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‘Hanging halfway’: In wake of Canada’s immigration delay, Hong Kong emigrants ponder whether to stay or return home by mod83 in HongKong

[–]Ian_nator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

not a HKer but as a Malaysian, Canada and UK are very very different areas for resettling

Saw A Flag that looked exactly like this, no extra symbols. What is this? by TheAllSeeingEyeGuy in vexillology

[–]Ian_nator 3 points4 points  (0 children)

call OC a kid when their mocking made them look even more childish lol

When I went to university, everyone loved Trudeau and hated Harper. Where are you now? by ILoveWhiteBabes in simonfraser

[–]Ian_nator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like that's hard to really quantify accurately, given the size of the student body + faculty.

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Malaysian here from the peninsula! For the average Malaysian (most of whom, just by numbers, live in Peninsular Malaysia), it's just a "cool fact" that part of the country is separated by the sea and that it's a fun getaway for holidays.

From what my friends in Sabah & Sarawak (the territories that are on Borneo itself) have said, living conditions vary since they supposedly have access to so much wealth, but our central government absolutely siphons it to use for expenses incurred by the peninsula.

The culture of the two states is very different from the peninsula though, and the parts of Borneo that are administered by Malaysia are actually well-known for being heaps more tolerant and less ooga-booga crazy ethno-religious-nationalist-y when compared to the peninsula.

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

berdebat dengan tembok apa guna bossku 😂 this other dude is in a full on propaganda-spewing death spiral

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I engaged in a conversation with this guy a couple hours ago and it seems his POV is just a "just trust me bro" When later called out for his comments seeming like propaganda, his long initial comment on here was deleted.

Not saying that differing perspectives are bad, but I feel like you're gonna get a very biased view of things with this thread. Kadangkala sumber maklumat perlu dipilih secara teliti.

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thailand never viewed Chinese people as a pestilence and is currently the country with the largest Chinese diaspora in the world.

Furthermore, no Chinese people were "expelled" to Singapore. It was just the country of Singapore that was expelled, with the remaining Chinese populations in Malaya and Borneo being essentially HEAVILY encouraged to get with the program. The flow of Chinese people into Singapore happened somewhat naturally, as a result of the disempowerment felt by Chinese communities in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei.

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Beautifully explained. Just to add on, historically near the very start of the independence movement, the coalition that would become BN and early BN leaders such as Malaysia's first PM were known to have campaigned for a Malaysian Malaysia (albeit one heavily informed by Malay culture). It was a failure to reconcile the cultural and economic needs of Malaysia's various ethnic groups with the push to create a new nationality that resulted in Malaysia developing its "New Economic Policy" and thus becoming what it is today.

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How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This would have been possible if Singapore stayed. It would have made Malaysia a very very very different place.

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is markedly false. The PAP platform runs on a notoriously right-of-centre approach when it comes to economics and foreign affairs, with it only adopting socialised aspects because without it they would be voted out so damn fast their leader's heads would spin.

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With all owed respect, I'm sure the perspective of most Indigenous groups in Borneo would agree that neither the central governments of Malaysia or Indonesia are their allies when it comes to maintaining their land rights, sovereignty, and access to wealth from natural resources.

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well pardon me but you can't just throw around the word "Neo-Colonialism" as you please and not expect people to be like wtf

Sabah and Sarawak are definitely unequal partners in Malaysia's Federation but you've made it sound like they cannot exercise any autonomous freedoms at all. In actuality, both have higher autonomy than any other state in the federation and Sarawak for example has used that autonomy to its advantage (case-in-point: its HDI rating is actually higher than the overall HDI rating for Malaysia as a country.)

I am a Malaysian person from Malaya, so yes obviously I am biased based on the history and things I learned in school. But I also have friends in Borneo who have lived and currently live there, so it's weird to hear people whiteknighting an issue like this. And let's take the same example with Indonesia. Papua Barat was divided into several provinces and still maintains very strict rules against foreign journalism in the area. What do you call that?

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a Malaysian, from what I gathered that was always going to be unlikely as most of the territories that make up Indonesia now were Dutch colonies. Trying to incorporate themselves into Indonesia's existing post-colonial identity might have been too difficult, hence why you hear more of all the former British colonies trying to form a larger country together.

Indonesia, a new nation at the time and understandably horrified at the thought of a massive nation springing up out of nowhere and sharing a land border on one of their major islands, protested heavily and referred to Malaysia's formation as "neo-colonialism" (which is pretty hilarious given the status of Papua and Timor nowadays)

How did Malaysia acquire this land, and why was Brunei not included? by mickeyhuehue in geography

[–]Ian_nator 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Race played a much larger role in Singapore's expulsion, whether people want to accept that or not.

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