The ‘separate but equal’ fallacy


Do they know?: How much did anti-Icerd rally goers know about the issue when they turned up on Saturday? — Filepic

THE anti-Icerd (Convention on the Elimi-nation of All Forms of Racial Discrimination) rally on Saturday was, depending on differing points of view, either a resoundintg endorsement of a vibrant and developing Malaysian democracy or a worrying sign of extremist voices drowning out rational dialogue.

As the wise say, the truth frequently lies somewhere in between.

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Opinion , letters , icerd , rally , Malay rights

   

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