Pot calling the kettle black

A comment I wrote in response to Josh Hong's brilliant article in MalaysiaKini today: The irony of the two ethnocratic states is glaringly obvious yet it seems to go way past the vacuous heads of these Umnoputeras. As Josh has mentioned, ethnocracy boils down to the numbers game as the majority group tries in vain to sustain its perverted raison d'etre. Therefore, the majority number has to be maintained or increased by any means necessary, in which religion now has become a part of the equation. "Masuk Islam = Masuk Melayu" is one but many of the means used by the ethnocratic elites to maintain the numbers. Observe how easy it is for non-Muslims to convert to Islam - even without their knowledge sometimes - but it is next to impossible for the opposite to happen. Ditto for the new converts to Judaism who are then welcomed with open arms by the state of Israel as part of the Jews "right to return" policy. Religion and ethnocentrism make for a very potent and combustible mix indeed! The irony is lost on some Malay leaders who bash Israel for cheap political mileage.