| Singapore has fallen on it's feet, largely due as you say, to being ruled by a moderately benevolent dictator. Their only other choice would have been an entirely corrupt dictator.
Most people who whine about Singapore's repressive Government don't really stop to think about what great progress they have made. I know of no other county who has lifted the social and economic standing of it's poorer population as much and as quickly as Singapore. This is made all the more amazing when you consider that it is only an island of 690 square miles with no real natural resources other than it's population. |