Many of the political maneuverings described in A Nation Cheated are still going on in broad daylight in this day and age but many people either chose to turn a blind eye or tried to put forth all sorts of justifications for their occurrence.
Author Chee Soon Juan must have struck a nerve because the establishment was so triggered it sent one of its lapdog over to leave a negative review and engaged in personal attacks on an online review site.
I suspect the reviewer didn’t even read the book, as his claims of “little academic discipline in citing reliable sources” can easily be debunked – there are plenty of references at the end of the book.
The chapter on income disparity (chapter 9) is filled with stories that will make your heart sink.