Our ugly bigots are the true blot on Merdeka

SOME recent controversies have highlighted the pathetic state of Malaysian activism. This lamentable dearth of good sense is nothing short of alarming.

Quibbling over whether a meeting on Islamic conversion should be private or public obscures the larger difference between the need for discussion and the mindless intolerance of banning all dialogue on it. Enlightened Malaysians would talk through issues before they become volatile, while others prefer to bottle up problems until crisis proportions.