““to shape social norms” — Nazi Germany did this, too. Trains ran on time, that’s the metaphor.”
What? You don’t think we do it? Every country does it through their laws, public education curriculum, and their media.
So it’s not a question of whether you do or you don’t, it’s about how you shape society to be. And it absolutely depresses me the way our laws and institutions are currently shaping our “social norms”. I would much prefer what Singapore is doing. What they are asking of people is common sense, something that I would feel quite comfortable living with. And I’m sure you would to. Do you spit or throw gum on the sidewalk, do you throw trash around? Do you do drugs and get drunk in public? I don’t know, maybe you do.
Good grief! What brought that on? Did I disrespect you? Nope.
All I’m saying is, if you’d re-read my post, that it’s all-pervasive, perpetual government overreach, the way Singapore’s strictures and enforcement codes come down.
I much prefer community standards and our Bill of Rights for the individual. If from that you deduce that I’d prefer hawking up loogies and blowing snot-rockets onto the sidewalks, some reading comprehension remediation might be in order.