> Not allowing people to do what they want (provided that it doesn't physically hurt anyone) is a suppression of freedom and culture. One of the most wonderful

> Not allowing people to do what they want (provided that it doesn't physically hurt anyone) is a suppression of freedom and culture. One of the most wonderful things about south east Asia are the people selling random things on the sidewalk. I don't think it makes sense to treat the various countries in Southeast Asia, which differ on some fundamental values, as a whole. The social contract for most Singapore residents supposedly trade individual freedoms for physical and economic safety.