i’m sorry my fellow citizen, I mean this in the nicest way but…not all of us were immigrants. similarly, many have also rejected the “dont be the one to get cut” ideology - whether by force or by choice.

my take: we don’t have “culture” because our land was colonised, and then our minds. not because of our success or our history.

the true culture we seek to rebuild won’t be found in any other land or people, but you are right that it starts by going elsewhere - mainly to look for parts of ourselves that have not been allowed to grow.

if we see the Singaporean on the road, my wish is that we take them in and treat them. to kill him would simply be yet another round of pruning, and we all know how that feels like. i wish you all the best, and congratulations on the courage!