Now we are venturing towards an area my girlfriend may heavily disagree with me. I think that contemporary Western democracy is a horrible kind of government as the idea that everybody’s vote should count the same and that everybody can vote is just braindead. It may work if your population consists of nothing but selfless… Continue reading Experiencing Singapore (3): Singaporean Democracy

I don’t think Singapore is very much on the radar of the average Western guy. However, there are some preconceived notions flying around, which I’ve heard over and over. The first is that Singapore is a highly developed country that doubles as a tax haven (and playground) for the rich. I think this statement is… Continue reading Experiencing Singapore (2): Preconceived Notions vs Reality

When German chancellor Angela Merkel single-handedly ignored German law and opened the doors to well over a million of unskilled immigrants from backwater countries in the middle of 2015, I realized that I may have to seriously consider leaving Europe for good. I wasn’t overly optimistic about the future of the European Union as a… Continue reading Experiencing Singapore (1): Prelude

I recently spent around three weeks in Singapore. I have written a series of blog posts on my experience there. In total, they amount to a little over 14,000 words. To put things in perspective, your typical Master’s thesis is normally around 10,000 words long. The typical hack who sells ebooks on Amazon normally writes… Continue reading Experiencing Singapore (18-Part Series)