Lee Kuan Yew and Kim Jong il - compared

From: "AleXX"
Subject: Can the present North Korean leader claims that he is the best person to rule his country?

Or is it because he has taken over from his dictator father?
Is there any country in South East Asia where a PM claimed himself to be the
best person to rule a country and not because of his father who was once a
strong-man-dictator-like ruler? Is he coincidently the best person to rule?

From: baldeagle
adchin wrote:

.> Lee Kuan Yew and Thaksin were good for their country, if you
.> can put in everyone historically. Mahathir was also pretty good
.> for Malaysia.

I notice that you used past tense ...when talk about LKY,
Thaksin and Mahathir.
I agree that they WERE good for their country.

Was Kim's father GOOD for N Korea ?

According to patriotic Koreans, he was definitely
good for Korea. They are proud to be a truly
independent country...unlike S Korea which
is a neo-colony of the USA.
They supported him...willing to suffer extreme
economic hardship...refusing to rebel against
him....refusing to kowtow to US sanctions.

> If it's a present day question, then my opinion is, no one has a capable
> PM in South East Asia.

People get the leaders they deserve. The poor leaders
in S E Asia are elected by the people.

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From: Zanzibar
adchin wrote:

> Lee Kuan Yew and Thaksin were good for their country, if you can put in
> everyone historically. Mahathir was also pretty good for Malaysia.

> If it's a present day question, then my opinion is, no one has a capable
> PM in South East Asia. The countries that are doing well, my opinion is,
> it's because their citizens are smart enough to know that they have to
> work hard and fend for themselves because the Govt cannot be relied upon.

Quite rightly, in Asia, because of them, their citizens are smart
enough to know that they have to work hard and fend for themselves
because the Govt cannot be relied upon. In advanced countries, like
America and EU, Australia, the Govts can be relied upon to take care
of their citizens.