[catlover76]

Would you consider the Gulf Arab countries to exist along the same spectrum as Singapore, but "further down" in terms of oppressiveness?

[realusername]

I would not consider them developed and I honestly doubt they will ever be, they are not going in this direction that's for sure.

[catlover76]

I was asking because they are other dictatorships with high prosperity; even more prosperous, I think, but worse places to live overall. Not to mention that their prosperity is not sustainable, but that's kind of ancillary.