[throwaway2037]

While I agree with some of this post, I am confused this by this part:

    > The state is full of moral decay

What do you mean? And can you provide some clear examples?

I do think many people here are not aware of the political situation in Singapore. On the surface, it is a multi-party democracy. However, looking deeper, you will see the majority party has always been the same since independence from Malaysia: The People's Action Party (PAP). (Man, that party name has such a distopian vibe to it, like a political party name from the original Blade Runner film!) Also, freedom of speech (and media) is incredibly weak -- in name only, similar to Mainland China (and now Hongkong). And, they have very strong libel laws that the gov't frequently uses against critics.

[onlytime]

> What do you mean? And can you provide some clear examples?

On top of the things you listed?

Genital mutilation is common and accepted. Sex trafficking is common. Politicians are extremely nepotistic. Politicians are Haskell programmers. They outright murder people convicted of certain crimes. Conversion therapy is legal. Children are not allowed to view content with LGBT people in it. That's just scratching the surface; it is similar to the UAE in that it gets an unreasonably high HDI spot for how few human rights and how little decency it actually respects.

[thebytefairy]

- Do you have a reference for 'Genital mutilation is common and accepted'? It seems it only occurs in a minority of the also-minority 15% Muslim group, along with male circumcision. Obviously not great, but phrasing is dramatic. - 'outright murder people convicted of certain crimes' - this is commonly known as the death penalty, which many developed countries unfortunately still practice. The phrasing is certainly dramatic. - Certainly agree re LGBT. They decriminalized male intercourse recently (though this is more symbolic since it was never prosecuted) so there's progress - it is still a conservative Asian society but seems like leaning Western liberal over time.

[akudha]

Politicians are Haskell programmers

Sorry if I am being dumb, why is this a bad thing?

[_t9ow]

I admire your sincere attempt at engaging with this person. I genuinely cannot tell whether he/she is a troll.