Cold comfort from Ismail Sabri

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“Propaganda... serves more to justify ourselves than to convince others; and the more reason we have to feel guilty, the more fervent our propaganda.”- Eric HofferIsmail Sabri Yaakob’s “Malaysian family” propaganda, like the Bangsa Malaysia kool-aid, are similar in that both are used to deflect from the failings of the political class that has gaslighted the public for decades.People are quick to denounce the current prime minister for this kind of propaganda but the reality is that there has never been, and there will never be, an alternative to the race-based politics of this country.  For Pakatan Harapan to win in any election, they will need the support of a sizable faction of the Malay polity to have any legitimacy or credibility.Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said that the creation of Bersatu was a response to political reality on the ground that required a…