It is normal to be divided in politics, but it is (always) sad, to see Malaysians being fearful, angry, rude, and violent, about politics ... because some evil (maybe human) spirit has told them that this is a correct (bersopan) way to approach political (civil) life.
As a point of reflection, for non-Muslims (such as myself) and Muslims, perhaps we can all reflect on this frequently read Muslim text. Muslims are of course familiar with it, but it is less common knowledge to others.
Maybe this is a good reminder about how to engage with each other. Our responsibility to ourselves is to believe what we believe - and our responsibility to each other, is to encourage each other, to believe whatever they believe. 🙂
- Surah al-Kafirun (The Disbelievers)
- https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surah_Al-Kafirun
I think, the overall scope of discussion, is quite suitable for children also, on a daily basis. Hopefully if kids are raised to be more chill, they won't grow up into adults who are always yelling at each other.
Discussion :
2026-06-10 :
Part 1
Strategically, Malay centrists who seek political gain, need to have a structural narrative response to the Malay right's appeals to nativism and theism.
The Malay left is too tiny to make an active impact, given the laws and taboos against communism - whereas their position is favoured by the current phase of the global economic cycle where economic inequality is peaking.
I have detailed thought on each of these issues, but it is really just me hanging on the dividing wall, sipping a soda watching it play out in someone else's family. 🤣
Part 2
Earlier I posted an FMT op-ed by a Malay centrist, who had a view that there are many types of Malays.
Q : Someone in the comments asked why the Malay right seeks to unify against non-Malay citizens.
A : One of the driving factors of course, are our civil society NGOs with roots in the 1970s Muslim Brotherhood movement, like ABIM and ISMA, which our dear PMX helped to form a strong identity base back when he was a young man. See EUBI, and all those historical events back then.
These are of course, grassroots clubs with a common identity. Sometimes we make fun of them by saying it is not clear if race is riding on religion, or if religion is riding on race - it actually doesn't matter, these are our citizens and it is altogether part of our national society.
Whether we agree or not about how to run the country, we are still living together and must cooperate, to increase cultural exposure for our kids, so that everyone has a better understanding of everyone else ...
... instead of turning into adults who have gotten stuck in the idea, "my culture is my culture, their culture is their culture, we do not talk or share these with each other" - these are the people of all races who reduce GDP 15% annually, compounded for decades, because people are worried about their neighbours instead of worrying about all the other countries coming to eat out lunch.
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