QUOTE(Protoculture @ Mar 5 2008, 06:14 AM) [snapback]3545662[/snapback]
Yet Royalty what defines Muslim Malay identity in MY. Without the constitutional Monarchy with Parliament, we ain't even a nation, hardly independent at all. Despite being a prop for Malay Hegemony, Royalty is the epitome of Malay culture in MY.
Sure UMNO hold the rein, thanks to Tun Dr M messing with the Royalty & taming 'em Sultans back in 1980s, but even they know the Royalty hold supreme in case of Muslim Malay identity in MY REALPOLITIK.
Sure UMNO hold the rein, thanks to Tun Dr M messing with the Royalty & taming 'em Sultans back in 1980s, but even they know the Royalty hold supreme in case of Muslim Malay identity in MY REALPOLITIK.
I was just thinking about how Malaysia and Indonesia once shared common royal ancestors which would always allow myths to be fabricated in order to consolidate the various Indo and MY clans' alliances. Even tho thru migration, demographic growth and territorial expansion, the tribe can split into many chiefdoms sharing the same language and same traditions.
But in Indonesia of today, the Royal houses no longer hold the same political clout as they used to do, when many of the local Rajas who cooperated with the Dutch were reviled by the centrists back in 1950s during independence.
I think the role of Indonesian Royalty today has been subdued during the the years of Suharto as well, but I wonder if their importance can still be revived in any way politically? Rather than ceremonially? Is it any use to reprise their roles in the political sphere?
