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History, propaganda are no bedfellows

The Malaysian Insight

The Malaysian Insight

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September 16, 2024

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lean left
Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

DURIANS, pineapples, and now rock melons have become priorities to the Malacca government due to the demand for them from Chinese and Indian tourists. Whilst the state government is agog over buzzing cash registers courtesy of foreign tourists, Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh has yet again been taken to task for being reckless with Malacca’s historical facts, as seen in the state’s newly erected signboards around the Unesco heritage site.

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Technique: Name Calling
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Coverage bias distribution

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Center 0%

Right 83%


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Legal Insurrection

right

· Jun 27, 2026

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Issues & Insights

right

· Jun 29, 2026

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National Post

lean right

· Jun 25, 2026

The Western Surrender: How New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern aped Trudeau’s nation shaming

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Washington Examiner

lean right

· Jun 26, 2026

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World · 4
Politics · 2

Related coverage for "History, propaganda are no bedfellows ": Townhall — The Left's Fascist Fallacy. Attack the System — The ‘Fascist’ Lie: Case Closed. Legal Insurrection — The ‘Moderate’ Left’s Campaign to Distance Themselves From Their Socialist Wing Isn’t Going Well. Issues & Insights — What We’re Reading: They’re All Socialists Now, Europe Discovers A/C, Weekend At Joe’s… And More. National Post — The Western Surrender: How New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern aped Trudeau’s nation shaming. Washington Examiner — The socialists won New York. Have you seen their platform?