This is... I can&#x27;t even. The lack of quantifiers is because I&#x27;m on a phone, and your claims are extreme. I&#x27;m not going to dignify all of them with a respond - a lot of the claims are hyperbolical and ridiculous.<p>&gt; How much education do you get in history and critical thinking? Do they teach you to spot logical flaws and propaganda like our colleges often do? Do you apply that to the media and governments claims?<p>Yes. Yes to all of the questions you asked. Yes we do learn history and critical thinking in school. I know Operation Coldstore and Operation Spectrum. I know of the PAP&#x27;s sordid history with the Barisan Sosialis. I don&#x27;t trust the Straits Times, and frequently look for alternative viewpoints online. There is a large and vibrant blogging scene here, and netizens are more frequently than not critical of the government.<p>&gt; Did you learn about places in the world that have good amount of safety and prosperity without draconian restrictions on their people?<p>Yes, and there are not many. People in the US gives up more freedom than they think, and its history is far from being clean. The UK has libel laws that are not entirely unlike Singapore&#x27;s, just to pick a few broad examples.<p>Singapore is not without flaws - gay rights, a misguided focus on the nuclear family and an almost cult-like focus on drugs as social vice. The lack of representation in politics, and increasingly xenophobic towards immigration. The poor work-life balance, income inequality, and lack of support for the poorest. There&#x27;s a lot of things that are wrong with Singapore - you don&#x27;t have to make shit up.