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The standard reply would be - if the government controls everything and gets corrupted - it has the power to corrupt everything. This is a worry - there is no
by korantu 8y ago
The standard reply would be - if the government controls everything and gets corrupted - it has the power to corrupt everything.
This is a worry - there is no feedback loop unless government makes sure it is.
On the other hand, if current government really can't control who will be elected next, then there is less chance that current government abuses power. And having armed citizenry reduces chances of government going totalitarian.. or so they say.
- sampo 8y agoDo you think the other countries in the area are less corrupted than Singapore?
- korantu 8y agoSorry, I did not make it clear. I was talking about dynamics, IF government of Singapore for some reason in the future decides to do crazy shit - citizens will have harder time stopping it. That's all. I am not referring to situation right now, only in an unlikely future.
- echevil 8y agoPlenty of democratic countries have severely corrupted leaders or government doing crazy shit. It’s not like democracy alone can make these shit stoppable
- korantu 8y agoOur definitions of crazy shit are different :-) I am referring to large scale North Korea type shit, not the 'give government contracts to my friends' kind