gamex79

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   by gamex79 3y ago

   Don't get me wrong. Democracy is a total joke in Singapore. That's why I left. My dad has never voted in his life because there aren't enough opposition candidates. The police actively harrasses members of the opposition (I h
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   by gamex79 3y ago

   > Yew would have been thrown out of office in a week and some "coup" would have been organized if some big foreign power has special interests in the area and wanted him gone. There was significant interest from foreign powers
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   by gamex79 3y ago

   Any Americans here retired to Malta? It came up on some lists of best places in the world to retire. Would love to hear your experience.
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   by gamex79 3y ago

   I've reflected on this a lot over time. My conclusion is that it would be pointless. That would be akin to companies like Google and Walmart looking to a wildly successful mom and pop shop for business advice.
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   by gamex79 3y ago

   Not separate at all. You are right that he did weep.
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   by gamex79 3y ago

   Singaporean here. What would you say is the point? My own tldr is that we severely lacked in a number of areas:land mass, natural resources, a defensible position, a meaningful economy. Geography was pretty much the only thing we had going
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   by gamex79 3y ago

   Singaporean here. This is a technicality but we didn't voluntarily split from Malaysia, we got thrown out.