Bullshit in the Sโpore religious teacher says he had talks with WP, urged party to prioritise rights of Malay/Muslim community | The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/p...alaymuslim
The "bullshit" (i.e., misleading, exaggerated, or poorly substantiated aspects) in the article, hereโs a breakdown of the most problematic elements:
### **1. Unverified Claims Presented as Fact**
- The entire premise hinges on **one manโs unverified statement** (Ustaz Azhar Yusof) with **zero confirmation from the Workersโ Party (WP)**.
- If WP was not contacted for comment, this is **irresponsible journalism**โitโs just hearsay framed as news.
### **๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ "๐๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ"**
- ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ "๐ก๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ" ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง?
- ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ? ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ? ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐&๐?
- ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ, ๐ง๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ, ๐ง๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐ญโ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ **๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ** ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .
### **๐. ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ (๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ)**
- ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ **๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐** ๐ญ๐จ "๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐" ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ/๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ:
- ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ.
- ๐๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ "๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ" ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ.
- ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ **๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง** ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐..
### **๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ (๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐?)**
- ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ **๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ** ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ:
- ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ (๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐).
- ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ (๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐).
- ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ?
### **5. Missing Context on WPโs Actual Track Record**
- WP has Malay MPs (Faisal Manap, Raeesah Khan previously) and has spoken on issues like tudung policies.
- Ignoring this makes it seem like WP is being "called out," when in reality, theyโve already engaged on these topics.
### **6. Why Is This News? (Possible Agenda-Pushing)**
- Is this just a **hit piece** to paint WP as either:
- **Out of touch** with Malays/Muslims?
- **Too close** to religious figures (playing into secularism fears)?
- No clear public interestโjust **drama-stirring**.
### **7. No Follow-Up on What WP Actually Thinks**
- If ST did basic journalism, theyโd ask WP:
- *"Did these talks happen?"*
- *"Do you agree with Ustaz Azharโs views?"*
- But since they didnโt, this is just **one-sided gossip**.
### **Conclusion: The Biggest BS in the Article**
- **Unverified claims** treated as facts.
- **Vague, loaded language** ("prioritize rights") with no specifics.
- **Missing WPโs side** (basic journalistic failure).
- **Possible insinuation** that WP is either ignoring Malay/Muslim concerns or being swayed by religious figures.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ โ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ **๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ**, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐.