Did you forget about the violent responses to the peaceful Occupy Wall Street protests? Tightly controlled &quot;Free Speech Zones&quot;? That is what we have in the USA, coupled with propaganda ridden corporate news. I don&#x27;t think that we are in a position to criticize other countries too much since we have our own problems.<p>I just got back from a business trip to Singapore, and considering how that area was devastated by the occupation during WW2, it is amazing how fast they have built a very good place to live.