Of Mahathir and instant political gratification


– Reuters

In the aftermath of Nurul Izzah Anwar's interview in the Singapore's The Straits Times, we witnessed a flurry of articles and statements – most of which either strongly agreed with her and defended her, or strongly disagreed with her, and defended Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad.

There were articles with Buzzfeed-style titles like "Ten unlikeable things about Mahathir," while others sang the praises of Dr Mahathir with equal passion.

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