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This is a very culturally biased statement. Our current western culture is very 'progressive' (in the ideological sense), and we generally view such an approach
by valvar 10y ago
This is a very culturally biased statement. Our current western culture is very 'progressive' (in the ideological sense), and we generally view such an approach as a sign of 'lagging behind'. If you ask a Singaporean, though, their priors are likely to be different and they may disagree - and probably not because they have failed to comprehend or 'catch up with' our western mindset and its underpinnings. I don't generally consider myself a relativist, but I find this sort of approach to these issues to be overly simplistic.
- hellofunk 10y agoIn rereading my comment, you are right that my wording is a bit unfair. But my general feeling is that human civilization generally does make progress in ways beyond the economic, and most societies grow in a balance way across the spectrum, while Singapore has leapt dramatically in one way while not changing in another, and this has created (in my opinion) some contradictions within its society, not the least of which is lack of free speech. It may seem trivial on the surface that someone can't boldly criticize a government policy, but this has effects that go much deeper than the actual "problem" such a policy tries to address.