Message from @pratel
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For the majority, aka the bumiputeras
Pro islam, want more sharia law.
We talking caning for premarital relationships, and the more fanatical are okay with child marriage
The "left" here do not care for relligion in politics, and even the most relligious party in the "left wing" coalition wants freedom of relligion and want to reduce the influence of islam in law.
We call that faction Amanah and the leader used to be the lead of Malaysia's current islamic law party (PAS)
fascinating.
Dont ask malaysians about us politics.
THey think the repubs is full of "far right" and compare them to child marriage advocates.
Thats cause our "right wing" is bloody messed up.
I'm unsurprised honestly. Hollywood tries to portray the American right in the most unsavory terms they can and that's the message that leaves American shores.
Its not that part.
I wouldnt call that inaccurate but its effect isnt that.
We have the left here who dislike the right cause their example of rightwing is really bad.
And the actual far right who look at pride parades and tolerance in other countries and use that as an excuse to not allow left policies
Movies? Most people just watch marvel superhero films here. They just watch what is fun.
Like if I started saying I like what Trump is doing in the Malaysia reddit, I would be called far right.
But if you went point by point without mentioning parties or names you'd be left?
Exactly.
I could name some of trumps stances, and they would think I am left.
I am left wing in malaysia, but if I were in the US youd find me very right wing or libertarian
Fascinating. The Malay I'd talked to became American left and was really bothered when discussing what she was returning to.
This would help make sense of why.
What you mean by that?
Returning to?
She was in the US for education.
And was returning to Malaysia to work after graduation.
But bothered?
Something about sex discrimination mostly. I get she felt that #MeToo skipped Malaysia.
Oh god I hope we didnt get another feminist from abroad....
I mean I know a chinese lady my age. She came back from the UK
It was a bit outside my expertise and she did the feminist hounding thing so I couldn't really press.
long story short, PJW was right. And she agreed with the vid I showed her
Feminism does not really have a root here yet
Country is very islamic. But very islamic-lite.
Sex discrimination though? I saw alot of women in the offices I worked at
Sure not in high up positions.
But theres alot of women with careers here.
Heck, all of my aunts, like 5 mothers side? They all own buisnesses or hold a high position.
Which was why I found faminism rather wierd.
Cause you want oppression or suffering? Ive seen the house they used to grow up in, and now they own the biggest estate in the villige.
I should ask, what video is this?