Lee Kuan Yew

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March 26 at 8:28am

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Lee Kuan Yew si invatamintele sale--atentie la individualism versus comunitarianism in context istoric sau al viziunii sale pentru optiunile Singaporelui.
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  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/22/lee-kuan-yew...

  

  Lee Kuan Yew obituary

  The founding prime minister of an independent Singapore, he sought to encourage prosperity through ensuring a...

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  Nedeea Burca Daaaaa! E de invatat de aici. 

  
  
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  Lideri mari ai lumii il consultau pe Lee Kuan. Deng Xiaoping, de exemplu, a invatat cum poate folosi capitalismul pentru atingerea unui obiectiv asiatic si socialist/egalitar/comunitarist dela Lee Kuan Yew.
  
  Dintr-un alt video, https://youtu.be/ihiE4oGyYlQ ,aflu cum el prevedea pierderea jocului de catre Nokia in fatza coreenilor etc. Acest om a trait si mancat pe paine geopolitica modernitatii traind cu picioarele adanc inradacinate in realitatile tzarii sale.

  
  
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  Iata-l si in timpul Razboiului din Vietnam raspunzand unei jurnaliste americane dela NBC despre acel conflict in termeni pe care nu i-am regasit la romanii Administratei Constantinescu in timpul bombardamentelor din Jugoslavia. Astia de pe urma mai vorbeau si neintrebati...
  https://youtu.be/VexrmTacOAA
  
  P.S. Observati cum Lee Kuan Yew a inteles ca tzari ca ale sale trebuiau sa foloseasca Razboiul din Vietnam ca oportunitate sa-si faca mai bine treburile acasa. Vedeti si viziunea sa despre viitorul Chinei ca raspuns la intrebarea despre faramitzarea acelei tzari din cauza diviziunilor interne.
  P.P.S. In fine, cred ca Lee Kuan Yew a inteles si a folosit mai bine mecanismul liberal-democratiei decat TOTI politicienii romani dupa 1989. Si implicit relatia cu marile puteri/SUA, dintr-o pozitie infinit mai dedezavantajata.

  
  
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  Smaranda Dobrescu Lee pare sa fi fost un exemplu al conducatorului care cunoscand valorile Asiei le-a respectat si nu a experimentat social alte valori imprumutate: "He saw in the economic success of east Asia the triumph of “Confucian values”: discipline, order, respect for education and authority over western values of individualism, liberalism and democracy. "
  Oare noi, romanii dupa atatea tutele mai pastram valori specifice predominante? Ortodoxia ? Democratia? Drepturile omului?
  In programul lui Ponta, numit daca nu gresesc "O societate umanitara" era stipulata intentia de translatare a preocuparilor statului de pe individ spre comunitate.Mai stim noi oare cine suntem?
  Evident am translatat si eu discutia de la exceptionalul prim ministru disparut spre nevolniciile noastre. Dar el, disparutul a functionat ghidat de principii personale bazate pe cunoastere si stiinta. Fara asta, nu se poate!.

  
  
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  Iata si vocea unuia vaccinat de *modernitate*
  
  The believers in the West’s capacity to shape global events and congratulate itself eternally were afflicted with an obsolete assumption even in 1989: that the 20th century was defined by the battles between liberal democracy and totalitarian ideologies such as Fascism and Communism. Their obsession with a largely intra-Western dispute obscured the fact that the most significant event of the 20th century was de-colonization, and the emergence of new nation-states across Asia and Africa from the ruins of Western empires (a process in which anti-colonial activists often found themselves confronting liberal democracies that were also ruthlessly imperialist: thus, Winston Churchill, the great savior of Western democracy, was regarded as a racist oppressor by his Indian subjects). 
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  The Western path to modernity can no longer be regarded as “normal;” it cannot be the standard against which historical change in other parts of the world is measured. Europeans had created their own kind of modernity in the very particular historical circumstances of the 19th and 20th century, and other people have been trying since then, with varying degrees of success, to imitate it. But there are, and always were, other ways of conceiving of the state, society, economy, and the good life. They all have their own specific difficulties and challenges. Nevertheless, it will be possible to understand them only through an open and sustained engagement with non-Western societies, and their political and intellectual traditions. Such an effort, formidable in itself, would also go against every instinct of the self-regarding universalism the West has upheld for two centuries. But it will be needed if we wish to seriously confront the great problem confronting the vast majority of seven billion human beings: how to secure a dignified and sustainable life amid deepening inequality and animosity in an interdependent world.
  
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  Smaranda Dobrescu Succesul Singapore in ultimii 50 ani se datoreaza fara doar si poate lui Lee Kuan Yew. Este un ansamblu de masuri care au concurat la succes si poate cel mai mult a contat inteligenta lui Lee si stiinta de a-si adapta politica conjuncturii si uimitoarelor sale previziuni. Asta nu inseamna ca modelul sau a putut sau poate fi exportat nu importa in ce zona geografica cu indiferent ce traditii.
  
  "No country in Eastern Europe fell in love with Lee Kuan Yew quite as much as Russia, as I discovered while I was researching my book Fragile Empire in 2011-2012. I was frequently told by both Kremlin insiders in Moscow and regional governors that Lee Kuan Yew was the inspiration of Russia’s deepening authoritarianism. Anatoly Artamonov, the governor of the Kaluga region, even joked to me he would like to erect a statue of Lee in his city. During his puppet presidency, Putin protege Dmitry Medvedev cited Singapore as the model Russia must follow—and his adviser Igor Yurgens dutifully called on Medvedev “to become Russia’s Lee Kuan Yew.” These Kremlin “liberals” even went as far as appointing Lee Kuan Yew to sit on the board of Skolkovo, the science and technology-park that once embodied their hopes of a new high-tech authoritarianism.
  Thanks to the myth of Singapore, Kremlin elites came to believe—for the first time since the 1980s–that there could be a third way between Western liberal democracy, especially following the path of the European Union, and despotic authoritarian rule.
  This has turned out to be a bitter illusion during Putin’s third term as president. The cult of Lee Kuan Yew helped to keep the liberals in thrall to Putin when they had the power to halt his slide into expansionist nationalism. Many of those very those same advisers and politicians who once lauded the Singapore option can now be heard darkly muttering about Putin’s creeping dictatorship at think-tank conferences across Europe.
  However, by no means has the spell of Lee Kuan Yew been broken in Moscow. Oleg Savelyev, the head of the new Crimean Affairs Ministry, recently told Bloomberg: “I blew the dust off the book Singapore: From Third World to First by Lee Kuan Yew to have another read when I became minister.”
  And Lee Kuan Yew is not merely a hero to power. He is also a hero to the strongmen of the opposition. Alexey Navalny, a Putin critic, is a devotee of Singapore’s ruthless war on corruption. He has said that should he ever come to power Russia must follow his example. Putin himself remains fascinated with Lee, but the irony is that Lee himself had nothing but disdain for the Putin regime. “Their system is not functioning… because it has gone haywire,” Lee told Charlie Rose in 2012, “They have lost control over various provinces. They have got an enormous nuclear arsenal. But what else?”
  Lee even predicted that as a result of Yeltsin’s and Putin’s mismanagement, the Chinese would eventually control Siberia. “Siberia and Vladivostok are filling up with more and more Chinese,” he said, “the lands on the bend of the Amur will be repopulated by Chinese.”
  The cult of Lee Kuan Yew has poisoned Eastern Europe, but we should remember that it is also a global phenomenon. Brilliant Western intellectuals, CEOs and leaders created this cult over many years at Davos and other conferences and summits of the global power elite, thus fueling the authoritarian temptation in Eastern Europe.
  Vladimir Putin, Viktor Yanukovych, Mikhail Saakashvili—all knew full well that the Singaporean authoritarian was viewed with respect and awe in the West. They knew it so well they hoped to emulate his very success.
  Yet these eulogies for Lee’s brand of authoritarianism have sounded like a siren song in Eastern Europe. And I believe they point to something deeper and more troubling. They reveal, on some level, a lack of confidence among our supposed democratic elites in the very idea of democracy.
  Lee Kuan Yew would no doubt approve."
  
  Read more: http://www.politico.com/.../lee-kuan-yew-legacy-116317...

  

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  Nu stiu ce au luat si cat au luat rusii din modelul singaporean, insa Lee Kuan Yew ar fi fost primul care trebuia sa le spuna, si probabil ca le-a spus-o, ca modelele nu se aplica 1:1. De fapt, in afara de autoritarism & etatism, ce ar fi putut aplica rusii? Problema este ca rusii n-aveau nevoie de lectii in sensul acesta...

  
  
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  Buckland • 2 hours ago
  The problem with Lee Kuan Yew's advances in Singapore is their fragility. Everything he did can be undone by the next leader that doesn't share his views. Next leader thinks that nationalization of industries helps that society establish conditions that improve the standard of living for the majority of its people then it's done.
  
  A democratic system gives some amount of protection against the autocratic impulses of the leaders. It's harder to make grand changes when there are checks on the power of the executive.
  
  Lee Kuan Yew did a good job raising the standard of living of the people, but there were circumstances that helped him out. Singapore is in an area that experienced lots of growth during the last half century. The population was pretty homogeneous ethnic Chinese (though the % of Malays and Indians are growing). Singapore is very small, only 600 sq Miles or so. And mostly Lee Kuan Yew made some really good economic choices over the years.
  
  But as power passes to new people it will be interesting to see if they can resist the urge to self-enrich at the expense of the people.
  
  Raspuns: Alquanna Buckland • 2 minutes ago
  "Everything he did can be undone by the next leader that doesn't share his views"
  
  This actually happens a lot in the Philippines, especially at the local government level (federal gov't for you guys in the US). I've lived in Manila all my life, and I've lost count of programs that were scuttled or plans that were junked simply because it's the work of a predecessor.
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  SaiyanEliteVegeta • 2 hours ago
  The ultimate purpose of government is to serve it's citizens and create rule of law unless you're a fascist, libertarian or anarchist.
  
  Most people are pragmatic and simple, they'll take a functioning authoritarian government over a broken democracy. Putin will never lose power because of this, even with sanctions, dropping oil prices and an increasing pile of dead Russian boys.
  
  The idea that a democracy is inherently superior to an authoritarian state is a laughable concept that only a moron would think is real. When the Communist Party of China wants to show a beat up a democracy, they use India or the US. Look at the UAE or Qatar.

  

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