With all the perceived ills that you have stated from your
preferred narrow view of USA, how does it compare to a Political
System of a paternalistic government that rule with a strong arm
?
Originally posted by Qitai:
I don't admire Americas Media - too much agenda based reporting
with no social responsibility
Would you prefer to have a public media that is muzzled by a
Government, impotent to report on mismanagement issues - until such
issues are reported by overseas media, and forcing the local media
to respond to blunt the importance of the event by making
"corrections" ?
Would you prefer a public media that shy away from issues of
Government, and give one sided bias views that serves more as
propaganda ?
Would you prefer the local media to spy on the Citizens and give
extreme exposure of some odd behavior of a Citizen's preferred life
style, instead of "spying" on the Government - so as to keep them
on their toes ?
continuing post by Qitai:
I don't admire Americas Politics - funded by interest groups helped
by media properganda
How else does Political Parties survive unless with donations or
funding from groups that are interested in the survival of the
Political Party, and also of themselves ?
How do you think a party like the Singapore Ruling Party get its
funding - if not from donations and funding from interest groups
that hope to get political mileage from such "carpet begging"
activities.
continuing post by Qitai:
I don't admire Americas democracy - low turn up rate. Many people
don't vote
How did you come to such a conclusion - that American Democracy
suffer from a "low turn up rate" and that "Many people don't vote"
?
Do you think that Democracy as practised in Singapore Politics
produce a higher turn up rate in the participation of the political
process in Singapore ?
Singapore Citizens are required by LAW to participate in the
election process, failing such participation they shall lose all
subsequent rights to be involved with any and all future election
processes - what is the percentage of the Singapore population that
actually get the opportunity to participate in the process
?
continuing post by Qitai:
I don't admire Americas justice system - Frivilous lawsuit like
suing Mac Donald for overeating are even allowed. Laywers, once
engaged cannot be dropped even both parties want to let it rest (in
some cases if a certain agreement is signed)
Allowing frivolous lawsuits does not equate with the acceptance
by the Court to proceed further into hearing and due process of
deliberation.
Does it not allow justice to the lowest income group, whom may not
have sufficient finance to pay for all the charges imposed - as
practised by the Singapore Courts - to hear the merits of a case
?
continuing post by Qitai:
I don't admire Americas tax system - 26% or higher income tax with
at least 10% GST and other state taxes
At least with such taxes, an American will enjoy the benefit of
a health care and social welfare system.
While Singapore's Personal Tax is also about the same percentage,
and the 5% GST is payable across all economic activities, how much
of these public collected taxes will find its way back to benefit
the Singapore Citizens ?
continuing post by Qitai:
I don't admire Americas social safety - walking alone out on the
street is generally very unsafe
If you want to attract attention while walking in a supposedly
unsafe area, you are only inviting trouble to yourself.
Are the streets in Singapore any safer, when a 16 year old can lose
his life due to some petty staring incident ?
continuing post by Qitai:
I don't admire Americas foriegn affair handling - "I am big, you
listen to me. If the international law fits me, everyone must
respect it. If the international law do not fit me, it is
outdated"
Will you allow Singapore to be ruled by the overwhelming
majority that vote against you ?
The Singapore Government pulled Singapore out of the alliance of
countries that believe and practise Socialist Democracy, when the
majority in this political movement decided that the Singapore
Government do not sincerely practise the principles of Socialist
Democracy, but lean more towards authoritarianism - with a dark
shade of dictatorship.
continuing post by Qitai:
I don't admire America civil sector finance - The country is in
debt. The only reason they can get away with it is because they are
big and powerful
How does big and powerful help a country to get out of its debt
?
The liberal finance sector of the US economy, that allow a Central
Banker total independence from the Executive Branch, reveal its
dynamism in coping with the huge debt incurred by the Executive
Branch.
With the closed economy and political systems of China or India,
can they out perform the USA ?
continuing post by Qitai:
I don't admite America free medical system - It is free, but you
can wait for years before it is your turn to see the doctor. In the
end, everyone goes to private medical and it is so expensive that
medical insurance is one of the most important item in employment
contract.
Where do you get your information from - concerning the state of
affairs with the US Medical System ?
Singapore's PUBLIC medical system is not free either, and any
medical procedures can easily wipe out one's savings, and scare the
insurers from renewing one's policy.
continuing post by Qitai:
The list goes on......
In general, there is nothing great about America. Not that it do
not have it's merit. But when someone compliments America, I just
have to do the opposite and ask what is so great about America
Democracy? I see so many flaws there.
There is nothing great about any country or person, except when
one wants to believe in such greatness.
However, if one can only desire to nit pick, split hairs, and seek
ONLY the flaws of a system in microscopic details, can one see
anything else that is greater then one's narrow view ?
Can you differentiate the "tree from the forest" ?
