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You're comparing apples and oranges. What works on the micro political level (Singapore) doesn't necessarily work at the macro political level (Canada). This is
by ipnon 6y ago
You're comparing apples and oranges. What works on the micro political level (Singapore) doesn't necessarily work at the macro political level (Canada). This is also why I can vote for Republicans in the state government and Democrats in the federal government and still sleep soundly every night.
That being said the court case in question is draconian.
- gamegoblin 6y agoFWIW the population of Canada is only 6x Singapore, so definitely bigger but not irreconcilably larger. I think one of the bigger things that makes Singapore so much easier to govern with consensus is the density. It's 5.7 million people packed onto a 30x20km island. There isn't much in the way of urban/rural divide or of different federal-level divisions having competing resource concerns, etc.
- leadingthenet 6y agoMaybe city states aren’t that bad of an idea, after all.