COMMENT | This is getting clearer and more factual. Sadly, even after six decades of nationhood, Malayans have never learnt nor were they ever interested in understanding the sentiments and aspirations of Sabahans and Sarawakians.

Why do more and more East Malaysians feel “out of place” in this relationship with Malaya? Why do they feel that they have been treated unfairly by Putrajaya and not as an equal partner in this federation, as had been promised in 1963?

Are the people of Sabah and Sarawak “children of a lesser god” - inferior to Malayans?

The phrase “children of a lesser god” refers to people who are thought to be inferior to others. Google further and you will note it also means that people who are disabled must have a lesser god who created them, not the God of the rest of us.

I haven’t watched the 1986 romance flick, Children of a Lesser God, but I’ve read the synopsis and perhaps, it’ll be worth two hours of my time on my next movie night.

The movie is a love story between a young woman who is deaf and a rebellious teacher and the challenges they faced in communicating with each other.

Like the deaf woman, are Sabahans and Sarawakians...