Who’s talking cock about India and China?

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MAHATHIR TALKING COCK, PART 4

Is democracy bad for economic development? Is there such a thing as “too much” democracy? Does it slow down economic development? Mahathir (I am not a dictator) Mohamad says so.

Last week in India, he sneered at democracy as the cause of India’s growth being slower than China’s (a communist country). His people used to say that back in the 1990s too: NST group editor A Kadir Jasin wrote a Sunday column saying that democracy was not good for development, just look at China.

Here’s my very simplistic explanation of why India has been slower than China. Simplistic explanations are Mahathir’s favourite tool: the more simplistic, the more clever he sounds.

Why China is ahead of India in development

1. China started earlier — economic reforms 13 years before India.
2. They switched from a Soviet-style command economy to a free market economy. With a 13-year head start, of course they would be ahead of India (all things being equal).

But Mahathir (I am not a dictator) Mohamad did not take the trouble to tell you that. Instead he told India they had “too much” democracy, and that they should have more power at the centre and less power in the states so that they could develp faster.

What is democracy? How to organise your politics and your society. It’s not about economics.

Capitalism? The profit margin is king. Make money. Capitalism has nothing to do with politics or democracy.

Communism? How to control politics, the economy, and all of society. Politics? None. There is only one party, they run everything, including the economy. The party tells you what to do, where to go, and what to think. Party leaders, their families, their cronies and friends, and hangers-on end up owning everything. The people own the crumbs.

(That’s almost like how Malaysia does things.)

Who’s been talking cock about democracy and development?

But many people do agree there’s one “good” thing about China: they shoot corrupt people there. Do you think, maybe, Mahathir (I am not a dictator) Mohamad might just believe that’s actually a good thing?

SEE ALSO
» Part 3: How to run a very b-i-g country, by world’s greatest expert on everything: Mahathir
» Part 2: Mahathir talks cock: how to develop India
» Part 1: A desperate Mahathir talks cock about freedom

 

12 thoughts on “Who’s talking cock about India and China?”

  2. First in time, first in law. First in time first in wealth. Applicable? If not, this is definitely better than the statement from a twisted tongue!

  3. Tun wants india to be less democratic than malaysia in fields of freedom of expression.
    Tun forget to say that India has communist party.China has no democratic party(except in Hong Kong).Malaysia hates Chin Peng.

  4. Bloody “HamKarrChann” only talks Kock.
    If so clever, go back to India and see what he can do, lah.
    Pariah only clever to con the naive villagers using nationalism, religion and fear.

  5. Tun Mahathir talking rubbish. Indian has a population of reverse bell curve. lots of very poor and very rich but no middle class. That is the result of their CASTE system. The Brahmin rules and the beggers ruled. That is why they are poor. Any economy without the ability to make the transition from have not to have has no competition. Look at the way they manage the Textile industry? Still relying on protecitonism to grow the local economy and at the same time complain of no Foreign Direct Investment or rather against Foreign Direct Investment. How to grow? HOw to attract the best brains?

  6. In that case why the hell didn’t he allow the communists to contest in elections when he was in power???? A case of forked tongue talking. Whenever UMNO is threatened, democracy is not good, whenever UMNO is very strong, democracy is the way. I never trust this Mahathir guy ever since he introduced “new Malaysians” in Sabah! It irks me whenever people speak praise of Mahathir saying how he made Malaysia developed. Why? Because when Mahathir stepped down there were still people in Sabah who have no electricity, water, cellphone coverage, accessible schools and roads. Mahathir is the worst PM Malaysia ever had in my opinion. Hopefully no one else outdo him.

  8. UMNO BARU Theft List

    Hi, maybe others can add to this list n fwd to others….
    Hope this will reach the MamakKutty…most theft done during his time. He is the main root cause of our beloved country, turning to dogs eat dogs state like there be no tomorrow, and blame others. Very shameless and without moral leaders.What ever they are involve will sure turn to be a scandle without fail as their intentions are bad because interested siphoning big amount millions of tax-payer $$$$, so insist Mega project into Mega corruption. These leaders are very good in this, as in their blood and daily life.

    JASA BESAR” KERAJAAN UMNO-BN KEPADA RAKYAT MALAYSIA….UNTUK MELAYU YANG MUDAH LUPA !!

    1. PKFZ RM12bill

    2. Submarine RM500mil

    3. Sime Darby RM964mil

    4. Paya Indah Westland RM88mil

    5. Posmalaysia (transmile) RM230mil lost

    6. Eurocopter deal RM1bil waste?

    7. Terengganu Stadium Collapsed RM292mil

    8. MRR2 repair cost RM70mil

    9. Maybank Overpay for BII RM4bil

    10. Tourism -NYY kickback RM10mil

    11. 3 paintings bought by MAS—————– RM 1.5M

    12. Overpayment by Sport Ministry————- RM 8.4M

    13. London ‘s white elephant sports complex —- RM 70M

    14. MRR2 Repairs—————————— RM 70M

    15. MATRADE repairs ————————– RM 120M

    16. Cost of new plane used by PM————– RM 200M

    17. InventQ irrecoverable debt —————- RM 228M

    18. Compensation for killing crooked bridge —– RM 257M

    20. Lost in selling Augusta ——————— RM 510M

    21. Worth of AP given out in a year ———— RM 1.8B

    22. Submarines (future Muzium Negara artifacts)- RM 4.1B

    23. PSC Naval dockyard ———————— RM 6.75B

    24. The Bank Bumiputra twin scandals in the early 1980s saw US$1 billion (RM3.2 billion in 2008 ringgit)

    25. The Maminco attempt to corner the world tin market in the 1980s is believed to have cost some US$500 million. (RM1.6 billion)

    26. Betting in foreign exchange futures cost Bank Negara Malaysia RM30 billion in the 1990s.

    27. Perwaja Steel resulted in losses of US$800 million (RM2.56 billion).

    28. Use of RM10 billion public funds in the Valuecap Sdn. Bhd. operation to shore up the stock market

    29. Banking scandal of RM700 million losses in Bank Islam

    30. The sale of M.V. Agusta by Proton for one Euro making a loss of €75.99 million (RM 348 million)

    31. Wang Ehsan from oil royalty on Terengganu RM7.4 billion from 2004 – 2007

    32. For the past 10 years since Philharmonic Orchestra wasestablished, this orchestra has swallowed a total of RM500 million.Hiring a kwai-lo CEO with salary of more than RM1 M per annum !33. In Advisors Fees, Mahathir was paid RM180,000, Shahrizat AbdulJalil (women and social development affairs) RM404,726 and Abdul HamidOthman (religious) RM549,675 per annum

    34. The government has spent a total of RM3.2 billion in teaching Maths and Science in English over the past five years. Out of the amount, the government paid a whopping RM2.21 billion for the purchase of information and computer technology (ICT) equipments which it is unable to give a breakdown. Govt paid more than RM6k per notebook vs per market price of less than RM3k through some new consortiums that setup just to transact the notebook deal. There was no math & science content for the teachers and the notebooks are all with the teachers’ children now.

    35. The commission paid for purchase of jets and submarines to two private companies Perimeker Sdn Bhd and IMT Defence Sdn Bhd amounted toRM910 million.

    36. RM300 million to compensate Gerbang Perdana for the RM1.1 billion “Crooked Scenic Half-Bridge”

    37.RM1.3 billion have been wasted building the white elephantCustoms, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facilities on cancellation ofthe Malaysia-Singapore scenic bridge

    38. RM 100 million on renovation of Parliament building and leaks

    39. National Astronaut Programme – RM 40 million

    40. National Service Training Programme – yearly an estimate of RM 500 million

    41. Eye on Malaysia – RM 30 million and another RM5.7 million of free ticket

    42. RM 2.4 million on indelible ink

    43. Samy announced in September 2006 that the government paid compensation amounting to RM 38.5 billion to 20 highway companies. RM380 million windfalls for 9 toll concessionaires earned solely from the toll hike in 2008 alone.

    44. RM32 million timber export kickbacks involving companies connected to Sarawak Chief Minister and his family.
    45. Two bailouts of Malaysia Airline System RM7.9 billion. At atime when MAS incurring losses every year, RM1.55 million used to buy three paintings to decorate its chairman’s (Munir) office.
    46. Putra transport system bailout which cost RM4.486 billion.
    47. STAR-LRT bailout costing RM3.256 billion.
    48. National Sewerage System bailout costing RM192.54 million.
    49. Seremban-Port Dickson Highway bailout costing RM142 million.
    50. Kuching Prison bailout costing RM135 million.
    51. Kajian Makanan dan Gunaan Orang Islam bailout costing RM8.3 million.
    52. Le Tour de Langkawi bailout costing RM 3.5 Million.
    53. Wholesale distribution of tens of millions of shares in BursaMalaysia under guise of NEP to cronies, children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth billions of ringgits.
    54. Alienation of tens of thousands of hectares of commercial lands and forestry concessions to children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth tens of billions of ringgits.
    55. Since 1997, Petronas has handed out a staggering 30 billion ringgit in natural gas subsidies to IPPs who were making huge profits.In addition, there were much wastages and forward trading of Petronas oil in the 1990s based on the low price of oil then. Since the accounts of Petronas are for the eyes of Prime Minister only, we have absolutely no idea of the amount.
    56. RM5700 for a car jack worth RM50
    57. Government-owned vehicle consumed a tank of petrol worth RM113 within a few minutes
    58. A pole platform that cost RM990 was bought for RM30,000
    59. A thumbdrive that cost RM90 was bought for RM480
    60. A cabinet that cost RM1,500 was bought for RM13,500
    61. A flashlight that cost RM35 was bought for RM143
    62. Expenses for 1 Malaysia campaign paid to APCO?
    63. RM17 billion subsidy to IPP
    64. USD24 million diamond ring for Ro$mah — cancellation of order — how much compensation???
    65. Cattle/Cow gate by family of Sharizat RM250 million

  9. Please, the man was and still is a bit of an idiot who was not able to bring any real development to his country and his economic knowledge is abysmal to say the least. A failed car industry, a failed national air-line monopoly, a failed attempt at industrialisation and steel industry. In fact there is nothing at all that can be said in his favour. He was and is a failure as a person, a man who hides his heritage, a failed despot and a pathetic excuse for a human being who encourages racism whilst hiding behind a veneer of pseudo intellectualism and false bravado knowing that he is protected by a state apparatus which is verging on Nazism. Do not waste your time explaining anything to this moron who only writes to further his cause of trying to put his son/sons in line for premiership. He is not fit to talk about a country that is already a nuke power, with everything that the western world has when his own country is floundering and slipping backwards into a third world status because he supports ignorant lunatic fringes like Perkasa.

  10. We should be ignoring this maniac who is desperate to forestall the day of reckoning for himself and his family. In other words, respond to what he says only if someone else repeats it and stands by it.

  11. I remember one great lie which he told to the delegates at the AGM held in JB during his tenure as a PM. While trying to convince his audience about the sorrow if of malays were to lose power and be colonised, he quoted his own experience during his childhood. He told those brainless fools that when Kedah was under Siamese rule, he witnessed a case in which he saw a siamese man kicking an elderly malay man who subsequently fell from his bicycle all because for not stopping and standing at attention when the Siamese National Anthem was played. I did a search and confirmed that when the siamese left Kedah, he was not even born yet. What a blardee liar is he?

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