A sign of Anarchy in Singapore
There is still no proper explanation as to how someone managed to spray-paint obscenities against the ruling party at the top of a flat. What is significant, however, is not just that this was a prominent display of disaffection while it lasted, but that the symbol for Anarchy (which is associated with a political philosophy)...
Cost-of-living is political
In an exchange that is worth some attention, we have Ng Kok Lim giving a rebuttal to an economist (Martin Bodenstein) from NUS on the latter’s justification of his version of neoclassical economics which is a form of neocolonial economics. Bodenstein gave a response (it appears in the comments section below NKL’s post) which...
Can the Internet democratize Singapore?
Friends, The quotes below come from a piece that should be read carefully and pondered over: “Can the Internet democratize capitalism?” by Yanis Varoufakis. The essay first appeared on his blog. Quote 1: Singaporean workers have no real political freedoms (e.g. no free press). Their citizenship is curtailed by an oppressive...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Papa PARDON Son Democracy SRFR on A False Analogy That Insults the Intelligence of Singaporeans
- Harder Truths on A False Analogy That Insults the Intelligence of Singaporeans
- Harder Truths on Hougang Belongs to the People
- Harder Truths on Its all about trust
- Harder Truths on Misunderstanding What Singaporeans Truly Expect from Good Governance
|
|