Thursday, April 2, 2009
Regulation of political commentary on the Internet in Singapore-
Many people know Mr. Brown from Singapore; After all, who can forget the iconic "Mee Siam Mai Hum"? Mr. Brown is also known for creating videos which are especially mocking towards the Singaporean government and certain policies they make. He is an exceptionally witty and intelligent writer, and his fame acts as an invulnerable suit of armour which the government cannot penetrate. While many other people who try to mock the government fizzle out and die soon after they start, Mr. Brown is still going strong after years. Perhaps he can attribute this to his extremely funny and sometimes overly exaggerated comments. After all, not even the Singapore government can attempt to bring down a person as prolific as Mr. Brown.
Anyway, back to the topic of the regulation of political ideals. Singapore is definitely practising some kinds of autocracy, the whole world agrees, that is very subtle and sometimes termed ‘soft autocracy’. There are countless instances which act as evidence to show that Singapore is not necessary democratic. Policies such as the Internal Security Act make it easy to keep political opponents in the background. Singapore’s largest newspaper distributor, Singapore Press Holding’s chairman is Mr. Tony Tan, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence of Singapore. All this mounts an undisputable case that there is evidence of autocracy present in our society, yet no one really complains. Why?
Singapore, from third world to first all in a matter of
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