You need to read up on your Malay history, dude. Malaysia went Islamic in 878 AD. I don't know where you get 1401 from. By 1401 the Arabs were a faded memory outside of the Middle East.
So yeah, it wasn't 1500 years it was 1129 years, but that doesn't change the point that compared to 75 years of Thai rule, it's pretty overwhelming. And yes, I do think it's feasible to give Malaysia back what was stolen from her by the British within living memory. Thailand should have done so when Britain gave Malaysia its independence, and it's not too late.
There is only a small group (including the terrorists) who want an independent sultanate. Most say they want the three sultanates to be part of the Malaysian federation.
As for why the Malaysians have never treated the Chinese and Indians as full citizens, it's because they are not Malays. Unlike the melting pot the USA was set up to be, most countries want to maintain their native population's domninance.
Your Chinese demographics after WW2 were made moot by Singapore's secession from Malaysia, and I question your Indian population numbers - they sound way too high. I've heard 7-10% for WW2-era.
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Date: 2007-07-02 07:24 pm (UTC)So yeah, it wasn't 1500 years it was 1129 years, but that doesn't change the point that compared to 75 years of Thai rule, it's pretty overwhelming. And yes, I do think it's feasible to give Malaysia back what was stolen from her by the British within living memory. Thailand should have done so when Britain gave Malaysia its independence, and it's not too late.
There is only a small group (including the terrorists) who want an independent sultanate. Most say they want the three sultanates to be part of the Malaysian federation.
As for why the Malaysians have never treated the Chinese and Indians as full citizens, it's because they are not Malays. Unlike the melting pot the USA was set up to be, most countries want to maintain their native population's domninance.
Your Chinese demographics after WW2 were made moot by Singapore's secession from Malaysia, and I question your Indian population numbers - they sound way too high. I've heard 7-10% for WW2-era.