"Household tasks are easier and quicker when they are done by somebody else." - James Thorpe

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A question I just asked on Young Republic. Replies here are equally welcome.


I'm sure everyone knows what's happening in New Orleans now.

What do you think would happen if something similar happened to/in Singapore? Would we see parang-wielding mobs looting the CPF building as the Merlion was toppled by drunken breakdancers? Or would decades of social engineering kick in and ensure that, adhering to our Asian Values (TM), everyone would help everyone else, regardless of race, language or religion, and we would all pull through, ending up as a stronger country ever more ready to cut wages to be competitive in the face of global trends?