‘Failed state’ slur an act of a captive mind

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Too often, foreign reporting about Malaysia has been irresponsible. The latest is the Bloomberg opinion piece headlined, “Malaysia is staggering down the road to failed statehood”. The sub-text was even more exaggerated, implying that our white flag movement is a “surrender to dysfunction”. These are the words of a captive mind.

The pandemic has been brutal. We are faced with mounting unemployment, increased urban homelessness, mental illness, suicide, domestic violence and loneliness. These socio-economic problems are exacerbated by slow vaccination rollout, suspicion of vaccine corruption, managed by greedy and clueless politicians.

It is they who are dysfunctional, particularly those who flout SOPs, lie and escape punishment for breaking the rules.

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