Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his country has applied to join the BRICS group of emerging economies. He is seeking support for the bid from Russia, the current chair of the organization.
  • helmet91@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    What could be the best possible way for Malaysia to commemorate the tragic event of MH17 on its 10th anniversary? Joining the terrorists who shot it down, right?

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      4 months ago

      The Chinese Malaysians are taking the country more towards China as they are both the biggest neighbor and economy in the area. China also shows constant aggression and Malaysia is doing the weak sycophant move of siding with the bully to protect yourself. Malaysia doesn’t care if their neighbors get eaten and taken over - they just want to be their own country.

      It’s the tragedy of authoritarianism: to not be a target, the party makes others the target - not realizing they are also a target for a later date.