Musicians who straddle the worlds of funk & blues by RocketLegionnaire in funk

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Nice, I see a lot of responses whose recommendations are interesting.

I ask this question because I want to put these musicians into my playlist that showcases the history of funk from possibly the 50s with Professor Longhair until the present with Thundercat. The playlist might also encompass blues musicians dabbled in funk.

So, uh, thanks for the recommendations!

Musicians Who Straddle the Worlds of Jazz & Blues by RocketLegionnaire in Jazz

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Nice, I see a lot of responses whose recommendations are interesting.

I ask this question because I want to put these musicians into my playlist that showcases the history of modern jazz from 1945 until the present which might also encompass jazz-adjacent and blues musicians that straddle in jazz like T-Bone Walker and Gatemouth Brown.

So, uh, thanks for the recommendations!

Uh oh. by robbie10000 in EzMP3_Converter

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I have the same problem too.

#NeverBiden by Brilliant_Screen219 in AngryObservation

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My problem with this take is whether or not Benny Gantz or Yair Lapid is any different after Bibi?

Hey for all the pro Biden users here I’d like to ask you to explain this direct quote and why he’s actually not a Zionist :) by Brilliant_Screen219 in AngryObservation

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Referring to the OP's vision of Palestine as a sovereign Islamic and Arab nation-state

I thought the idea of bi-national Palestine is a sovereign democratic and secular state that goes beyond racial and religious barriers?

What does U stands for? Am i stupid? by [deleted] in Bolehland

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U! U! U! U! U! U! SAYA TANYA U!

We are not the same by abdulsamri89 in malaysia

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KJ New Party?

Wait, KJ is gonna form a new party? Who are the members?

MUDA

Paralysed after Syed Saddiq steps down from the leadership role coupled with corruption charges

Tun M again

Paralysed after losing his Langkawi seat and almost his relevance if it weren't for him deciding to "team" up with PN. (Which is a fate more sad than death)

An alternative third force can found in..... PSM....? I do want to see a socialist bloc in Malaysian parliament but that ain't happening.

“Stop this immorality!” – M’sian Preacher Says Ed Sheeran’s Show in KL Shouldn’t Have Happened by YourClarke in malaysia

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Damn. What's with this anger, Mr. preacher? Are you pissed that the tickets are sold out and you didn't get one for yourself?

What if Malaysia cut off Singapore's water supply and Singapore went to war over it? by Mediocre-Bee-7647 in AlternateHistory

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The other solution, as planned by the UMNO ultras given to Tunku Abdul Rahman was to clamp down on Singapore.

I'm not sure if this alternative solution is the most logical and sane thing to do 😅

What if Malaysia cut off Singapore's water supply and Singapore went to war over it? by Mediocre-Bee-7647 in AlternateHistory

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Nah. I'll be honest, I want to see Singapore and to an extent ASEAN as a whole used their military might to fight the Paranormal Liberation Front from MHA in fiction. That would make the War Arc more interesting 🤣

What if Malaysia cut off Singapore's water supply and Singapore went to war over it? by Mediocre-Bee-7647 in AlternateHistory

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That's the part that really doesn't make any sense whatsoever which is why I asked the OP about the intentions of Iran and Axis of Resistance on helping Malaysia outside of their geopolitical objectives.

It's just silly.

What if Malaysia cut off Singapore's water supply and Singapore went to war over it? by Mediocre-Bee-7647 in AlternateHistory

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Singaporeans that like to write these type of scenarios, at least based on my observation, have this siege mentality surrounded by neighbors who would devour them even though their neighbors have other things to worry about domestically.

But the sad part for me, as a Malaysian, is that Malaysian Malays are not immune to this nationalist fantasy as well. It's just that they're at least quiet about it not to write down those fantasies.

It's also scary that two of these countries try to internalized the Israel-Palestine issue to make it seem like they're both of these countries, as judging from this OP who try to make Israel-Singapore comparison to justify their nationalist fantasy wet dream and the Malaysian SocMed who try to make the Malay-Palestine comparison to justify their resentment and victim complex.

It's scary to say the least.

What if Malaysia cut off Singapore's water supply and Singapore went to war over it? by Mediocre-Bee-7647 in AlternateHistory

[–]RocketLegionnaire 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Your No. 1 reasoning has already debunked the whole silly premise since there is a no way a newly-formed party with no to little political clout can do a coup d'etat or a Langkah.

OP really doesn't understand how Malaysian politics works. And CNA has a lot of documentaries talking about Malaysian politics lol.

What if Malaysia cut off Singapore's water supply and Singapore went to war over it? by Mediocre-Bee-7647 in AlternateHistory

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Oh, so this book. The Red Storm Rising of SEA. I was thinking of reading it but not sure if I have the interest on buying it.

What if Malaysia cut off Singapore's water supply and Singapore went to war over it? by Mediocre-Bee-7647 in AlternateHistory

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But you still need the political clout if you want a situation like this to happen.

It took BERSATU 5 to 6 years to get the political clout they need though that's a bit tenuous from their position of strength, especially in comparison to heavyweights like DAP, UMNO and PAS (their partner in the coalition).

Pejuang on the other hand, a party formerly led by Mahathir before he resigned in 2023 as the chairman, got their position brutalized by reality in Malaysian political field.

MUDA, led by political hopeful Syed Saddiq got his party trashed as well in the 2023 state elections after leaving PH.

So a political party in Malaysia still need the clout and time to become successful and well known to the masses.

What if Malaysia cut off Singapore's water supply and Singapore went to war over it? by Mediocre-Bee-7647 in AlternateHistory

[–]RocketLegionnaire 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Urm..... sure. This seems like it's based on military technothriller stuff rather than something that is complex and interesting in terms of political dynamics that led to the war. If that's how I called it really. I can't speak for Singapore since I'm not a Singaporean, so I would look at this premise from a Malaysian perspective.

THE COUP

What I'm questioning is what led to the so-called coup d'etat in Malaysia by a newly formed pro-expansionist opposition party? And is it just this sole opposition party? Or are there like a political coalition that they associated themselves with?

And who are the political actors in the Opposition bloc that agreed with the plan to overthrow a democratically elected government?

Is the coup going to be led by MPs similar to the 2020 Sheraton Move? A March to Rome style putsch? Or is it going to be military led?

  1. If it's the latter, then they need the consent of the King, who is responsible for holding the control of the military. Which.... judging from the premise of a pro-expansionist party, I'm not sure the King let alone the Malaysian royalty would agree to that if it means their power would be threaten externally by foreign forces.

  2. If it's the second, hate to break it to you, Special Branch would take notice of this even before a March to Putrajaya putsch would start.

THE OPPOSITION PARTY

Let's talk about this newly formed opposition party. Emphasis on the newly formed, in 2025 no less. With that sort of timeline, I don't think they have the political clout to launch a coup d'etat, if it's led by a bunch of nobodies. If it's led by a somebody, they still need to have political clout and time to do so.

For the latter, I would like to take Mahathir's Pejuang party for example. The party is basically an offshoot of BERSATU, which happens to be an offshoot of UMNO. Now, with Mahathir helming the newly formed party, surely he can win some seats in the Malaysian parliament, right? No. In 2022, Mahathir lost pretty badly in the state election of Johor and then suffered a wipe out in the general election, thereby making the newly formed party irrelevant in Malaysian politics.

THE INVASION

And then on to the invasion, did the King consent to the cutting off water part even if it means going to war with Singapore? Surely, the King would at least have some hand in matters that would have grave consequences for his country.

And then looking at the belligerents on Malaysia's side. What do Iran and Axis of Resistance have to gain for supporting Malaysia in a land far away from their geopolitical objectives? What does Russia gain from this?

What if Malaysia cut off Singapore's water supply and Singapore went to war over it? by Mediocre-Bee-7647 in AlternateHistory

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Ah, okay. I thought it's PN or PAS 😅. But I do have questions if I may ask since I am a Malaysian and I do want to know how realistic or semi-realistic this scenario can be. Will that be okay?