why doesnt every thirdie counrty simply copy everything he did?we could all be first world in a few decades
>>214608622If the average citizen has an IQ of 85~, no sense of civic duty and the nation has no longstanding tradition of functional institutions then all the money and good policies in the world can't modernize a nation.
>>214608730what about forcing the people into civilization, using brute force and forced education on them. If the people are retarded and uncivilized and they cant keep up hard work, politeness and civic duty, give them harsh punishment.
>>214608622I honestly think it requires a Chinese mentality and majority to pull off that LKY style societal reordering, or at least makes it much easier. Deng's China was able to ape him because of government strength and our racial ability to be little workers who (reasonably) follow orders and kowtow when needed. Been like that since the Qin.
>>214608622my eyes are the same shape as his but bigger, are the hunter eyes?
>>214608622Because of two reasons: 1. Boomers are weak, cowardly and will never do anything hard in order to help the nation other than go to their 9 to 5 and golf while the world burns. 2. It doesn't make the rich more money. Or maybe it does but it would take too much work so they go for the quick and easy money.
>>214608730TrvthnvkeYou cannot civilize 85 iq people
>bro just teleport your country to a natural chokepoint where 40% of the world's maritime trade passes
>>214608853This. You need a Chinese mentality, which is why the most successful countries in the world have a sizable Chinese community/leadership. All the shitty thirdie countries are full of jeet/nafri/nog-tier browns.
>>214608622Yeah every single country lies on the extremely important naval trade route next to an emerging superpower
>>214608796That requires you to not only have absolute control of the country but also a veritable army of intelligent people (unlikely if you come from a nation of borderline retards) who understand and enforce your vision. You can't enforce these things on a top down level, there HAS to be some degree of civilized mindset among the people to begin with, unless you believe that all people are literally the same and the only thing that separates a sub Saharan African from Einstein is that the latter went to a better school.
>>214609054>veritable army of intelligent peopleNope, once you start doing good shit you'll get backstabbed by your colleagues because someone paid them You'll need extreme loyalty and fear like stalin or mao
>>214608996>>214609037ex-soviet thirdie mentalityif it was just about that then what was stopping malaysia or indonesia setting up a successful competing port city themselves?
>>214608730Singaporeans had no civic sense before him this is like one of the major things he talks about constantly in interviews. they spat, littered, pissed in elevators, threw furniture from balconies, etc...
>>214608622because it could only work in a country with confucian culture and mentalityout of still-thirdie countries only Vietnam could probably introduce that and succeed (and ofc North Korea but that's a different story)
>>214609209nothing, they also benefit massively from that traffic
>>214609037>Yeah every single country lies on the extremely important naval trade route next to an emerging superpowerTrade routes only become important BECAUSE highly developed countries are located there, not the other way round.
>>214608622Tell us
>>214609276uh sure, the Suez canal and Panama canal famously passing through super developed 1st world areas...
>>214609276Are you the one who made the thailand canal post too yesterday?
>>214608622His sons turned out to be massive disappointments. I believe even one son revealed he was homosexual.
>>214609311no>>214609296different story, these are artificial canals for a reason
>>214609028Bro your country and the Philippines have a sizeable Chinese minority and they are some of the biggest shitholes on earth.
>>214609226we still do those proudly
>>214608622This is only possible for a small city state like Singapore. The elites here don't see any reason to invest in the average Filipino and they'd rather indulge in their Middle Ages fantasy unlike the elites of Singapore.
>>214609607how, if you have some insanely high fines for any kind of misbehavior
>>214609276Yeah, developed countries like Britain trading through Singapore with China>>214609209It's true for cases like the english channel, constantinople, ceuta where the previous backwaters slowly developed through centuries to become centers of worlds trade. Singapore exploded overnight thanks to favorable geographic position
>>214609561VPN off, HIVan.
>>214609639just don't get caught
