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> It is a conscious decision if the government rather than a consequence of being a city-state. Sometimes, drastic solutions like these are needed. Singapore s

• jeswin 3y ago
  > Sometimes, drastic solutions like these are needed. Singapore strikes a good balance between freedom and responsibility IMHO. Some of them make sense. But executing people for drug crimes can be called barbarism.
• gottorf 3y ago
  > Singapore strikes a good balance between freedom and responsibility IMHO. Singapore is a one-party state, probably as close to a perfect implementation of a benevolent dictatorship as there ever could be. It's a great place to live if you don't care about political freedoms and aren't a dissident of any kind. It's only had three prime ministers since self-governance began in 1959 (64 years ago), and the third and current prime minister, who has been in office for nearly 20 years, is the eldest son of the first prime minister, who was in office for over 30 years. The same party, the People's Action Party, has had over three-quarters of the seats in parliament throughout the country's whole history. There are many things to be admired about Singapore, a "good balance between freedom and responsibility" is not one of them. And endemic to all governments of this type, it remains to be seen whether it can be maintained for another few generations of Singaporeans. https://freedomhouse.org/country/singapore/freedom-world/2023 https://freedomhouse.org/country/singapore/freedom-world/202...
  • karmakurtisaani 3y ago
    Just to add to you comment, the fundamental problem with a benevolent dictatorship is that it stays a dictatorship even after the benevolent part ends.