The pendulum has already swung back somewhat: Since the &#x27;00s, the ruling party has been quietly ramping up the social safety net (various subsidy programs for the low-income), implemented universal healthcare to an extent (keeping health insurance costs low), and focused a lot on aiding older unemployed citizens (wage subsidies, retraining, upgrading). Government departments focus more on &quot;customer service&quot; and have a &quot;no wrong door&quot; policy.<p>It&#x27;s been a gradual moderation since the &#x27;90s and before, when things were more uptight and anti-welfare-state. I remember the &quot;OB markers&quot;, stuff that was out-of-bounds for public discussion - much of those have been eroded by blogs, forums &amp; social media. So, not Marxism, just a shift away from pure capitalism and authoritarianism.