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There's nothing about Singapore that is rich. Economically, culturally, religiously, there's literally no reason for Singapore to even exist.
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SweetKarma posted:There's nothing about Singapore that is rich. Economically, culturally, religiously, there's literally no reason for Singapore to even exist. Nope. It does suck though. Higher GDP than Japan, mostly competitive with western stats. It's all bullshit though, but for a SEA nation it's rich. Tiny, rich and boring.
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Jul 2, 2015 06:36
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LegoPirateNinja posted:venice is an open sewer It's actually worse than that. Base price + 20% duty + registration (which is 100-180% depending on price) + the license to own the thing, which they auction off like taxi medallions for more than the cost of the car. A cheap compact ends up costing $100,000.
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Jul 2, 2015 06:38
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The Japs could take two tanks and a couple helicopters into Singapore and they'd have the entire loving country in a day. The only reason they don't is because we say they don't.
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Jul 2, 2015 06:40
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I was born there in mount Elizabeth hospital. Singapore is the future of all capitalist countries.
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Jul 2, 2015 06:44
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Singapore is a bizarre enclave state comparable to North Korea, though obviously more successful. The political process is broken completely. Cultural expression not approved by the authorities is firmly punished. It is illegal to be gay. Minorities are exploited and abused. The press is not free in any sense of the word. It's a fun place to spend a weekend on the end of an Australia/SE Asia if you're white or the right kind of asian but I think it'd be oppressive to spend any larger amount of time there.
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Jul 2, 2015 06:46
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Why would anyone go to singapore "for the weekend"? At best it's a layover flight to Australia or China. Nobody actually goes there for fun.
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Jul 2, 2015 06:49
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As a percentage, how many former LF shitposters are either sex tourists or pedophiles now
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Jul 2, 2015 06:50
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SweetKarma posted:Why would anyone go to singapore "for the weekend"? At best it's a layover flight to Australia or China. Nobody actually goes there for fun.
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Jul 2, 2015 06:52
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like I feel like we're well over 50% by now, is it because LF turned normal folks into sweaty molestors or because that was the kind of people naturally attracted to ironic maoism
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Jul 2, 2015 06:53
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Al Cowens posted:I'd go for the food. And you'd be right. Two days - eat all the laksa, curries and seafood and get the gently caress out.
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Jul 2, 2015 06:54
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Nobody books a ticket for another country just for the food. Unless you're rich and feel like tasting food in another country makes you "cultured".
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Jul 2, 2015 06:57
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If you're living in the area it's actually pretty cheap. I forget how much Singapore was, but if you base yourself in Manila or Bangkok you can get to Malaysia/etc. for like $60, or at least you could 5 years ago.
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Jul 2, 2015 07:02
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SweetKarma posted:Nobody books a ticket for another country just for the food. Unless you're rich and feel like tasting food in another country makes you "cultured". there are places where countries are close together, especially for literal city-states like singapore
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Jul 2, 2015 07:04
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What do you mean exactly? Somebody books a flight to Singapore just go to Malaysia?
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Jul 2, 2015 07:06
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It all sounds very fascist to me.
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Jul 2, 2015 07:22
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Why would anyone go to Singapore when there's better food, drugs, and nature in like any other SE Asian country Edit: and way cheaper
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Jul 2, 2015 07:40
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TacticalUrbanHomo posted:lol at these people that think a serf underclass isn't cool you know what would be really even cooler? a surf underclass
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Jul 2, 2015 07:46
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It's not fascism if it doesn't have revolutionary palingenetic ultranationalism and weird youth/hero worship with heavy homoerotic undertones. Beating people for chewing gum is just plain old authoritarianism.
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Jul 2, 2015 07:53
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every time you get done eating somewhere like a literally 100 year old woman comes out and starts cleaning up in agony and it's incredibly sad, those poor aunties and uncles
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Jul 2, 2015 07:56
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FreudianSlippers posted:It's not fascism if it doesn't have revolutionary palingenetic ultranationalism and weird youth/hero worship with heavy homoerotic undertones. yes but it's authoritarian capitalism that's the best kind
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Jul 2, 2015 08:02
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FreudianSlippers posted:It's not fascism if it doesn't have revolutionary palingenetic ultranationalism and weird youth/hero worship with heavy homoerotic undertones. In short its boring as all gently caress. Its a mean spirited version of demolition man society.
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Jul 2, 2015 08:45
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:are you somehow using the old stylesheet??? i have no idea why but that is how SA looks here anyway it was nice but we're def ready to dip after five days. museums were cool (both history and art ones,) architecture was pretty entertaining, food was good. marina bay garden was awesome now i will go sit on the beach for a month while my wife does a yoga certification  never forget the major caterpillar attacks of the 70s baw fucked around with this message at 10:54 on Jul 2, 2015 |
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Jul 2, 2015 10:51
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Probably because Scandinavian style social democracy is superior to gook authoritarianism OP
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Jul 2, 2015 14:15
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Frostwerks posted:you know what would be really even cooler? a surf underclass as long as they tend their crops they can do whatever they want in their free time
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Jul 2, 2015 14:27
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i'm michael fay
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Jul 2, 2015 14:27
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singapore seems like the sort of society i would build in tropico do they randomly disappear underperforming teamsters and construction workers for fun/as an example to the rest?
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Jul 2, 2015 15:00
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Beef Turret posted:Probably because Scandinavian style social democracy is superior to gook authoritarianism OP it'd be interesting to look at their relative prosperity with metrics (life satisfaction, infant mortality rate, poo poo like that) instead of just ranking by ideological purity - both places are obviously quite prosperous but I don't believe you have a good reason to believe that one is better in practice than the other besides that you want it to be true
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Jul 2, 2015 16:01
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Pretty sure that the Scandinavian underclass is less hosed than that of Singapore which is the only metric that matters.
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Jul 2, 2015 16:27
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nah happiness in aggregate matters more, if you could torture one guy indefinitely and somehow it solves world hunger and prevents malaria worldwide, you should do it
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Jul 2, 2015 16:29
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You seem like just the guy for the job.
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Jul 2, 2015 17:11
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:nah happiness in aggregate matters more, if you could torture one guy indefinitely and somehow it solves world hunger and prevents malaria worldwide, you should do it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_Omelas
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Jul 2, 2015 21:09
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yep exactly what I was thinking of - cool story
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Jul 2, 2015 21:16
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I got drunk there a couple of times and had some bomb rear end Indian food anyways thats my story thanks for reading Also I puked in the streets with no repercussions.
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Jul 2, 2015 21:19
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:yep exactly what I was thinking of - cool story 
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Jul 2, 2015 21:19
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I had a 12 hour layover there on the way to New Zealand and yeah it was boooring as poo poo. The Sky Garden was nice but the highlight was probably the butterfly garden at the airport.
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Jul 2, 2015 21:36
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:nah happiness in aggregate matters more, if you could torture one guy indefinitely and somehow it solves world hunger and prevents malaria worldwide, you should do it It makes me incredibly pleased that it's not possible
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Jul 2, 2015 21:37
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all their networking companies are super bad and they have no problems with loving up bgp routes 3-5 times a week yoloin it up stackin paper from all those bay companies what need asian presences
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Jul 2, 2015 21:41
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Sekenr posted:It makes me incredibly pleased that it's not possible The point is to craft an example where it's obviously the right thing to do, in order to make it clear that there are situations where one should compromise the happiness of the worst off person for the greater good. It, in essence, proves that there needs to be a discussion in order to figure out when one is in that situation, rather than blithely stating "it's never okay" and feeling satisfied.
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:The point is to craft an example where it's obviously the right thing to do, in order to make it clear that there are situations where one should compromise the happiness of the worst off person for the greater good. It, in essence, proves that there needs to be a discussion in order to figure out when one is in that situation, rather than blithely stating "it's never okay" and feeling satisfied. The whole point of humanity is that we are a part of it I e - not 100 % individualistic like spiders for example. What if an innocent and good person has to be the martyr for the good of the rest? We throw one of our own to torture pit instead of protecting him
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