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vpoko
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Re: So?

said by SamsungSucks See Profile :

What about suppressing the ones that oppose and criticize The Party? The puppet Malay president, etc.
The word for that is authoritarian. It's not necessarily communistic (though the communists in power were/are very guilty of it). Communism is a fiscal system that involves government ownership of all industry. Singapore is capitalistic but authortarian.
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letsclarify

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 Actully, Singapore is not communist nor is it ruled by communists. In fact it has been strongly anti-communist and pro-western since independence, especially under Lee Kuan Yew.

And yes Singapore is somewhat of an authoritarian state, but that is not the problem. The problem is that it is a nanny state. You can't even speed without your car making all sorts of noise letting you know you are breaking the law.

*sigh*
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