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[–] Burn_The_Right 120 points 11 months ago

What a fucking grotesque conservatopia.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 39 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yeah another reason why my next vacation in Asia won't be there.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Singapore's success is partly due to the absence of minimum wages and also the use of migrant workers like Qatar. Take that away....

[–] SuddenDownpour 7 points 11 months ago

...But mostly due to their extremely privileged position at the strait. That's probably even more valuable than having oil.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Something tells me the rich people in singapore have no problem getting drugs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

You don't have to be rich lol I lived there for a few years and it was pretty easy to get Molly/k/weed.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (3 children)

This incredibly inhumane. What horrible and despicable people leading this crusade. I really don't understand how a bunch of them can proceed with this barbarity and continue lifting their heads proudly.

History will forever condemn them for this.

[–] mojofrododojo 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I imagine they'd cite their society's success with stringent laws.

I don't agree with them, mind, I'm a pot smoker, I don't travel for pleasure to countries that criminalize people like me. But I have been to Singapore for work. It's an amazing multicultural society with fantastic food. In order to get these groups to co-exist politely, you can't say things about religions, they prohibit Charlie Hebdo, for example.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/red-lines-book-cartoons-banned-offensive-religions-imda-charlie-hebdo-2283596#:~:text=Under%20the%20UPA%2C%20anyone%20convicted,denigrate%20religions%20and%20religious%20figures.

Considering the tiny land area and enormous population density, strict and often, what people in the west would consider anti-free-speech policies are probably the only way to make things work.

I don't begrudge them their policies but won't support their economy with my business. I feel for anyone living there, but can't control where people are born. Being born in a rich, educated, and vibrantly multi-cultural country like Sinagpore is probably an enormous leg-up compared to many other countries, in terms of QOL.

Not trying to change any opinions, just offering some nuance.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

What a disgrace Singapore is.

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