Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who celebrated his 101st birthday in July, has lived through more than a century of political upheavals, social transformations, and global crises.
Yet even with all that experience behind him, he now appears confounded by the strange and unsettling state of affairs unfolding both at home and around the world.
In a social media post, Mahathir attributed the situation to what he described as “funny leaders who make funny decisions” at the helm of many countries, and suggested that Malaysia was no exception.
“At home it is no better. There are many court cases. Funny judgments are made. People committing small crimes are punished. Those stealing millions are freed and appointed to high posts,” he mused without mentioning names or specific cases.
Mahathir cautioned that “too many strange things are happening, which are mostly not good for mankind”, expressing concern over what he sees as a growing disregard for justice, accountability, and human life.
Unnecessary wars
Turning his attention to the international arena, the former premier pointed to what he described as two unnecessary wars that have already claimed tens of thousands of lives, while questioning the apparent lack of meaningful efforts to bring them to an end.
“The deaths, the wounded, and the losses of property; the losses are enormous. And no one does anything. There is nothing gained,” he added.
Mahathir also referred to the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro by the United States and the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“Then we have an elected leader of a country being arrested by another country. Then we have assassinations of leaders not at war with the assassin country.
“Then suddenly a country is attacked, and the leader is killed. That started a war. Now the aggressive country bombs and rockets that country. That country bombs and rockets the bases of the aggressor in several countries,” he added.
‘State of turmoil’
On the situation in Gaza, Mahathir lamented the scale of destruction, saying the entire city had been reduced to rubble amid the ongoing conflict.
He also turned to the war between Russia and Ukraine, describing it as an unnecessary conflict in which Ukraine, in his view, could not defeat Russia despite the enormous human and material costs.
“There is a war between Ukraine and Russia – a silly war as Ukraine cannot defeat Russia. But thousands die, whole cities destroyed,” he added.
Describing the world as being in a “state of turmoil”, Mahathir said events that would once have been considered extraordinary now seem to unfold with little apparent concern or consequence.
“And so, it goes on. Endless events happen. Nobody seems to care,” he added. - Mkini
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