AS we approach our 62nd Merdeka, the country is still grappling with racial flare-ups. Of late, they have become frequent, while real and significant efforts to mend ties have become less enthusiastic, and few and far between.
Though most of these fires were sparked by provocative quarters, a blaze cannot spread without oxygen. When spreading malcontent, the most powerful weapon is, perhaps, ignorance. To knowingly or unknowingly tap into the unfounded fear of the unknown and manipulate it into a critical-mass bogeyman, and to position oneself as the godsent solution to an unholy problem, is to achieve indefeasible political control.
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Posted 4 years ago by Citizen Pencen