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Pradeep Taneja's avatar

Interesting argument! There was indeed a debate in China in the 1980s about embracing soft authoritarianism à la Singapore. But this debate was quashed. How is smart authoritarianism different from soft authoritarianism? Also, Lee Kuan Yew was Prime Minister, not President of Singapore.

Husky's avatar

very insightful, thx.