MySay: Taking the legacy of systemic racialism seriously | The Edge Markets

MySay: Taking the legacy of systemic racialism seriously | The Edge Markets: The intuitive conclusion drawn by many that a sea change took place when the government in Malaysia changed hands on May 9, 2018, has its merits. But as in all functioning democracies — and nowadays I count Malaysia among them — a majority vote generally means that almost half the voting population did not give their support to the triumphant parties, and many among these would have been outright opposed to these parties.