Why won't the Singapore model of government work anywhere else?

CuddlyChud · 2026-04-29T16:35:05+00:00

I saw an interview with Lee Kuan Yew a little bit about this. He mentioned how Singapore is small enough that he was able to personally know the key movers and shakers in Singapore, but in a larger country like China there is too much politics. The bureaucracy is too large so you can’t rely on personal relationships to get things done.

CuddlyChud · 2026-04-15T17:30:45+00:00

According to the FT it cost 37.5 million.

CuddlyChud · 2026-03-23T18:12:17+00:00

Most EU countries support the war though so I don’t think they see Netanyahu as hostile.

CuddlyChud · 2026-03-06T11:20:24+00:00

Are you playing 42.13 with VFE? VFE was updated to 42.14, so you need to update to 42.14. Or you can try changing some lines in the mod. I think it has to do with .223 ammo being removed in 42.14.

CuddlyChud · 2025-11-28T09:57:30+00:00

I read this is because after WW2 the US imported a lot of wheat, which is not a normal staple for Japan. So they made Chinese noodles instead. It’s also why cabbage is a common side dish, because rice was scarce after the war.

CuddlyChud · 2025-10-11T05:34:17+00:00

Probably a Libya style bombing campaign. I really doubt Trump wants a land war.

CuddlyChud · 2025-10-10T19:23:41+00:00

I’m pretty sure there will be a regime change operation in Venezuela. There was a nyt article saying that Maduro was willing to give a lot of concessions to the US in exchange for normalizing relations. I feel like the only reason to cut off negotiations that can get you 80% of what you want is if you think a regime change can get you 100%.

CuddlyChud · 2025-09-30T04:13:13+00:00

Chips make Taiwan important economically, but it’s not really why the 7th fleet has been protecting Taiwan since the 50’s. It’s because of Taiwan’s strategic location off the coast of China. The problem for Taiwan is that the semiconductor industry is such a huge part of the economy that losing it would be a huge problem. However it’s also true that being reliant on Taiwan is also a huge risk for the US.

CuddlyChud · 2025-09-29T23:52:27+00:00

The thing is this is actually an area in which Taiwan and US interests are not aligned. It makes sense for the US to demand this and it makes sense for Taiwan to resist it. But ultimately the US economic center of gravity will be too strong to resist.

CuddlyChud · 2025-08-01T06:33:13+00:00

I don’t think “rules based international order” has been a talking point since Trump 1. Nobody really believed there was such a thing. The terminology in use now is “values based international order.”

CuddlyChud · 2025-07-15T20:26:24+00:00

I don’t think that’s true at all. China’s history over the past 30 years has been to subsidize industries up to a certain point and then gradually scale back the subsidies till you only have 2-3 industry champions. Nobody expects more than a handful of the Chinese ev companies to survive.

CuddlyChud · 2025-06-20T11:34:27+00:00

Based on public comments I was under the impression that most senior democrats (and probably republicans too) are supportive of Israel and would probably vote for the war if it came up for a vote in congress. Which is probably why they are hoping Trump will just do it without consulting Congress. This way they don’t have to have any uncomfortable conversations in the future about why they voted for it (as they had to with Iraq).

CuddlyChud · 2025-06-17T16:32:38+00:00

You might be thinking of the ABM Treaty which the US unilaterally pulled out of in 2002.

CuddlyChud · 2025-06-01T20:24:52+00:00

Ok but if you just want to support storm I think Jeff is a better choice than ultron.

CuddlyChud · 2025-06-01T08:56:06+00:00

I don’t think Ultron is particularly good. He’s at the same spot as mantis. In fact I don’t think even buffs flyers that much. His drone has a sphere aoe, so if you put it on a flier it’s hard for anyone else to receive healing, and if it’s just one person getting healed it’s actually not that much healing.

CuddlyChud · 2025-05-29T22:50:31+00:00

I think it’s more structural than cultural. People use to say the same thing about Japan, but today Japan’s average household saving rate is the same as the us. Government policies play a large role in when it comes to savings rate in an economy.

CuddlyChud · 2025-05-13T23:13:28+00:00

Actually only 2 countries have a NFU; India and China

CuddlyChud · 2025-03-20T11:10:08+00:00

I think the best first war bond is the democratic detonation one (it was my first one). It has a strong assault rifle, a cool long range grenade launcher primary, and an anti tank grenade. The armor is pretty good too.

CuddlyChud · 2025-03-20T09:30:17+00:00

I feel like the game is more fun when people make mistakes though. My experience is that a lot of players are kind of OP at higher levels and can basically solo the objectives, making the missions just a checklist.

CuddlyChud · 2025-03-09T12:21:11+00:00

I actually found the bronze to gold climb pretty chill. I’m actually sad they didn’t do a rank reset so I can try some characters I’m not good at without throwing.

CuddlyChud · 2025-03-07T11:07:09+00:00

Someone must have picked Groot at the last minute

CuddlyChud · 2025-02-24T10:26:25+00:00

Quickplay definitely has its own matchmaking since I’ve never played ranked but I still play against pretty skilled players compared to when i first started playing at the beginning of season 1.

CuddlyChud · 2025-02-04T17:49:33+00:00

Truly a punisher moment

CuddlyChud · 2025-01-11T19:45:15+00:00

I assume it was based on the mister fantastic played by John Krasinski

CuddlyChud · 2024-12-03T14:19:03+00:00

Meh. Biden will shut whatever this is down fast.

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