In an interview with The Edge, DAP sec-gen Anthony Loke Siew Fook talks about Malay perception of the party, and its efforts to lose its anti-Malay tag.
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00:00 Why the Malays are afraid of DAP is all about perception.
00:03 Are we a real threat to the Malays?
00:05 The answer is no.
00:06 But this is all engineered perception over the years,
00:12 historical baggage.
00:14 Do we then say that, okay,
00:16 we accept this and we do nothing?
00:19 No, we have to change the perception.
00:22 The way to change the perception is not overnight.
00:25 The way to change the perception is by having
00:29 a continuous effort to deliver, to perform well.
00:34 That's why I mean, we take certain steps
00:39 to allay the fears.
00:43 Number one, the DAP has been very, very accommodative
00:46 in this government.
00:47 We never ask for a proportional number of cabinet members.
00:54 We know that, okay, certain quarters are playing
00:57 the sentiment that DAP is dominant in the government.
01:00 So we take a back steps.
01:01 We never demand MOF.
01:06 I mean, I hope that the larger population,
01:10 including the Malay community, over time,
01:14 can evaluate us not based on our skin color,
01:17 not based on our political background,
01:19 but based on our performance.
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