BBC News - Viewpoint: Does Singapore deserve its 'miserable' tag?
I've always quite liked my short stays in Singapore, although the last one was maybe 8 or so years ago now (I think.)
I am told by someone who was holidaying there recently, though, that it really has become expensive.
The interesting thing is that, as far as I can gather (since I don't bother reading that much about American libertarians) Singapore has developed a bit of a fan club amongst at least a subset of those of that political persuasion. Certainly, I think the country has a reputation for a self sufficiency of its people.
According to the article though, that self sufficiency seems to have progressed into lack of empathy with strangers. If it is a society that does reflect libertarianism, I am not exactly surprised.
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