@bubbledouble:
Well, I have just gone through it... (It started on Friday night European time.)
See, it's in Let's talk body. FMPOV, it means that it can be assessed more tolerantly. I do not like much (IMO) overheated political discussions but (perhaps with two small exceptions) this has not gone too far beyond the rules (I mean especially politeness). And
@Sols is (IMO) truly right that a barrel of toxic waste is going to be a barrel of toxic waste, no matter how many times you kick it...
Now my 2 cents
With all due respect, not true. Perhaps somewhere and sometimes true, but definitely not generally. There are many comfortable places to live in LatAm. (You do need to speak Spanish, or evt. Portuguese, however.)
True but there is e.g. also Bahrein, in Persian Gulf.
Again, with all due respect, not true. I have not so much personal experience there but you would definitely find more places than SG – and a lot of people, including some members here, is doing it.
Unfortunately, generally true. There are some islands of positive deviation, however feds are going to control more and more...
Frankly, no experience => no idea...
Well, sometimes yes, as there is a lot of armed conflicts, too and these conflicts many times have really no rules. In many places it is probably better but generally yes, nothing appealing...