Mahathir ….From Promise to Parody.
[19/07, 10:54] TTSCYF Tong: Mahathir ….From Promise to Parody.
"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?" Confucius.
Many decades back , Malaysia was a promising young nation multicultural, educated, outward looking, its people reading literature, playing Beatles / Stones records, pursuing education and dreaming big. Then came Mahathir Mohamad.
The man who just turned 100 didn't lead a country he ruined it.
Behind the polished façade and the carefully crafted soundbites of a statesman, Mahathir was an empty husk of a human being: slimy, cynical, and devoted not to his people but to his own power and vanity. His longevity, like all narcissistic tyrants, was sustained by the untroubled sleep of a man without conscience while millions bore the cost of his divisive and ruinous policies.
The Devil in Doctor's Clothing.
Mahathir's genius was not in building anything enduring, but in mastering the dark art of divide and r...