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> Live in Singapore in reality is no more or less 'democratic' than live in Japan or Taiwan or SK. I think this is a false equivalence. TFA mentions a democrac
by teachrdan 5y ago
> Live in Singapore in reality is no more or less 'democratic' than live in Japan or Taiwan or SK.
I think this is a false equivalence. TFA mentions a democracy activist who was imprisoned for 21 days because of a small, non violent protest on a subway. He had been previously arrested for criticizing the judiciary in Singapore.
Unless I'm mistaken, you would not be arrested for either of these acts in South Korea or Japan. They are both imperfect, but in some important ways more free.
- Barrin92 5y agoactivist arrests happen in South Korea as well. The country has a national security law that gives the government rights to take action against anything perceived as 'anti-government' action. Advocacy of communism or voicing recognition of the North is illegal and every so often lands people in jail https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30808950 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30808950
- coldtea 5y ago>I think this is a false equivalence. TFA mentions a democracy activist who was imprisoned for 21 days because of a small, non violent protest on a subway Things like that, and worse, have happened time and again in the US too...