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Re:India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world by kopirgan on Monday June 08, 2026 @05:43AM (#48443187)
I think he's mixing up bureaucratic competence (and lack of corruption within bureaucracy and political class) with democratic consensus.

Yes, Singapore will never have a boondoggle like California or UK HSR. But the two are not comparable precisely because of all the problems that come with democracy. You just can't see them building a "bat tunnel" for $200m.

India is just a poorer version of UK/USA. China is a bigger version of Singapore. Not just that some things are worse. You can file a lawsuit and keep things on hold for 20 years. The "bulldozing" that happens is mostly local, low level stuff like some mafia or criminal thug getting punished outside of the court system often because that is exactly what the voters demand.

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Re:India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world by throwaway2037 on Monday June 08, 2026 @08:47AM (#48444682) 

    > You just can't see them building a "bat tunnel" for $200m.
Ironically, Singapore has two separate wildlife bridges: Eco-Link@BKE and Mandai Wildlife Bridge.
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