Worse still, Mahathir Mohamed is what passes for a reformist in Malaysia. The other side, who ruled Malaysia for most of its independent history until they got toppled by a corruption scandal and just retook power this March, are even more brazenly Islamist (and Malay supremacist).
So not only is his opinion horrible, there's a good chance it's not shared by the majority of Malays - because they'd prefer even worse being done to the French and any others who blaspheme against Islam with each free breath they take.
This man has been prime minister of Malaysia, and he is probably the most prominent politician in the country.
It's time for the French to relive the glories of their ancestors between 1096 and 1444.
Worse still, Mahathir Mohamed is what passes for a reformist in Malaysia. The other side, who ruled Malaysia for most of its independent history until they got toppled by a corruption scandal and just retook power this March, are even more brazenly Islamist (and Malay supremacist).
So not only is his opinion horrible, there's a good chance it's not shared by the majority of Malays - because they'd prefer even worse being done to the French and any others who blaspheme against Islam with each free breath they take.