QUOTE(bigwolf @ Nov 9 2020, 12:23 AM)
I think another person is overlooked, Taib Mahmud. Based on some people's fantasy that the rich of the community will help the poor, the melanau's (Taib Mahmud is melanau) should hv been the richest community in Sarawak if not the whole nation.
Such is faith and cultural mindset. Imagine giving more tongkat to him because race based affirmative action must give to all in the community irrespective rich or poor

Like I said, it's based on FAITH. Despite Sarawak Report on him, he got elevated to Yang Di-Pertua and GPS still stands strong.
We aren't living in those rural areas in Sarawak, so we can't really understand their lives and culture. Imagine, it's less than 60 years ago that Sarawak joined Malaysia. Back then, it was under James Brooke and the British afterwards. That's not a lot of time for development to take place. Only 2 generations, at best.
Of course, hopefully there will be more people that become more skeptical and aware but that'll take time. Or maybe never...