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The episode discusses the political mood among Malaysian youth and the rise of right-wing politics with guest Arveent Kathirtchelvan.

As “Gen Z” youth revolts rock many countries in Asia, Green Left’s Peter Boyle spoke to Arveent Kathirtchelvan, a youth activist in the Socialist Party of Malaysia (Parti Sosialis Malaysia, PSM) about the political mood among young people in Malaysia and how right-wing politicians are channeling rising mass dissatisfaction into racist scapegoating of minorities. Kathirtchelvan also spoke about the significance of the PSM’s electoral pact with Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA), a youth-centred party. We acknowledge that this video was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline…

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