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>The ruling party uses power to eliminate opposition That article is from 1990. More than 20 years ago. If you had looked a little further you would have found

>The ruling party uses power to eliminate opposition That article is from 1990. More than 20 years ago. If you had looked a little further you would have found that Singapore increased the number of people in parliament who represent the opposition.[1] It is slow progress, but it's still progress. Please don't be too quick to judge other countries regarding the subjects of privacy, representation and human rights. The reason for that is that if Asian countries have specks in their eyes regarding those issues, Western countries have telephone poles stuck in theirs for their breaches of privacy, representation, racism and human rights. [1] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-ncmps-in-parliament/2462160.html http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-ncmps-in-...

hackerboos 11y ago
The newsoutlet linked to above is owned by Mediacorp which is in-turn owned by Temasek Holdings, an investment arm of the Singaporean government. Almost all media in Singapore is owned/part-owned by the government. They exert editorial influence on all their holdings.
- dragonbonheur 11y ago
  Doesn't detract from the FACT that their government is INCREASING opposition seats instead of repressing opposition.
  - CyberDildonics 11y ago
    People have voted for the opposition in the face of incredibly unfair elections where the opponent is given just a few weeks where they can campaign and the media is controlled by the government. Don't buy into their propaganda, their lies are pretty blatant if you take 60 seconds to do a search.
- hellofunk 11y ago
  One of Singapore's prominent politicians in the late 90's wrote an essay about why Singapore does not have free speech. He said that the U.S. requires free speech because the press acts as a check on a corrupt government. In Singapore, he claimed, the government must instead act as a check on a corrupt press. How's that for logic? You can find this article in a book of many similar essays available right up front in most major bookstores of Singapore.
  - throwanem 11y ago
    You seem to be saying that one of those propositions is prima facie absurd, but I'm not seeing it. Who would disagree that checking corruption in industry is a primary function of government?
bobwaycott 11y ago
Even as an ignostic, I can appreciate the amusing and relevant use of the words of Jesus.

hackerboos 11y ago

The newsoutlet linked to above is owned by Mediacorp which is in-turn owned by Temasek Holdings, an investment arm of the Singaporean government. Almost all media in Singapore is owned/part-owned by the government. They exert editorial influence on all their holdings.

dragonbonheur 11y ago
Doesn't detract from the FACT that their government is INCREASING opposition seats instead of repressing opposition.
- CyberDildonics 11y ago
  People have voted for the opposition in the face of incredibly unfair elections where the opponent is given just a few weeks where they can campaign and the media is controlled by the government. Don't buy into their propaganda, their lies are pretty blatant if you take 60 seconds to do a search.
hellofunk 11y ago
One of Singapore's prominent politicians in the late 90's wrote an essay about why Singapore does not have free speech. He said that the U.S. requires free speech because the press acts as a check on a corrupt government. In Singapore, he claimed, the government must instead act as a check on a corrupt press. How's that for logic? You can find this article in a book of many similar essays available right up front in most major bookstores of Singapore.
- throwanem 11y ago
  You seem to be saying that one of those propositions is prima facie absurd, but I'm not seeing it. Who would disagree that checking corruption in industry is a primary function of government?

bobwaycott 11y ago

Even as an ignostic, I can appreciate the amusing and relevant use of the words of Jesus.