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Has anyone wondered why Sabah has waited till now to flex it’s muscles?

Nothing happens in a vacuum and I could be accused of being a conspiracy theorist for pointing this out. But…

1. There has been a lot of talk in the ether about Anwar Ibrahim making trips to East Malaysia
2. There has been speculation about foreign governments bankrolling him to buy over MPs
3. There has also been a denial in the mainstream press and strong words from the establishment about MPs switching sides – let’s just say there’s no smoke without a fire
4. There have also been rumours of meetings between Sabah and Sarawak warlords in Australia
5. Anwar’s eligibility to contest is in 2 weeks time

And now this from The Sunday Star; “Sabah flexes Muscle; State Barisan leaders want more autonomy and Cabinet positions.”

I am sure that I’m not the first one to think of this but does anyone else think that this is the first salvo in the “cross over” of BN MPs in Sabah and Sarawak?

Here’s what I think;

1. Sabah flexes muscles to extract concessions from the Federal Executive
2. Pak Lah and cronies will have to say no to more outrageous demands and will try to placate with some carrots
3. Sarawak will then say “hey, if Sabah gets some, we want more too.”
4. Pak Lah will again have to backpedal and placate but will have to face stiff opposition from Peninsula politicians
5. East Malaysian MPs will say “look, it’s just not enough, and we are doing this for our people. Our people demand that we ask for more and you’re not giving it. However, if we go with the opposition, we’ll get more of everything, so we need to move OVER.”
6. End of story.

Things that make you go ‘hmmm…’

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…

There was once this story that told of an evil empire headed by an evil and corrupt emperor who dominated their worlds through demagoguery, coercion and fear and how a ragtag bunch of rebels stood up and despite many disagreements between their “rebel alliance,” came together and gave hope to a suffering populace.

Anyone see the parallels? A bit romanticised for real life perhaps but…

That story ended with the evil empire and emperor being fought and “A New Hope” was born.

That was Episode 3 of The Star Wars trilogy.

How do you think our story would end? The only difference is that the movie had a preordained ending. Ours is, I would say, more hopeful, as the future is surely in our hands. Each and every single one of us. 21 and over of course, AND registered as a voter. So go register now, those of you who haven’t!