> Reportedly some of the happiest people on earth

They seem pretty far from the Scandinavian countries.

Besides, I'd find it hard to trust any results from a totalitarian country.

> It sounds insane to you because you’re used to the filth we live in and don’t even see the decay that’s all around us anymore. Crime and violence are normal in our world and a government that won’t tolerate it is a foreign concept.

There are plenty of civilized countries with low crime rates that are not totalitarian.