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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like it would teach them to fear and blindly trust authority. Which I'm sure sounds fine to them.

[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's definitely one way of viewing it. I'm definitely anti-authoritarian, but the city-state has the right to agree upon a strict set of rules and standards of behavior and to hold people accountable to uphold peace and order. It's a trade-off for a life in a much more stable country compared to the US where there is always a risk of people infringing on public peace. Ranging from simple things like littering, obnoxiously loud music in public, to something more dramatic like robbery, or even getting caught in a mass shooting because some depressed guy in his early 20s bought a gun from walmart. Say what you will about their government structure but none of these things mentioned are an issue in Singapore.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The states are a pretty low bar

[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are drastically different places, that's why I compared them

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I guess, but I'm quite happy to not be living in either.