Reach out and connect

POLITICAL polarisation is getting worse in our country. We see it ripping our communities apart as people stop being friends because of their political choices, couples doubt each other’s judgments and parents increasingly advise their children not to marry someone who supports another political party.

On another level, our communities are also becoming more divided. According to a study funded by CIMB Foundation that was released earlier this year, there is little interaction among the races in Malaysia now. About 90% of Malay respondents, 80% of Chinese respondents and 70% of Indian respondents reported that almost all of their friends were of their own race, “Re-stitching Malaysia’s social fabric” (Sunday Star, April 30).