Comments on: The “rights” balance http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/01/the-rights-balance/ Singapore's #1 Socio-Political Site Fri, 25 May 2012 04:31:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anonymous http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/01/the-rights-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-47144 Anonymous Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:13:41 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=5171#comment-47144 One can see the power of freedom of speech and expression. The minibomb victims, particularly the old and the uneducated folks, lost their voice. Their MPs all silent in parliament. The RP leaders openly said they were greedy and had invested with their eyes open. Where did they re-gain their voice? Through Tan KL's effort to gather them in Hong Lim Park to protest. Such protest and its publicity did wonders to put pressure on the authority to act fast. Just think - if HLP is not available as a legal venue, there is really no place to hold protest "legally". Whether credit is due or not to the RP for opening up HLP for Speakers is a separate issue. One can see the power of freedom of speech and expression.

The minibomb victims, particularly the old and the uneducated folks, lost their voice. Their MPs all silent in parliament. The RP leaders openly said they were greedy and had invested with their eyes open.

Where did they re-gain their voice? Through Tan KL’s effort to gather them in Hong Lim Park to protest. Such protest and its publicity did wonders to put pressure on the authority to act fast. Just think – if HLP is not available as a legal venue, there is really no place to hold protest “legally”.

Whether credit is due or not to the RP for opening up HLP for Speakers is a separate issue.

]]> By: mathialee http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/01/the-rights-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-47140 mathialee Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:46:07 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=5171#comment-47140 "We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals" I think all too often, in Singapore and in the broader Asia, we are made to believe that our peace and prosperity has to come at the expense of diversity and dissent. With all patriotic love and respect, I beg to differ. “We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals”

I think all too often, in Singapore and in the broader Asia, we are made to believe that our peace and prosperity has to come at the expense of diversity and dissent.

With all patriotic love and respect, I beg to differ.

]]> By: those once loyal http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/01/the-rights-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-46939 those once loyal Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:48:31 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=5171#comment-46939 Violence arises not from freedom of speech or expression. Violence arises when freedom of speech and expression is not allowed. So by curbing this freedom produces exactly the undesired effect. Violence arises not from freedom of speech or expression. Violence arises when freedom of speech and expression is not allowed. So by curbing this freedom produces exactly the undesired effect.

]]> By: smallvice585 http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/01/the-rights-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-46867 smallvice585 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:39:13 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=5171#comment-46867 Billibanjaero, Violence is not from freedom of speech. It arises from freedom of <b>expression</b>. Peaceful advocacy of rights must still come with a punch even if the punch is not through violent means, such as commercial epsionage. Billibanjaero,

Violence is not from freedom of speech. It arises from freedom of expression. Peaceful advocacy of rights must still come with a punch even if the punch is not through violent means, such as commercial epsionage.

]]> By: Billibanjaero http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/01/the-rights-balance/comment-page-1/#comment-46840 Billibanjaero Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:24:30 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=5171#comment-46840 Hi Mr Leong, "For example, in the case of say Freedom of Speech and Expression, will freedom of speech and expression lead to violence? Is it a peaceful advocacy of rights? (How necessary?)" Even in a country with limited freedom of speech, VIOLENCE is commited every now and then: 1. uncle punched p of the m. 2. uncle set fire on p of the m. in conclusion, violence is not from freedom of speech. i thank you for your article. Hi Mr Leong,

“For example, in the case of say Freedom of Speech and Expression, will freedom of speech and expression lead to violence? Is it a peaceful advocacy of rights? (How necessary?)”

Even in a country with limited freedom of speech, VIOLENCE is commited every now and then:

1. uncle punched p of the m.
2. uncle set fire on p of the m.

in conclusion, violence is not from freedom of speech.

i thank you for your article.

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