Kuala Lampur, Dec. 3 -- Many analysts claim the single biggest reason for Donald Trump's defeat was Covid-19. He was election-proof until a cataclysmic disease ravaged his American people and its wage economy.

Over time, other analysts would attribute historic Malaysian political shifts in the near future to the pandemic. This column hopes the shifts are accompanied by economic wellbeing and social cohesion for Bangsa Malaysia.

This is not new when it comes to disasters or unexpected pain. As the 1970 Bhola Cyclone forced factors to the Bangladeshi Civil War a year later, so did the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake accelerate the end of China's Cultural Revolution and usher in laissez-faire economics.

In that vein, it already feels the pandemi...