The **Republic of Singapore** is an authoritarian
[capitalist](Capitalism "wikilink")
[city-state](List_of_States "wikilink") located in Southeast Asia,
between [Malaysia](Malaysia "wikilink") and
[Indonesia](Indonesia "wikilink").

## Positives

  - Multiculturalism is enshrined into law
  - Singapore has a life expectancy of 83.1 years (3rd highest in the
    world, after [Japan](Japan "wikilink") and
    [Switzerland](Switzerland "wikilink")),
  - In 1996, Singapore legalised being transgender and several health
    clinics were built to help with gender reassignment surgery and
    hormone therapy. However, discrimination against transgender people
    still remains in some of the medical community and broader public,
    meaning many transgender people have to go to Bangkok.

## Negatives

  - Singapore acts as a US military base and agent of [US
    imperialism](Timeline_of_US_Imperialism "wikilink"), with Changai
    Naval Base being used to dock US aircraft carriers.
  - Homosexuality is criminalised in Singapore and conversion therapy
    groups have recieved state funding.\[1\]
  - Singapore has been identified as a hotbed for human trafficking,
    with women from [India](India "wikilink"),
    [China](China "wikilink"), [Thailand](Thailand "wikilink"),
    [Vietnam](Vietnam "wikilink"), [Cambodia](Cambodia "wikilink") and
    [the Philippines](the_Philippines "wikilink") being kidnapped or
    coerced to Singapore to be sold into prostitution or sexual
    slavery.\[2\]
  - Migrant workers from surrounding countries are often heavily
    exploited by [bosses](Boss "wikilink") and not protected by labor
    laws, being pushed into harsh conditions.
  - Singapore has one of the highest uses of Death Penalty in the world,
    having executed 400 people between 1991 and 2003 for various crimes.

## Libertarian Socialist Organisations

  - The [Anarcho-Syndicalist
    Federation](Anarcho-Syndicalist_Federation_\(Australia\) "wikilink")
    has established an initiative in Singapore, you can view their
    facebook page
    [here](https://www.facebook.com/ASF-Singapore-Initiative-459543380922621/)

## References

1.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Singapore>
2.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Singapore>