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I'm somewhat surprised to see Singapore mentioned as a paragon of social equality. This is a rich country where maids are treated like slaves (locked in apartm
by jpatokal 9y ago
I'm somewhat surprised to see Singapore mentioned as a paragon of social equality. This is a rich country where maids are treated like slaves (locked in apartment and on call 24/7/365, sleep on the kitchen floor etc) and many elderly have no pensions at all, and are forced to work in menial jobs like cleaning bathrooms until they die.
It does show how bad things in the US have gotten though...
- dopamean 9y agoI didn't get "paragon of social equality" from what he said at all.
- twic 9y agoI asked her about income inequality, for there it's quite extreme. She says it's not that bad because people there have a reasonable standard of living I think the point is not that Singapore is a paragon of equality, but rather that its rulers have had the sense to provide adequate comfort for their subjects, rather than trying to take absolutely everything.
- ajdlinux 9y agoSingapore isn't a paragon of social equality, not at all. However, in spite of that, the PAP has done a very good job of ensuring there's just enough by way of public services and subsidies to keep enough people happy that the government continues to command the people's respect and the opposition will never quite have enough fuel to build a viable political movement. ...and it's still better in many ways than large parts of the US.