Where are we now, Malaysia? Comments from Dawn Morais. Studs Terkel, who captured the tears and the laughter of the “etceteras of history”; and who was recognised for “having celebrated the lives of the uncelebrated “ once described a condition that he calls a “national Alzheimer’s”: “When there’s no yesterday, a national memory becomes more and more removed from what it once was, and forgets what it once wanted to be. We’re sinking under our national Alzheimer’s disease... With Alzheimer’s finally, you forget not only what you did, but also who you are. In many respects, we have forgotten who we are.” Terkel was talking about the lie that spawned the Iraq war. But for many Malaysians watching the spectacle of the search for MH370, his words could just as easily describe how far removed Malaysia is today from what it once was. The world could be forgiven for thinking that Malaysia has not just lost an airline; it has lost its sense of who it is as a nation. Or rather the Malaysian political establishment has. Full story: malaysiakini/news/259914
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 03:51:08 +0000