Not long ago, there was a viral article from Malaysia by someone trying to justify why he had to leave Malaysia for good. It is about the corruption and injustice treatment against certain foreign spouse of a Malaysian.
The responses, particularly from the non-Bumiputera/non-Malay community are on his side.
While I can respect his integrity for not resolving to bribery and being noble enough to fill out Borang-K to end his Malaysian citizenship when most people would rather secretly own more than one citizen certificates of different countries unless they get caught (but not Raven, the virtuous law-abiding professor, I'm sure), I have to say the whole story is not some testimony to be proudly declared.
First of all, there are others who have faced similar condition and survived in Malaysia. Are not their testimonies more valuable?
Secondly, every country has its own issues. I do not think U.K. is better than Malaysia when you compare more than just citizenship benefits. Some countries are just better at justifying their injustice, in ways that have fooled even themselves. U.K. does not become the 2nd highest debtor in the world by being noble, I'm sure, comparing its $10 trillion against Malaysia's $0.1 trillion debt, where U.K. is a smaller country by area.
So do we compromise unjust distribution of citizenship with indebtedness under the mask of luxury? As I said before, no countries are perfect, some are just better at making their problems less obvious to the public.
Ultimately, if one truly cares for one's own country's injustice, an active reaction is called for. Otherwise, it is called selfishness and the voice of a deserter on the matter is of no worth.
Then what about the Malaysians who agree with Raven? The phrase the enemy of my enemy comes to my mind, of course. The selfish ones think alike. I would join those who would only use Raven's testimony as far as to prove Malaysia's corruption. I would not use it to show how his decision has bettered his half french family, because that remains to be seen.
As a Christian, I see no biblical support in that kind of decision: Abraham, Naomi, Joseph, etc. only consider themselves sojourners in foreign lands. That means in the modern days, it is what you do that matters, not where you are. It is not the LEGAL selfish mentality that should be praised but the FOOLISH dependance of God's way that glorifies His righteous name that is to be sought for.