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Bullshit. Singapore's radical drug policy is also working extremely well. Why hasn't the world copied it? And to be fair, Singapore's drug policy has been wo

Bullshit. Singapore's radical drug policy is also working extremely well. Why hasn't the world copied it? And to be fair, Singapore's drug policy has been working for a lot longer than Portugal's experiment.

Marazan 9y ago
One involves killing people and the other doesn't?
- yznovyak 9y ago
  You can argue that heroin kills more people in one year than the government ever did.
  - Marazan 9y ago
    Well, then there's the issue that Singapore's approach doesn't actually stop drug abuse in Singapore.
    - yznovyak 9y ago
      Care to provide any source for your claim? Here's mine: http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/drug-use/by-country/ http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/drug-use/b... Singapore has 0.18 drug related deaths per 100k population. With a population of ~5.6 million people this means 10 deaths per year for whole country. In comparison Portugal has 3x higher drug related death rate. Regarding executions you can check wikipedia: > However, since the 2010s, execution has become far less common, with some years having no executions at all.
      - herbst 9y ago
        Clean water tests would be a better example for your point. Or something to that degree. Less death rate could just mean other preferred drugs or even just cleaner ones.
      - thriftwy 9y ago
        Wow, this chart is awesome! It displays that, the worse life is climate-wise, the more drug abuse there is. Especially pronounced in Europe. As you go more inland and more to the north, drug deaths increase. Is it a coincidence? Don't think so. This way, Singapore was never in any danger, it's warm and coastal. And not in sub-Sakhara. Neither was Portugal, come to think of it! Thus it's a stretch to promote their solutions worldwide.
        ionised 9y ago
        > It displays that, the worse life is climate-wide, the more drug abuse there is. How did you get that from that chart? It clearly shows South Africa and Australia as having high drug-related deaths and they are as south as you can get. A more accurate observation would be that developed countries with a heavy emphasis on individualism and a lack of communal culture experience the highest drug-related deaths.
        thriftwy 9y ago
        Australia does have pretty peculiar climate, doesn't it?
  - dvdcxn 9y ago
    One involves allowing the personal freedom to kill yourself. The other makes the decision for you.
alkonaut 9y ago
And in russia banning gay marriage didn't just stop gay marriage, there aren't even any gays! 100% success rate obviously.

Marazan 9y ago

One involves killing people and the other doesn't?

yznovyak 9y ago
You can argue that heroin kills more people in one year than the government ever did.
- Marazan 9y ago
  Well, then there's the issue that Singapore's approach doesn't actually stop drug abuse in Singapore.
  - yznovyak 9y ago
    Care to provide any source for your claim? Here's mine: http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/drug-use/by-country/ http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/drug-use/b... Singapore has 0.18 drug related deaths per 100k population. With a population of ~5.6 million people this means 10 deaths per year for whole country. In comparison Portugal has 3x higher drug related death rate. Regarding executions you can check wikipedia: > However, since the 2010s, execution has become far less common, with some years having no executions at all.
    - herbst 9y ago
      Clean water tests would be a better example for your point. Or something to that degree. Less death rate could just mean other preferred drugs or even just cleaner ones.
    - thriftwy 9y ago
      Wow, this chart is awesome! It displays that, the worse life is climate-wise, the more drug abuse there is. Especially pronounced in Europe. As you go more inland and more to the north, drug deaths increase. Is it a coincidence? Don't think so. This way, Singapore was never in any danger, it's warm and coastal. And not in sub-Sakhara. Neither was Portugal, come to think of it! Thus it's a stretch to promote their solutions worldwide.
      - ionised 9y ago
        > It displays that, the worse life is climate-wide, the more drug abuse there is. How did you get that from that chart? It clearly shows South Africa and Australia as having high drug-related deaths and they are as south as you can get. A more accurate observation would be that developed countries with a heavy emphasis on individualism and a lack of communal culture experience the highest drug-related deaths.
        thriftwy 9y ago
        Australia does have pretty peculiar climate, doesn't it?
- dvdcxn 9y ago
  One involves allowing the personal freedom to kill yourself. The other makes the decision for you.

alkonaut 9y ago

And in russia banning gay marriage didn't just stop gay marriage, there aren't even any gays! 100% success rate obviously.