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Anisah
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Muslim, woman, voter, polyglot.
My practical heritage is Malaysian, collective memory is Straits Chinese, culture is British, outlook is Commonwealth, views are European, and my religion is Islam. This site contains a mix-bag of entries, including but not limited to politics and political literacy, Islam, spirituality and social justice, books and reviews, and the occasional pictures. If you want to respond to any articles here, do leave a comment, or email me at anisah.sofia@yahoo.com.
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Anwar vs Ahmad
Anwar vs Ahmad
00:17, +8GMT
I have just watched the live debate between Anwar Ibrahim and Ahmad Sabbery Chik. The former is the de facto 'opposition leader' and the latter is the Information Minister.
In a debate, the jury must decide one side who is more persuasive, with more empirical facts, with more defensible theoretical argument, and if all else fails, the less worse between the two sides.
As a reputably good orator (note good orator; this is not a pronouncement of good politician), I expected more from Anwar. As the Information Minister who was reported to have told the Prime Minister that a new Information Minister should he 'failed', he might have just shot himself on the foot.
A jury in a debate cannot give a draw. Therefore my vote, as a juror in this debate, had to go to Anwar.