Comments on: Civic participation serves to strengthen governance http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/civic-participation-serves-to-strengthen-governance/ a community of Singaporeans Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:50:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim Buay Soong http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/civic-participation-serves-to-strengthen-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-5108 Kim Buay Soong Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:46:41 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-5108 Seriously, ladies and gentlemen, do you think if anyone speaks or demoes in the Speaker's Corner, others will come and listen. He or she will be talking or demoing to the birds. Most Singaporeans are just struggling to earn more money to fight off inflations, GST price hikes to even bother while others who are very rich and enjoying life will want anything to change since this will hurt Singapore (= hurt their rich and fatuous lives). Seriously, ladies and gentlemen, do you think if anyone speaks or demoes in the Speaker’s Corner, others will come and listen. He or she will be talking or demoing to the birds. Most Singaporeans are just struggling to earn more money to fight off inflations, GST price hikes to even bother while others who are very rich and enjoying life will want anything to change since this will hurt Singapore (= hurt their rich and fatuous lives).

]]> By: Gerald http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/civic-participation-serves-to-strengthen-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-5107 Gerald Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:46:43 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-5107 In fact a <a href="http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/govmatters5" rel="nofollow">World Bank report</a> released in 2006 gave Singapore high marks for all aspects of governance except "Voice and Accountability", where we scored even worse that three years earlier. In fact a World Bank report released in 2006 gave Singapore high marks for all aspects of governance except “Voice and Accountability”, where we scored even worse that three years earlier.

]]> By: Adrian http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/civic-participation-serves-to-strengthen-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-5106 Adrian Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:38:43 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-5106 I think China is too good for him, I think Cambodia will be more suitable. :P I think China is too good for him, I think Cambodia will be more suitable. :P

]]> By: tfl http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/civic-participation-serves-to-strengthen-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-5105 tfl Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:43:35 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-5105 I think it's more like a good number of Singaporeans don't want the freedom to speak in places like the Speaker's Corner, and that they have a wish to be arrested. I think it’s more like a good number of Singaporeans don’t want the freedom to speak in places like the Speaker’s Corner, and that they have a wish to be arrested.

]]> By: freedom loving singaporean http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/civic-participation-serves-to-strengthen-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-5103 freedom loving singaporean Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:50:57 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-5103 Freedom of speech and expression is an universal right and belief which unfortunately some countries such as Singapore dont buy into. Freedom of speech and expression definitely is not something western as it is popularly believed to be. It is also not something that the west only has first thought of or implemented. Asian values, as pointed out by A.K.Sen in his famous article ["Human Rights and Asian Values: What Lee Kuan Yew and Le Peng don't understand about Asia",1997)] has always promoted freedom of speech and expression but in its own methods and context. If Singaporeans like Mr.Chua Sheng Yang dislike the concept of freedom of speech and expression, why dont they consider shifting to China because it will be a matter of time Singapore will be forced into throwing in the towel in its relentless fight to control, restrict and deteremine speech and expressions? Singapore today only has 21st century buildings and roads (concrete and tar). It has yet to prove its people, mindsets and ideas are 21st century. Freedom of speech and expression is an universal right and belief which unfortunately some countries such as Singapore dont buy into. Freedom of speech and expression definitely is not something western as it is popularly believed to be. It is also not something that the west only has first thought of or implemented. Asian values, as pointed out by A.K.Sen in his famous article ["Human Rights and Asian Values: What Lee Kuan Yew and Le Peng don't understand about Asia",1997)] has always promoted freedom of speech and expression but in its own methods and context.

If Singaporeans like Mr.Chua Sheng Yang dislike the concept of freedom of speech and expression, why dont they consider shifting to China because it will be a matter of time Singapore will be forced into throwing in the towel in its relentless fight to control, restrict and deteremine speech and expressions?

Singapore today only has 21st century buildings and roads (concrete and tar). It has yet to prove its people, mindsets and ideas are 21st century.

]]> By: blackfeline http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/03/civic-participation-serves-to-strengthen-governance/comment-page-1/#comment-5104 blackfeline Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:02:54 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-5104 Im sick and tired of people like Mr. Chua Sheng Yang! Wonder which cave r they from? Im sick and tired of people like Mr. Chua Sheng Yang! Wonder which cave r they from?

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