31st August is our "Merdeka" or "Independance Day".
Read these articles in the Malaysian Insider:
1. Protesters threaten bloodshed over Hindu temple
2. Not Quite 'Selamat Merdeka'
One of the commentators (Perlyrose) below the article #2 makes an interesting point - the demonstration and desecration (see #1) may have been bait to initiate a larger disturbance.
But whether it was a baiting, or whether it was just what it was (a group whipped into hysteria by misinformation), it bodes ill for Malaysia.
Not too long ago, we Catholics were offended by the desecration of our religious artifacts by the Al Islam magazine, now the Hindu's are being offended.
This August 31st, I think I will just stay indoors and mourn for Malaysia. Celebrating Merdeka would be hypocritical.
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