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The **Republic of Singapore** is an authoritarian
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[capitalist](Capitalism "wikilink")
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[city-state](List_of_States "wikilink") located in Southeast Asia,
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between [Malaysia](Malaysia "wikilink") and
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[Indonesia](Indonesia "wikilink").
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## Positives
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- Multiculturalism is enshrined into law
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- Singapore has a life expectancy of 83.1 years (3rd highest in the
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world, after [Japan](Japan "wikilink") and
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[Switzerland](Switzerland "wikilink")),
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- In 1996, Singapore legalised being transgender and several health
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clinics were built to help with gender reassignment surgery and
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hormone therapy. However, discrimination against transgender people
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still remains in some of the medical community and broader public,
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meaning many transgender people have to go to Bangkok.
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## Negatives
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- Singapore acts as a US military base and agent of [US
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imperialism](Timeline_of_US_Imperialism "wikilink"), with Changai
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Naval Base being used to dock US aircraft carriers.
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- Homosexuality is criminalised in Singapore and conversion therapy
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groups have recieved state funding.\[1\]
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- Singapore has been identified as a hotbed for human trafficking,
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with women from [India](India "wikilink"),
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[China](China "wikilink"), [Thailand](Thailand "wikilink"),
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[Vietnam](Vietnam "wikilink"), [Cambodia](Cambodia "wikilink") and
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[the Philippines](the_Philippines "wikilink") being kidnapped or
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coerced to Singapore to be sold into prostitution or sexual
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slavery.\[2\]
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- Migrant workers from surrounding countries are often heavily
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exploited by [bosses](Boss "wikilink") and not protected by labor
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laws, being pushed into harsh conditions.
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- Singapore has one of the highest uses of Death Penalty in the world,
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having executed 400 people between 1991 and 2003 for various crimes.
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## Libertarian Socialist Organisations
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- The [Anarcho-Syndicalist
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Federation](Anarcho-Syndicalist_Federation_\(Australia\) "wikilink")
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has established an initiative in Singapore, you can view their
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facebook page
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[here](https://www.facebook.com/ASF-Singapore-Initiative-459543380922621/)
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## References
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1. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Singapore>
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2. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Singapore> |