US is vast, resource rich, and way out of danger - so Americans have the luxury of debating all kinds of political/economic theories.
If US were to adopt socialism, it would be the richest socialist nation on earth. Ditto for capitalism.
There's something about being a resource poor, constantly under threat city state; with a history of ethno-religious tensions like Singapore
You don't debate "proportional representation"; it is the only logical way to manage tensions between Chinese, Indian & Malay Singaporeans
You might be sympathetic to the latest libertarian arguments; but national cohesion trumps them all.
So housing is about shelter first, national cohesion second - deriving from a shared sense of ownership. You believe in capitalism, right - but not endless housing speculation.
You learn to be pragmatic; i.e. the right mix of "capitalism" and "socialism".
Not endless debates.
Your healthcare system is built on a sensible, pragmatic foundation - not ideological fantasies.
There's a lot we can learn from Singapore.
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Whenever anyone repeats the NGMI mantra; remind them of the W.E.B DuBois and Marcus Garvey.
These were men who were born into a World where Black people were condemned to perpetual servitude - and they chose to fight, not wallow in self-pity.
You were BORN into a World that has a lot more to offer Black people, because men like DuBois and Marcus Garvey FOUGHT for people like you.
At this point, slavery is a choice - and as Garvey said, "'we are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery".
Every "never going to make it" statement, is an admission of defeat - and defeating yourselves in your minds, is accepting mental, and other forms of slavery.
"As a man thinketh, so is he".
Bob Marley goes ahead to sing, "every man thinketh his burden is heaviest".