Thread: I was thinking
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Old 03-30-2015, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by finnbow View Post
I generally agree with your premise, but Singapore is a definite exception, though more of a city-state than a country. It has shown a great ability for people of Malay, Indian and Chinese ancestry to peacefully coexist in a very diverse, successful, and safe country. Their leader, the visionary Lee Kuan Yew, just died last week.

A variation on your question is the question of which country in the world would conservatives look to as a model of conservative governance. However, I don't think American conservatives think like that with all their exceptionalism silliness.
woo... talk about coincidental... I had just spent a half hour learning about Singapore and it's new (son) leader totally unrelated to this thread.

Twilight zoneish.
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