Malaysia’s tragedy is that (Prime Minister) Anwar Ibrahim’s supporters are equally insecure and desperate, so they tolerate his flaws. They will say, “If not Anwar, then who?” or “Do you want a ‘Green Wave’ government?”

– Columnist Mariam Mohktar

COMMENT | For someone who is so dependent on non-Malay support, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has done a remarkable job of dismissing the base of Pakatan Harapan.

Anwar is very well aware that although on social media, non-Malays rant and rave, the reality is that when it comes to the ballot box, they will vote for his proxies because they believe that flawed as he is, there is no alternative.

This of course is directly opposite from how Perikatan Nasional voters think. You see, they have seen Malay prime ministers brought down not necessarily by the will of the people but by political blocs.

They understand that the individual is less important than the political parties that they support or which they can withdraw their support from.

What we are dealing with now is something much more different. It is a system which the establishment has...