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As someone who comes from a third-world country (Nigeria), I’ll trade some liberty for safety, a stable society, and prosperous economy at any time. But I gues
by boeingUH60 3y ago
As someone who comes from a third-world country (Nigeria), I’ll trade some liberty for safety, a stable society, and prosperous economy at any time.
But I guess it’s different for Westerners that already have a lot of liberties and material success to begin with.
- realusername 3y agoOn the other hand, Singapore is the only developed dictatorship in the world so while this trade could work, it's much more likely to fail. Usually, dictatorships go in hand with poor prosperity.
- catlover76 3y agoWould you consider the Gulf Arab countries to exist along the same spectrum as Singapore, but "further down" in terms of oppressiveness?
- realusername 3y agoI would not consider them developed and I honestly doubt they will ever be, they are not going in this direction that's for sure.
- catlover76 3y agoI was asking because they are other dictatorships with high prosperity; even more prosperous, I think, but worse places to live overall. Not to mention that their prosperity is not sustainable, but that's kind of ancillary.