My Story: Justice in the Wilderness, Tommy Thomas, barely, if at all, mentions race.
And yet, no less of a figure than Anwar Ibrahim took the time to write an aureate critical book review – in which he (among a number of balanced comments) basically accuses Thomas of racism.
I don’t think it is fruitful for me to try and debate whether or not Thomas is racist. I’m sure he would deny being so, as anyone would.
Instead, I will use this as a case study to try and start a more honest, heart-to-heart discussion about Malaysian racism.
There is no doubt prejudice among some Malays towards non-Malays. Today, however, I will focus on the prejudice among some non-Malays towards Malays.