Malaysia: Do the Umno grassroots believe that corruption is non-existent?
I went in expecting that those I spoke to would vehemently defend their leaders and say they are clean and that corruption doesn’t exist.
I went in expecting that those I spoke to would vehemently defend their leaders and say they are clean and that corruption doesn’t exist.
Apathy is a problem that causes a chain reaction. Slowly, we will just become a society disinterested in anything outside of our own individual bubbles. It would mean that Malaysians would lose their humanity.
Malaysia has never really taken any official stand for the Rohingya or against the Burmese government, despite it being such a big problem that affects the country and the region.
By the very fact that Umno holds the majority and authority in the government, it is by default its policies that become national policies.
It looks like political thuggery is fast becoming legit and commonplace in Malaysia. The perception that state-sponsored thuggery is proliferating among many citizens.
People like Zawawi are not ignorant. His kind has no hope and can’t be helped any more. But people like Mak Tam can be saved. In fact, they could be the vary saviours that Malaysia needs right now.
With ignorance, there is fear and misunderstanding – two very dangerous elements in a country as deeply polarised as Malaysia.
We already have a model healthcare system that is working well for the people, so let’s not try to worsen it.
It would be easy to assume that the government is trying to kill any interest in the scandal that Malaysians have by stopping all discussion, dialogue or talk surrounding it.
Brexit, Trump… and Malaysia?