Totally believe you. I've actually heard the very same from tiong youngsters. But the older generation doesn't share the exact same opinion.
But in my mind I think it's not because of winnie. I think it's because they actually see how crap it is in the West
My thoughts are that everyone had a super-idealized version of the West pre-2000s. Once they opened up and came over and saw the realities of how the Western world lives, they were kind of disgusted and decided to turn around to go home and build on the progress already achieved.
So how does this make sense that I've still wary of the system?
To put it in an analogy, how many CECAs think Singapore's the best place on earth whilst how many Singaporeans think they're getting screwed by the PAP. Singapore is to a CECA what China is to the youngsters. The older people with experience dealing with the gahmen will feel like how samsters feel re : the PAP.
Thanks for sharing your opinion.