Singapore's response to Economist's "sneering" article about Singapore's leadership transition

First, Shanmugam response:

So the Economist noted that Lawrence Wong would only be the 4th PM in 59 years. Whereas, anybody knows a true and thriving democracy like, for example, the UK should burn through PMs like they were past their "best before" date.

That way, the country can grow and get rich, as shown by this GDP per capita comparison:

 But let Kim Huat respond as an "average" Singaporean:

I think Shanmugam is right. They are used to lecturing the primitive heathens about how things should be done, and how the Brits do things properly. 

Well, I guess if we ever want to fail spectacularly, we should pick up a tip or two from them. Or from the Economist.

[Addendum: Here's a discussion on whether Singapore is a Democracy (Spoiler alert: @7:25 the podcasters affirm that we are.)

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