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>Criminalization of drugs enables corruption on a massive scale. I do wonder how much the world would change if there were and end to drug prohibition. Singapo
by ReptileMan 6y ago
>Criminalization of drugs enables corruption on a massive scale. I do wonder how much the world would change if there were and end to drug prohibition.
Singapore have gone to the extreme other end and seems to be doing fine. It's not the prohibition, but the way it is enforced.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoSingapore is a highly educated tiny island and its parameters are different than pretty much every other country.
- Google234 6y agoMost developed countries are now highly educated.
- ttul 6y agoSingapore thrives by being a semi-democratic state. A benevolent strong man prevents rival parties from gaining a foothold by carefully tending to the needs of each of the major ethnic groups (Malays, Chinese, and South Indians). It’s not a true democracy, but it has to be the nicest non-democracy in the world.
- edgyquant 6y agoI don't want my country to have public beatings like Singapore