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		rayiner 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Captain Gains” on Capitol Hill Singapore was a poor, backward c country within my parents’ lifetime. Harsh punishments is a tool they use to change the culture to make it more amenable to development.

throwaway2037 4 months ago [–]

Why didn't Taiwan and Korea need the same to become highly developed democratic nations?

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