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[–] teohhanhui@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They are not democratic socialist. They even ~~got kicked out~~ resigned from Socialist International.

The PAP was officially committed to democratic socialism from its inception in 1954 until its resignation from the Socialist International in 1976.

In 1976, the PAP formally resigned from the Socialist International (SI) after the Dutch Labour Party had initially proposed to expel the PAP for the Singapore government's internment of political prisoners without trial, and accused it of human rights violations.[116][117]

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think they were referring to Chia Thye Poh and various other crackdowns of "commie scum" boogiemen. Its worth noting Singapore only became a country in the 60s.

As a result, and without ever facing indictment or criminal trial, he became one of the longest-serving political prisoners in the world. Restrictions on his civil rights remained in force for more than 32 years following his arrest, and the duration of his detention was often compared to that of Nelson Mandela, who spent over 27 years in prison following his conviction for treason, sabotage and other political crimes.[1]

(NCMPs kinda sorta address the issue of a single party system. Feels more like a bandaid at best and controlled opposition at worst)