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Them not killing themselves at a higher rate than left-leaning countries does little to excuse draconian drug laws, that OP had implied.
by Jerrrry 5y ago
Them not killing themselves at a higher rate than left-leaning countries does little to excuse draconian drug laws, that OP had implied.
- deltree7 5y agohttps://www.asiaone.com/health/singapore-happiest-nation-asia-un-study https://www.asiaone.com/health/singapore-happiest-nation-asi... This is classic liberal ideology, pushing an imagined ideal version from the comfort of well-protected jobs and living conditions on countries who seem to do better on their own
- mullingitover 5y agoI'm not implying a value judgment about Singapore's drug policy. Drug policy is what I'd call a Wicked Problem[1] and there's no black and white 'right' thing to do. They might execute some drug dealers and imprison a bunch of people, but on the other hand they have drastically reduced overdose deaths, which in the US' 18-45 age group have killed nearly twice as many people Covid[2]. Is that an excuse for the authoritarianism? That's not a judgment I'm making, just pointing out that there are tradeoffs. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_problem [2] https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fentanyl-overdose-death/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fentanyl-overdose-death/