This is exactly what the govt wants us think.
An induced condition of "learned helplessness"
The "Aiyah, what can we do?" syndrome, so ideally no one will try
to resist.
But I digress, back to the topic at hand, yes, all forms of
mainstream media is very powerful, which is why none of it in
Singapore is fully indepenedent.
In fact almost everything that translates to power is Govt link one
way or another.
All Telecommunications companys have links to GLCs. Almost all mass
public transportations have links to GLCs or Family members of the
ruling party.