POLITICS How the "Soft" Dictatorship of Lee Kuan Yew Became a Template for the American Right
The Singaporean leader implemented a unique vision of state control. Some Republicans want to see the same in the United States.
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In a 2021 interview with the Stanford Review, Blake Masters was asked for a historical figure he admired. He chose two. The first was George Washington, possibly the best-known military general, slave owner, and president in American history. “I don’t think people realize how much of a boss this guy was,” Masters explained. The second was Lee Kuan Yew.
LKY, as he’s often called, was Singapore’s prime minister from 1959 to 1990 and oversaw what some call its economic miracle. He turned the former British colony into a go-go free market paradise. As it grew, Singapore instituted a far-ranging welfare state. The government built extensive public housing; it heavily subsidized health care and education. Today, municipal order is apparent: The streets in Singapore are relentlessly clean, almost everyone has internet access, and modern buildings are ringed by ample green space.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/08/lee-kuan-yew-blake-masters-the-new-right/
Fascist/ authoritarian / libertarian/ repubvlican Blake Masters running for US Senate in Arizona, believes that chewing gum means people should be going to prison......
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