Geopolitics of Singapore - KJ Reports

[@vnc81]

lack of in depth analysis in this video. Just because we don't change the govt like the US doesnt mean that we are not a democracy. We want a govt that works not a govt that talks a lot but incapable.

[@d.jparer5184]

Do you know where I might find some more in depth analysis? I've become interested in your country recentley and would like to learn more about your peoples values

[@vnc81]

@@d.jparer5184 Come visit and stay here and experience for yourself :)

[@DarylHan]

Start with this book "Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas".

[@anchored555]

Unlike the West, we don’t try to impose our system or values on others. Different strokes for different folks. Our system works well for us. It doesn’t bother us if others don’t like it. Frankly, western style democracy is overrated. Prioritising individual rights over the larger public good led to out of control infection rates and unnecessarily high death tolls in most of the Western world during this Covid pandemic. The pandemic has truly been an acid test of good governance. And most of the West failed miserably. When you’re dead because your government failed to protect your most basic human right, the right to life, democracy is irrelevant .

[@rijumons100]

Why no videos from this channel since 2021 july?

[@robertthor2350]

I really love your videos being a international relations student....👍🏼👍🏼

[@RandomStuff-zi6gf]

As crazy as this sounds but I just found out about your channel now! A HIDDEN GEM! SUBBED!

[@KJReports]

Welcome

[@adeelsindhu11]

Kasim Javed Brother. I am missing you. Missing your work

[@bigmacdonald9696]

Good video keep up the good work

[@iShakirAli]

Brother... Everything okay. Why aren't you uploading more videos (reports) know ?!

[@Amitdas-gk2it]

Great effort 👌😊

[@NoverMaC]

nice video!

[@captainthanos8025]

I don't know people love democracy of any type. "Democracy is a way by which majority rules over minority" See for example the democracy of Israel where they have a part in constitution of a mission to maintain 80% Jewish majority so they could show themselves as democratic and do fascism on others

[@allthatisunsaid9030]

Ok I understand your point, but can u tell me an alternative for democracy?

[@watchman835]

@@allthatisunsaid9030 anything makes people happy and prosperous.

[@allthatisunsaid9030]

Why Democracy is the best form of Govt? Coz it's an unaccountable form of Govt. For eg right now we can criticize the role of the American President in Afghanistan. In other forms of govt that wouldn't be possible. You would be either in jail or dead

[@xboxgammer8684]

What about Malaysia also has a very large investments and please make a unbiased video of Malaysia's investment and it's strategic ties with china and especially about (Belt and road initiative).

[@FaizalMohdMustapa]

Well let me help you. Despite china being Malaysia largest trading partners it is also a defisit in nature. MY like china are both middle income country trying to reach the develop nation status. So Malaysia Don't find chinese relationship all that appealing Normal Malaysian meanwhile do not have a favorable view of the belt & road simply because all of the infrastructure that the Chinese build are overpriced while being of lower quality then what Malaysian could build themselves case in point the Chinese charge 200% more for half a railway then what Malaysian could do themselves. So most Malaysian see Chinese investment not as a blessing but a curse the result of Chinese bribing the political elite which in part lead to the downfalls of the previous government. Culturally, Malaysia has a history of terrorism from the 50s till the 90s as a result of communist insurgency that are Inspired by Maoism & then sponsored by CCP. They always see Communism as a threats & are always wary of Chinese intension. It also doesn't help that the British, Australian,NZ were the one offered a helping hand to us while we are facing the insurgency & the relative prosperity that the Brits had bring during colonialization like Singapore aren't seen in a bad light. And thus when force to choose, MY would always pick the western sides. Malaysia favorable view of the west and the fact that Australian maintain a base here while SG host a US & UK 'facilities' while Brunei hosted a UK garrison, having a formal but non binding defense relationship with SG,UK, AUS & NZ (3 of which are US allies) while at the same time allowing US to use MY airbase & port allowed her to be more confidence & vocal towards Chinese intrusion. I think Chinese foreign minister says it well. MY is a two face country who cry about Chinese naval & Arial exercise but never bat an eyes to the American who do the same. MY problem is the non consensual in ASEAN in how to deal with china and thus mostly pretend to be neutral but trying hard to get other countries not just in ASEAN but in Europe as well to be involved but at the same time fake pretend neutrality and ask everyone to go home.

[@zhcultivator]

Nice Video

[@jarrettbobbett5230]

Is this Channel dead?

[@iamgreat1234]

Fun fact, when Singapore was still in Malaysia, it has 2/7 population of Malay Peninsular. In 2021, Malay Peninsular has 27 million people, Singapore government are creating policy to maintain 2/7 population when their government declare 7 millions population policy in Singapore.

[@NewmaticKe]

Maybe fun but certaintly not fact

[@eyeshieldsena]

Any evil criminal organization needs a corrupt accountant. The accountant will be protected despite doing despicable things because the ones in power allows them to.

[@barakmoss1691]

There is no way the last video kjvids released was a from a year ago

[@karsevak.hanuman]

Video on Iran-taliban relations, if Kabul falls again

[@alfredthepatientxcvi]

If a democracy can’t be decisive at dealing with challenges then a dictatorship would be much more efficient.

[@johnchua1087]

KJ, have you ever been to Singapore ? Your ""so called"" analysis is more of hear se rather than a well researched report. People like you had given TRUE journalism a bad name.

[@watchman835]

He is shallow.

[@davidnhc]

Singapore has the best model ….

[@xboxgammer8684]

Video on iran-taliban relations . If kabul falls again

[@tariqkhanPathanKabuliwala]

Your work is always highest level, informative. Thanks brother Javed ❤️🤩

[@andycheong8116]

a half-ass done piece will discredit other good work of yours KJ

[@gamingrex2930]

8:45 i would describe Singapore more as a technocracy kit bashed to a one party state, if it was truly a family run business, Singapore would have been set ablaze 20 years ago. See LYKs children and their scandals too.

[@tru_710]

Its unfair to compare Singapore to those failed military dictatorships. One is much more successful, more fair, and much cleaner than the other.

[@alfredyap14]

Nice Video! But just to dispute 2 points you have brought up. 1) Benign Autocracy. Till this day Lee Kuan Yew’s reputation has been intact and memory of him invoke his great leadership in giving Singapore the foundation for what we are today. It is utter nonsense to call him a dictator. It’s an insult to put him in the same category with men who kill their own to preserve their powers. Lee never kill anyone! We have elections without fail every 4-5 years during and after his premiership! He won landslide after landslide, not 90-100% but between 62-75% between 1965-1991. Hardly a rubber-stamp election! Dissenters are just weak and incapable hence why they want to leave Singapore. Had they had the support of the majority they would have won the election. 2) Singapore is absolutely a democracy. And we inherited a British system of government as well as a vibrant economy through the hard work, intellectual capabilities and tact. Our democracy is strong and despite the PAP hold on power, we saw more participation and seats won by opposition parties. PAP won their seats squarely and if anyone can see how they managed Singapore over the last 56 years as well as the pandemic; they deserve better! We will survive, strive and will have many good years to come! A loyal Singaporean.

[@allthatisunsaid9030]

When u r a very small country like Singapore, things wont work how they work in big countries like US or India.

[@syed1431]

What happened to this channel?

[@pawansharma27]

Si you're alive😂😂😂

[@millevenon5853]

Hopefully Singapore becomes more democratic in future since its already wealthy

[@nomanor7987]

More democracy means more chaos though.

[@1schwererziehbar1]

all governments become more democratic in the end. and then the society degenerates and then the country collapses.

[@iamgreat1234]

Don't follow western countries. Even Malaysia & Indonesia are considering one party system while maintaining democracy.

[@fusionreactor7179]

Democracy is cringe and nonsensical

[@shahrimanshahnaz7008]

@@iamgreat1234 sorry, am malaysian and never heard of that plan. In fact political parties keeps increasing here. Dr Mahathir's new party is waiting for its registration.

[@xboxgammer8684]

Video on Iran- Taliban relations. If kabul falls again

[@ashrafuluzzal9058]

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[@leadershipvids]

quoting anyone from the world class university of Perlis already speaks volumes for the shallow 'research' of this piece

[@watchman835]

If some people claim Singapore as a facist state, and truth alway lie in the middle, then Singapore must be a semi facist state. Truth is truth, it does not need to lie anywhere and can lie anywhere between or even outside the extreme arguments. You lost me right there.

[@xboxgammer8684]

What would happen to Afghanistan's economy after US leaves. How would Taliban control the government and the resources of the country ❓❓ what about the relations of Iran-taliban . If kabul falls again.

[@xboxgammer8684]

Even right now, every developed country like:-USA, china , europe nd even middle east also is running into Africa because right now Africa has by far the largest continent which has largest number of resources untouched. Even the (Belt and road initiative) is to mainly cover Africa . If china is interested, it means that Africa has something for him which is valuable. Singapore doesn't have any resources except sharp brains.🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@mattjennings4321]

China and all the countries in the middle east except for Cyprus and Israel aren't developed countries they are all developing countries. Now Cyprus, Israel and Singapore are developed countries with advanced economies.

[@bodhipepe1867]

What's happening with Algeria I only ask because I have a contact there who's gone dark 🤣idk I feel like he's dead or something

[@captainthanos8025]

Qatar of East Asia

[@NewmaticKe]

Singapore is not in East Asia and has no oil

[@xboxgammer8684]

By far Qatar is richest country in middle east by GDP per capita which is highest in the world . By far largest in middle east.

[@indiaexpress4547]

Your comment implies that Singapore is modeled after Qatar.🤦‍♂️

[@xboxgammer8684]

@@indiaexpress4547 He doesn't want to say that. He is comparing it in terms of money only and of course no doubt that qatar has highest GDP per capita which is 118000$ which is by far the highest in the world 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@stateservant]

Singaporeans shouldn't be ashamed. This video is just western centric and looks you from that perspective. Democracy is just so overrated. A wise autocrat will get things done better than a messy democracy. My point is: Democracy and autocracy are just systems. They only work as well as the people behind it. Singapore is the most succesful autocratic state. In many cases, you need a wise autocrat to implement reforms regardless of the obstacles. I myself believe, democracy and autocracy are just temporary solutions to achieve meritocracy, when after many decades the population is finally ready for it.

[@xboxgammer8684]

Singapore is a full democratic country . You need to know the full definition and understanding of democracy. By the singapore is a full democratic country, which developed itself with the use of brain power. Not by the resources , it also didn't have any resources . It developed mind , they used the core of the brain by transforming it.🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@nexu6517]

Singapore is a democracy, yes, but in the course of our history as a nation, there were times where our leadership were authoritarian and in some aspects, still are. Take Operation Coldstore and Operation Spectrum for example. Shock and awe tactics were used to arrest dissidents and instill fear in the populace from ever speaking up against something they disagreed with. You cannot deny that this part of our history existed. Things have improved since then, but the side effects of those years still manifest today as Singaporeans are generally more apathetic towards government policies and international issues unless it affects them personally. LKY said it himself, that democracy can be suspended. In today's context, journalists are under threat of being sued for defamation or coerced into taking down their articles under POFMA if they publish any articles that the government deem not in the interest of the public (very subjective). Remnants of the authoritarian past still lingers today.

[@gwenlee191]

It’s called engineered cohesion (eg majority of population to be ethnically Chinese etc - easy to govern as we only want to take care of ourselves due to our dna, Chinese just wants to make $ for themselves etc ) for a small city state to be well-oiled and to function, we also do need political stability we don’t need the politics envisioned by the west, stability to carry out plans n execute and to have sufficient runway to materialise its long term plans. Early eradication of corruption within politics is what helped. Singaporeans cite high paying salaries of Singapore ministers as a problem but if u look at more corrupted governments the unstated earnings of politicians outweigh what our ministers are paid. Still a very sore point and debatable point in Singapore re ministers salaries, personally as long as the govt continues to deliver what it says it will do and keep planning way ahead the population will still vote the incumbent.

[@chrisbacos]

I have a friend on Facebook who actually found me and sent a friend request. A good omen for my present and future. He is a bank executive.

[@Syllaeus]

Awesome can you connect me?

[@nomanor7987]

Singapore 🇸🇬 is efficient and prosperous because it is run by Han Chinese.

[@iamgreat1234]

East Asian Han Chinese more superior than South Asian

[@fusionreactor7179]

Lmao more like Chinese are leaving nightmarish China in tens of millions and settling in less awful countries like Singapore

[@shahrimanshahnaz7008]

Yeah, Han chinese with English education and mentality aka bananas

[@vishaldharanidhar]

@@iamgreat1234 lol even the name "China" is from Sanskrit, talk about inferiority and incompetent

[@xboxgammer8684]

Video on iran-taliban relations. If kabul falls again