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> Singapore is a real, functioning democracy. Singapore is a "democracy" where the system is heavily stacked against opposition parties, and where supposedly a
by ValentineC 5y ago
> Singapore is a real, functioning democracy.
Singapore is a "democracy" where the system is heavily stacked against opposition parties, and where supposedly apolitical institutions funded with public money like the "grassroots" People's Association [1][2][3] are heavily biased towards the dominant People's Action Party.
[1] https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/explainer-perennial-issue-public-funding-upgrading-works-opposition-wards https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/explainer-perennial-is...
[2] https://theindependent.sg/wps-sylvia-lim-has-to-use-void-deck-while-paps-chan-hui-yuh-uses-beautiful-serangoon-cc/ https://theindependent.sg/wps-sylvia-lim-has-to-use-void-dec...
[3] https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/jamus-lim-reiterates-how-opposition-mps-do-not-get-to-give-out-edusave-awards https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/jamus-lim-reiterates-...
- yes_really 5y agoSo it's like in the US, where tech companies and mainstream media censors conservative views and where the FBI, universities and NGOs funded with public money are heavily biased towards the left?
- jhanschoo 5y agoIndeed; you, the comment you're responding to, and the comment it's responding to are valid points. In my opinion SG and US are both very flawed democracies for different reasons.