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Re:Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore by blindspot557 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @06:21PM (#24387316)
Lol. I think you should give US more time to fail? (I guess). It's only 260 so years. That's too short if you place it into human history.
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Re:Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore by mensetmanusman on Saturday September 05, 2020 @11:21PM (#24388704)
It’s actually one of the oldest continuing governments :)

Current China is only ~70 years old for example. They have gone to great extents to erase their history, so they know they are young :)

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Re:Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore by leafboi on Sunday September 06, 2020 @12:29PM (#24392473)
:)

Roman empire failed after 1500 years.

Portuguese Empire failed after 584 years.

Khmer empire failed 630 years.

Kush Empire failed after 1420 years.

Silla Empire failed after 980 years

Holy Roman empire failed after 838 years

Kanem Empire failed after 676 years.

Chinese empire failed after 2000 years.

I asked my friend what's the connection between all these Civilizations? He told me "Empire."

What a stupid answer.

The connection is "failure." You know what hasn't failed! The United States of America that's what!

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Re:Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore by mensetmanusman on Sunday September 06, 2020 @10:27PM (#24396177)
None of them had the internet to keep them together.

I’m sure ycombinator will help the united states never fail.

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Re:Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore by dragonelite on Monday September 07, 2020 @03:26AM (#24397352)
Kind this if you don't count the civil war as a reset point, one might as well not count civil wars/dynastic changes in ancient civilizations.
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