I could have put that in a less muddled way. I think I was trying to get at that if you want to get on with life without being beaten, killed, imprisoned, tortured of raped you have a better chance of that in Singapore than many other countries. Indeed I imagine all of the above are statistically more likely in the US for example.

I don't think restricting freedom of speech helped directly but both things are to some extent the result of a rather authoritarian government. Singapore isn't perfect but probably has a better quality of life than many of its neighbours.