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Define backwards? Singapore has the death penalty. Taiwan has the death penalty. Singapore is probably the most advanced economy in the world. one of Taiwan's
by plaguuuuuu 11y ago
Define backwards?
Singapore has the death penalty. Taiwan has the death penalty. Singapore is probably the most advanced economy in the world. one of Taiwan's main exports is computer engineering R&D for most of the hardware in your PC (as the hardware itself is now manufactured and assembled in China)
Taiwan has nationalised health care - score 1 for Taiwan over the US.
I consider any country implementing the death penalty to be a cultural backwater. Many parts of the US are basically the definition of a cultural backwater anyway.
- jamez1 11y agoTechnology/Economy has nothing to do with how backwards/progressive a country is.
- tsotha 11y agoNot everyone agrees on what constitutes progress.
- rhizome 11y agoI'm sure there are some critiques that can be raised as to methodology, but just as a point of conversation you may be interested in the World Happiness Report, on which none of those countries rate higher than the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report