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Feb 16 – When I told a friend that I would not publicly excoriate the Aziz Ansari case (a terrible date mixed up with actual sexual assault and harassment cases exposed in the wave of the #MeToo movement) because I believed it would only harm the cause, he said that was the same excuse given by Malays to avoid calling out racism in their own community.
FEBRUARY 9 — An Opposition MP I spoke to was dismissive of BEBAS’ #CabarCalon campaign to pressure candidates in the 14th general election to commit to a stance on certain issues, namely anti-discrimination laws, secularism, and asset declaration.…
FEBRUARY 2 — During the 13th general election five years ago, the prevailing sentiment (at least in the cities) was to vote for the Opposition that had then offered not only the promise of a new government, but more importantly, hope for a post-racial country as the Chinese and Malay-Muslim parties of DAP and PAS worked together.…
January 26 – Democracy is not just about protecting a citizen’s right to protest against the government, but also about promoting the spirit of dissent within a political party itself, since state assemblymen and Members of Parliament are meant to represent the people.…
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