“Everyone who read history knows that Melaka fell because the feudal leadership was decadent, corrupt and inept. The feudal class enfeebled themselves by leading a decadent lifestyle, enriching themselves and their cronies while entertaining themselves singing -memang aku ini, anak orang miskin?. So in order to avoid the repetition of the Portuguese invasion that led to the downfall of Melaka, we must not have a decadent government given to corruption and incompetence”
Sounds familiar doesn’t it?