Kuala Lampur, July 30 -- JULY 30 - "Be a proper Malaysian, possess the right amount of racism" is the Negeri Sembilan campaign in a nutshell.

What that means in the sane world, no one really knows. But that's what's on sale in the state, oversaturated with traditions - which no one can talk about too much, less falling on the wrong side of the acceptable interpretation.

But the selling has gone thermonuclear.

When all is done and dusted, certificates should be issued for all, winners and losers. For the ability to take cognitive dissonance to the edges of the galaxy within every participant's stump speech is beyond comprehension.

What is not talked about and operates in the fringes which may ultimately decide the success or lack there...