best for you to stand outside, as you are the smaller; there will then be room enough for me.” And with that, the camel kicked the man outside into the open cold of the desert.

The fable is a warning that small, seemingly harmless acts—even made with good intentions—can sometimes have negative repercussions. It is a tale where DJZ feels the creeping camel (the Jawi 4-page lessons) steps innocuously initially into the vernacular tent, but may soon develop into an unwelcome proselytising Islamic and dominating part of the curriculum, which may see vernacular components dismissed for lack of time.

Apart from that, time will also be diverted away from the far more essential subjects of science, maths, technology, economics, etc, necessary for the academic-career progression of the students.

Thus one wonders why there has been so much hype, objections and intended suppression of DJZ Congress by Mahathir and the Malay ultra right groups?