&quot;It&#x27;s amazing how so many of your posts get downvoted without replies, but BS like binge drinking being out of control in Australia, that&#x27;s fine.&quot;<p>It&#x27;s pretty interesting given many of my posts have been about complaints of censorship or punishment of dissenting opinions. Then, more of them try to censor my comments than reply to them. I smile as they prove my point.<p>&quot;So how is this anything but an ad-hominem and a distraction? &quot;<p>Good examples showing it&#x27;s both. All we have to do is have a mental understanding of aspects of something to discuss it. The more understanding, the higher quality of discussion. Much information can be transmitted 2nd hand if through reliable sources. Also note they don&#x27;t say the same things about their claims of America: their lack of visits meaning all their beliefs are meaningless.<p>Also, all they mention is violence and death when the worst cities measure violence by a few hundred people per <i>hundred thousand</i>. Still about 1 out of a thousand at worst in places with high violence, thug culture, and plenty bad attitudes. There&#x27;s other areas so safe nobody ever locks their doors and haven&#x27;t for decades. Plenty in the middle too.<p>In any case, you don&#x27;t see me asking, &quot;Have you lived in America? Do you actually live here or visit often?&quot; They wouldn&#x27;t need to. They&#x27;d just need to look at the numbers of various crimes per area and what contributes to them. They&#x27;d fine things exist on a scale with considerable variance. They&#x27;d, through studies and Americans&#x27; own writings, figure out counterpoints to their own claims. Unlike with Singapore, this is easy to do given we have well-known, international publications in English targeted at many demographics that don&#x27;t hold anything back for civility or image purposes. :)