It is interesting to me how on HN there seems to be a disproportionate number (say relative to the general population) of Singapore fans. They pop up randomly and often. Say something negative about Singapore, sure enough, they'll chime in.
It is very strange. I don't care much for Singapore and don't usually think about it outside of HN. Much like I don't think about Peru or Qatar or Sweden. But the subject does come up on HN and sure enough there is a long series of arguments pro and against Singapore's political, economic and social setup.
Ok so they have canning, that's brutal, they don't mind executing people, but so do we in US apparently. The defense usually praises its economy and laws.
Now in this case with banning news related to homosexuality, I wonder how will the "enlightened" Westerners going to defend it, while also keeping up with the appearance of being modern libertarians. I tried playing devil's advocate and a plausible argument, but I couldn't. I thought of using religion as context (like say "it offends the religious sensitivities of the majority"), but it seems Singapore is a hodge podge when it comes to that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Singapore.
Anyway just pointing out the (meta?) topic of Singapore is an an interesting phenomenon here. Still not sure why. Is it just me that noticed it?
It is very strange. I don't care much for Singapore and don't usually think about it outside of HN. Much like I don't think about Peru or Qatar or Sweden. But the subject does come up on HN and sure enough there is a long series of arguments pro and against Singapore's political, economic and social setup.
Ok so they have canning, that's brutal, they don't mind executing people, but so do we in US apparently. The defense usually praises its economy and laws.
Now in this case with banning news related to homosexuality, I wonder how will the "enlightened" Westerners going to defend it, while also keeping up with the appearance of being modern libertarians. I tried playing devil's advocate and a plausible argument, but I couldn't. I thought of using religion as context (like say "it offends the religious sensitivities of the majority"), but it seems Singapore is a hodge podge when it comes to that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Singapore.
Anyway just pointing out the (meta?) topic of Singapore is an an interesting phenomenon here. Still not sure why. Is it just me that noticed it?