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One point he says is that if a citizen doesn't like the authoritarian government they can move easily because Singapore is small. 1.Moving to another location
by themitigating 5y ago
One point he says is that if a citizen doesn't like the authoritarian government they can move easily because Singapore is small.
1.Moving to another location could make you leave friends and family
2.There is a cost associated with moving to another country i.e moving company, new home
3. You may not be able to keep your job
Leaving Mexico(mentioned in the article) might be more difficult but the extra cost of airfare is the least of the issues.
I don't think the counter to arguments about a authoritarian government should be "you can leave" (paraphrasing)
- noduerme 5y agoThis is a really good point. In ancient Greece, when the known world (to Greeks) was a balkanized set of city-states, exile was often the preferred method of dealing with malcontents. But in a world of city-states, each state is also at war with each other, which makes adopting the other state's exiles a strategic win. When there's no set law of international conduct, individuals suffer as a result. When domestic policy becomes to punish individuals by physically removing them from their family and livelihood, it creates what we call in larger nations a refugee crisis. If the whole world were to operate along the lines of city-states, there would be no justice or safe harbor for anyone, anywhere, who expressed an anti-authoritarian viewpoint. Singapore should not be looked at as a leading example, but rather a leading warning indicator of what can happen if the Deng Xiaoping / LKY model of authoritarian prosperity ever gains the upper hand on the future.