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This is how the PAP keeps the opposition suppressed in Singapore.
by digianarchist 5y ago
This is how the PAP keeps the opposition suppressed in Singapore.
- xxpor 5y agoAnd when that doesn't work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Security_Act_(Singapore) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Security_Act_(Singapo...
- ValentineC 5y agoThese days, it's POFMA [1] and FICA [2], two laws that put a lot of power into the hands of the cabinet, especially our Home Affairs Minister [3]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_from_Online_Falsehoods_and_Manipulation_Act_2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_from_Online_Falseho... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Interference_(Countermeasures)_Act_2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Interference_(Counterm... [3] https://newnaratif.com/shanmugams-stealth-coup-in-singapore/ https://newnaratif.com/shanmugams-stealth-coup-in-singapore/
- refurb 5y agoIndeed. The one that stuck out to me is when a constituency votes PAP out, PAP turns off the money. HDBs aren't "selected" for upgrades. Public works projects are delayed, etc. And LKY fully admitted this - "If you don't vote for PAP, why should you benefit from our spending?".