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Singapore is famously the country that banned chewing gum. Personal freedom has never been a priority there. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, or a good thing,
by bbanyc 7y ago
Singapore is famously the country that banned chewing gum. Personal freedom has never been a priority there.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing, or a good thing, it's just different. There are a number of ideas they've successfully implemented there that would never fly in other countries - ethnic housing quotas, for instance. It undoubtedly works in reducing residential segregation, but I don't know if it's worth the cost in not letting people live where they want.
- avar 7y agoThey banned the sale of chewing gum, they didn't outright ban it. You can still chew gum there and bring it into the country. It's a useful distinction because they've really banned some other things, and they're much more serious about those.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoWhile the stated goal is indeed reducing residential segregation, it also has the suspiciously convenient side effect of ensuring that every voting district has a Chinese majority.
- audiometry 7y agoThe population is something like 70% Chinese. How are you going to randomly assign locations and NOT have a Chinese majority............