Lol

Orang meritocratic tak nak ikut, orang tongkat mau ikut

This is nothing to do with tongkat or quota, jangan ingat dunia ni bodoh, malas dan tamak macam Malaysians

Ironically we are basically a socialist country

We have all the hallmarks of a Communist system but Malaysia style, that is justified with religion

In a Communist country, the Govt runs the economy via it's GLCs. Economy is mainly decided by Govt decisions which industry to invest in, and the leaders of the industry are usually GLCs. There are few major 100% private players in the market.

Sound very familiar?

Unlike a capitalist country where a Govt has a more hands off approach, of course it does have policies which nudge the country one way or another, but it would not have such a major direct hand in investment etc.

All of which is very familiar too no?

Our Govt does have significant holdings through MOF. Who controls (or at least is the dominant player) in the rice industry? Agriculture? Car? Heavy engineering? Defence? Telecoms? Not to mention the obvious - petroleum.

Sure

But the question of whether an entity is capitalism vs socialism is not absolute; it is measured in degrees. A capitalist market is not 100% free, nor is a socialist market 100% command

Even the USSR at the very height of Communism obviously had some small degree of capitalism - there was still a system of buying and selling and investment in small mom and pop businesses

And even the USA, arguably world leader in free market capitalism, has some Govt owned businesses such as the infamous Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, and the US Post

And social welfare support of all types is socialist in nature. The more social welfare is provided by the Govt (paid for by taxes), the more socialist it is. See for example the famous Scandinavian country model.

So where does Malaysia lean to?

In terms of economy, well the Msian Govt is the single largest shareholder in Malaysia. It is a monopoly or effective market leader in several industries which I highlighted above. Through tight fiscal and regulatory policy it dictates who the players are and very strongly influences movement. It is not merely "dipping a finger" at all.

Plus of course for nearly all of Malaysia's history we have pursued a national policy of transferring wealth from the perceived rich to the perceived poor. Exactly as dreamed of in the Manifesto.

In this regard we are quite strongly a socialist country.

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