The Economist calls Sinkieland a Rorschach nation. Do you agree with its assessment?

[dr.wailing]

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But how many of the country's policies can other nations really borrow?

For fans of foreign affairs and students of public policy, here is another kind of Rorschach test: ask them about Singapore, and see what they say. The tiny nation's undoubted success is analysed endlessly. But the lessons drawn from it tend to reveal more about the viewer than they do about the city-state.

In the future, popular visions of Singapore might grow only more detached from facts on the ground. Lawerence Wong, the country's new prime minister, has acknowledged new pressures from ordinary Singaporeans, such as a desire for less immigration and more welfare. He says that the government is ready to re-examine all of its assumptions, and advocates a softer, more consultative form of leadership. Students of Singapore could soon find that the inkblot itself begins to change shape.

 

[Flying Horse]

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But how many of the country's policies can other nations really borrow?

For fans of foreign affairs and students of public policy, here is another kind of Rorschach test: ask them about Singapore, and see what they say. The tiny nation's undoubted success is analysed endlessly. But the lessons drawn from it tend to reveal more about the viewer than they do about the city-state.

In the future, popular visions of Singapore might grow only more detached from facts on the ground. Lawerence Wong, the country's new prime minister, has acknowledged new pressures from ordinary Singaporeans, such as a desire for less immigration and more welfare. He says that the government is ready to re-examine all of its assumptions, and advocates a softer, more consultative form of leadership. Students of Singapore could soon find that the inkblot itself begins to change shape.

Whether Singapore is a "Rothschach nation" or not is really irrelevant. In the future, Singapore would be the model nation for WEF Agenda 2030. From Net Zero to Eating No meat but insects and LGBTQ++ all over the place. The Economist, WSJ, FT etc would all spin their own tales of how Singapore had successfully transformed itself in the New World Order.