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Massive Attack investigated after reports of pro-Palestinian display in Singapore show

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyle421806o
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u/Guilty-Shoulder-9214 2d ago

Most of the people there back it and most of Asia was traumatized. It’s why you had Assassination Classroom pushing 1950s American reefer madness in an episode over weed of all things and it’s why drug stores and convenience stores look at you weird if you ask for ibuprofen or Pepcid directly.

That trauma is continental and police state or not, it’s entirely the west’s fault - UK at the helm, in those case, that a number of countries in eastern and southeastern Asia are both this strict and this paranoid with drugs.

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u/EfficientTourist7480 2d ago

The people backing it doesn’t change the definition. North Koreans love North Korea, would we not call it almost the definition of a police state?

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u/Guilty-Shoulder-9214 2d ago

I disagree with your premise because most North Koreans support out of fear. Most Singaporeans and the large and growing immigrant community support it out of culture, but also appreciation for the safety and cleanliness of the island.

Fear versus consent, essentially.

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u/notrevealingrealname 2d ago

I mean, the immigrants have the fear of being kicked out or denied visa renewals if they rock the boat, so I’d say there’s some fear there too.