If you’ve heard me ranting about Malaysian politics, this is a good report on how bonkers the racial politics can get here. Also, it’s great research on how disinformation works during elections outside of the US.

I’m also deliberately not putting this behind a content warning because this is the sort of thing that should be read. Also, people never believe me when I say the racial politics in Malaysia is crazy.

https://gnet-research.org/2022/12/14/rage-clicks-hatebomb-and-the-new-world-order-how-hard-right-politics-and-conspiracy-theories-overlapped-to-undermine-malaysias-elections/

#MalaysianPolitics #RacialPolitics #PoliticalMisinformation #SocialMedia #TikTok

If you’ve heard me ranting about Malaysian politics, this is a good report on how bonkers the racial politics can get here. Also, it’s great research on how disinformation works during elections outside of the US.

I’m also deliberately not putting this behind a content warning because this is the sort of thing that should be read. Also, people never believe me when I say the racial politics in Malaysia is crazy.

Rage Clicks, Hatebomb and the New World Order: How Hard-Right Politics and Conspiracy Theories Overlapped to Undermine Malaysia’s Elections – GNET

https://gnet-research.org/2022/12/14/rage-clicks-hatebomb-and-the-new-world-order-how-hard-right-politics-and-conspiracy-theories-overlapped-to-undermine-malaysias-elections/

#MalaysianPolitics #RacialPolitics #PoliticalMisinformation #SocialMedia #TikTok

“If [Malaysian racial politics] wasn’t complicated enough, people often forget there’s a third distinct political circle. There are two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo – Sabah and Sarawak. They are totally different from Peninsular Malaysia in terms of history, demography, language and culture.

Sabah and Sarawak are very multiracial. Interracial and intercultural marriages are common, and there’s little in the way of a religious divide. While political Islam is trying to make headway in both states, locals have made it clear they reject the extreme form of Islam promoted by Parti Islam Malaysia.“

https://theconversation.com/the-daunting-task-facing-new-malaysian-prime-minister-anwar-ibrahim-uniting-a-divided-country-195890

#MalaysianPolitics #Borneo #Sarawak #AnwarIbrahim

Very happy that this has come to pass, and that we have managed to hold off on allowing the right-wing extremists to enter Sarawak (for now). Am cautiously optimistic for this. #Malaysia #MalaysianPolitics

Anwar Ibrahim: The man who waited decades to be Malaysia's prime minister https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/anwar-ibrahim-malaysia-prime-minister-government-pakatan-harapan-3098256

Non-election times, the media and politicians in West Malaysia (or more properly, Malaya): “Sarawak is a rural outback and 3rd poorest state in the country” (mind you, this after decades of being plundered for its natural resources by Malaya!)

During elections: #Sarawak holds the power to form coalition government of Malaysia. 🙄

This is why I’m apathetic towards federal #MalaysianPolitics. And frankly I’ve had enough of the Malayan divisive racial politics.