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Re:Singapore to become first country banning ads on sugary d... by bbanyc on Sunday October 13, 2019 @04:06PM (#21242598)
Singapore is famously the country that banned chewing gum. Personal freedom has never been a priority there.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, or a good thing, it's just different. There are a number of ideas they've successfully implemented there that would never fly in other countries - ethnic housing quotas, for instance. It undoubtedly works in reducing residential segregation, but I don't know if it's worth the cost in not letting people live where they want.

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Re:Singapore to become first country banning ads on sugary d... by 9nGQluzmnq3M on Sunday October 13, 2019 @08:32PM (#21244322)
While the stated goal is indeed reducing residential segregation, it also has the suspiciously convenient side effect of ensuring that every voting district has a Chinese majority.
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Re:Singapore to become first country banning ads on sugary d... by audiometry on Sunday October 13, 2019 @11:34PM (#21245069)
The population is something like 70% Chinese. How are you going to randomly assign locations and NOT have a Chinese majority............
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Re:Singapore to become first country banning ads on sugary d... by avar on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:57PM (#21243408)
They banned the sale of chewing gum, they didn't outright ban it. You can still chew gum there and bring it into the country.

It's a useful distinction because they've really banned some other things, and they're much more serious about those.

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