Re:Make America Singapore
by carsongross on Sunday March 19, 2017 @08:58AM
(#13906794)
Well, Singapore is a bit different than the US:
It is very small, literally a city state, making any sort of administrative effort far easier.
It is ruled very severely because Lee Kuan Yew felt multiculturalism and personal freedom were at odds.
They have an average IQ almost a standard deviation higher than the US.
It seems silly to think that we could replicate what they have in any meaningful way. Something like a slightly worse British or Canadian system is probably the best we could hope for.
It is very small, literally a city state, making any sort of administrative effort far easier.
It is ruled very severely because Lee Kuan Yew felt multiculturalism and personal freedom were at odds.
They have an average IQ almost a standard deviation higher than the US.
It seems silly to think that we could replicate what they have in any meaningful way. Something like a slightly worse British or Canadian system is probably the best we could hope for.