The Unknown and The All Too Familiar

By Kee Thuan Chye

October 2012 TALK-TALK ONLY
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A vital bit in the process of going from one-party rule to a two-coalition system in Malaysia is the showing of some faith and the exercising of some daring imagination on the part of the voting population. "Familiar" does not mean "better" at all.An irksome comment frequently heard is: “But does Pakatan have leadership? Can it take over the federal government?”One is prompted to ask what “leadership” means in this case. And is the BN leadership the kind we want?I...

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Kee Thuan Chye

is the author of the new bestsellers Unbelievably Stupid! and Unbelievably Stupid Too!

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