Who Needs Political Liberty When You've Got a Michael Graves Casino?
James Poulos, Ed. ·
Jun 26, 2010 at 7:27am
Ah, Singapore -- a place that asks, if we supply you with a certain amount of cultural freedom, and a large amount of economic freedom, will you ever gaze out of your penthouse or your Lexus or your Michael Graves casino and ask "What's it all about?"
And if you do, will you ever answer "The citizenship of a free republic?" After all, look at the way they behave in the West -- the West, where supposedly (ha!) political freedom was the precondition for wealth and license. Silly, silly Westerners...
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Jun '10
Re: Who Needs Political Liberty When You've Got a Michael Graves Casino?
I think there are a certain number of people in every society that love only beauty, order, and most of all, predictability. They're more than happy to live in a place like Singapore. I don't think they're necessarily the most creative souls among us, but there are a whole bunch of them. And that's okay. To each his own.
May '10
Re: Who Needs Political Liberty When You've Got a Michael Graves Casino?
Good point. Look at some retirement communities or, heck, condo associations. It probably depends on one's frame of reference.