You’re right it’s not a dictatorship like North Korea, but it’s elections are also not as clean and fair as other modern democracies.

The same ruling party has dominated since independence, and maintained structural imbalance suppressing the ability for any meaningful opposition to rise.

While leadership in Singapore isn’t hereditary, the nation has been guided by a very small political elite originating from Lee Kuan Yew.

Singapore loves to pretend it’s a modern country with it’s gardens and fancy buildings.

But beneath the surface is an overworked population ruled by a family dictatorship.

As an Australian I am horrified at this. What kind of city forbids public barbecue?

What’s next, forbidding public displays of joy?