>>511166828>>511167290>ethnic voting blocsWhat's funny is that this is literally the reason why Singapore doesn't have trial by jury
Because it wouldn't work fairly due to this very sort of racial / ethnic alliance
One way the US stands out from Singapore, though, is that they've got like hundreds of different ethnicities and cultures, while Singapore only has 3-4 major ones (Chinese, Malay, Indian, other). I suppose it could be done by race, but our race categories are hilariously static and artificial, and do an incredibly poor job of reflecting reality (not to mention 2-dimensional with the "Hispanic" clusterfuck, and don't even get me started on how Jews and Muslims are also considered "white", or S vs SE vs E Asians, or how "Black" = descendants of slaves + educated Nigerians + descendants or refugees like Omar, etc.)
Singapore also literally has affirmative action for public housing (which over half the population lives in, and is not considered substandard in Singapore), in which communities maintain race quotas in order to enforce race-mixing and prevent the formation of enclaves.
Overall interesting country that there probably won't ever be another of