Maybe it’s just me, but I found this article published in the Malay-language newspaper Utusan Malaysia hilarious. To recap, Malaysians are supposed to boycott products and services made by companies linked to either the U.S. or Israel due to what’s been happening in Gaza. This isn’t anything official and the government has said that it’s up to the conscience of each Malaysian whether or not to actually boycott anything.

It should be no surprise that Malaysians have by and large ignored the call to boycott. No surprise to anyone except Utusan Malaysia apparently. You can just hear the petulance in the article’s whining over how Malaysians are apathetic to the plight of the Palestinians and continue to patronize businesses like McDonald’s and KFC. Remember that “This is Sparta!” line from 300. Guess what, Utusan Malaysia, “This is Malaysia!”

Plus, extra points for trying to link this to justifying the existence of the ISA, however tangentially. Your political overlords must be proud of you!