Covid-19 - toxic religiosity and irresponsible Malaysians - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy

Enforcing the movement control order

Dompet Saya : Can you imagine what the majority Malaysian response if this virus cluster been from a Hindu or Christian gathering. It will be straightaway blamed on Ramasamy or Guan End of DAP.

Malaysiakini : “At this point in time, there are still gatherings going on despite the movement control order” – From the Covid-19 frontlines

COMMENT | There is this clip of an Astro Awani programme where a talking head is making the point that the tabligh movement was a convenient scapegoat for the public – the Seri Petaling incident was a flashpoint – adding that political turmoil when the cluster first burst exacerbated a distrust of the system in general.

The problem with this kind of politically-correct nonsense is that it ignores the reality that some people have always been sceptical and antagonistic of the religious imperatives of the state. This is nothing new. The issue with the Seri Petaling tabligh gathering is the obstinacy, arrogance and toxic religiosity of members who do not want to be tested - and indeed believe that they owe no responsibility to the rest of society.

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