tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post4779358186857207394..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Cherian George joining HK university Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-26550657228691573782014-05-13T14:43:48.317+08:002014-05-13T14:43:48.317+08:00I don't know why you guys like to complicate m...I don't know why you guys like to complicate matters with all sorts of unproven and largely UNTESTABLE assertions.<br /><br />The vast majority of the population get their "news" from SPH's vast media empire (plenty of data and sales figures to back that up). Why do you think the govt keeps such tight reins on the commercial media? For control lah. Shanmugam has made <b>NO Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-90929936084983140172014-05-13T14:42:29.903+08:002014-05-13T14:42:29.903+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-17848798797008764462014-05-13T14:12:13.352+08:002014-05-13T14:12:13.352+08:00Hahaha
Maybe 99% do not read TRE or My Singapore ...Hahaha<br /><br />Maybe 99% do not read TRE or My Singapore News, but the effect of what is written on such blogs is much more widespread than you give them credit for. <br /><br />Those who are less educated do not surf the net without a doubt, but I am sure they also do not read the MSM either or bother with the news on TV. Rather their information comes from their children, neighbours or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-21541210483884645232014-05-13T02:21:55.803+08:002014-05-13T02:21:55.803+08:00Spore does have free speech and this blog is one o...Spore does have free speech and this blog is one of them.<br /><br />And we can all have our fun, vent our spleen, make a lot of noise and relax.<br /><br />But those in academic and industry do not have this luxury. They have to be constructive...can give advice but not publish.<br /><br />Publish and be condemned if you are someone who is well-known.<br /><br />For the rest of us, we can enjoyEddie Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851498831644139229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-49235827987152368922014-05-12T20:33:09.561+08:002014-05-12T20:33:09.561+08:00The best defence for freedom of speech is to USE I...The best defence for freedom of speech is to <b>USE IT EVERYDAY</b>.<br /><br />Indranee Rajah said:<br /><br /><i> >> “If you have a viewpoint that you wish to express, there are ways and means of expressing it. You do not have to damage property to do that.” << </i><br /><br />Someone must ask her that BURNING QUESTION: Will the govt secure the right to free speech and freedom of Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-18044046721692044242014-05-12T17:36:23.426+08:002014-05-12T17:36:23.426+08:00Bad governments are afraid of smart people is an u...Bad governments are afraid of smart people is an understatement, especially in red dot. <br /><br />Bad governments need to destoy all opposition to rise up. By fair means the will falter. Use opponents to consolidate power first, and then find reasons to get rid of them, by hook or by crook. As Devan Nair said, give a dog a bad name and then hang it. <br /><br />Lim Chin Siong, Francis Seow, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-22149490509644594912014-05-12T16:08:54.269+08:002014-05-12T16:08:54.269+08:00The government allows websites like Temasek Review...The government allows websites like Temasek Review Emeritus and friends to carry on their complaining, exposes, etc. But they will not allow academics to have freedom of speech. It's because the government is aware that the people know that academics are intelligent people who won't speak without thinking first, without studying the evidence. Bad governments are afraid of smart people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-59084444152693390072014-05-12T15:52:59.889+08:002014-05-12T15:52:59.889+08:00He is not the first and will not be the last that ...He is not the first and will not be the last that the rulers prosecuted/bullied/oppressed. We do not live in a just and fair world. Must learn how to watch the tide and steer the ship. Going against the tide will amount to shipwreck. Since he is from a top university, he should be able to understand such simple logic. Freedom of speech is a political tool mainly used by western rulers to attack bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-48310861586966664422014-05-12T15:10:46.079+08:002014-05-12T15:10:46.079+08:00Thank You The.
Point noted though I will stay wit...Thank You The.<br /><br />Point noted though I will stay with my comments above.<br /><br />On hindsight, me should have avoided discussions on Cherian George, James Gomez and maybe a few others.<br /><br />Will not go further from here.<br /><br />patriotpatriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012654183813005452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-5991190362438433882014-05-12T15:07:10.065+08:002014-05-12T15:07:10.065+08:00Does not surpirse me since we are undeniably going...Does not surpirse me since we are undeniably going from first world to third after all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60637433319820453052014-05-12T14:17:02.351+08:002014-05-12T14:17:02.351+08:00Patriot, I don't think the issue here is wheth...Patriot, I don't think the issue here is whether the votes are secret - they are. The issue is whether academicians or ordinary citizens should be punished for voicing alternative views or views not to the liking of the ruling party.Thehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941744057903049051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-49603434765500915252014-05-12T13:21:21.650+08:002014-05-12T13:21:21.650+08:00@1159;
Too right. In fact, Cherian George crafted...@1159;<br /><br />Too right. In fact, Cherian George crafted a phrase; the <b>calibrated use of coercion</b> (search yourself with google) in an article in the Straight Times which of course upset the govt. no end. Basically, he correctly identified the careful application of "push-pull" -- a bit of 'light touch' and then a WHACK to keep would-be dissents in line. This was Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64746001169306562912014-05-12T13:16:37.004+08:002014-05-12T13:16:37.004+08:00I like to state a fact here based on commonsense....I like to state a fact here based on commonsense. And that is; THERE MUST BE PLENTY OF CIVIL SERVANTS OF VARIOUS LEVELS AND APPOINTMENTS IN ALL OPPOSITION WARDS.<br />WILL THEY BE TERMINATED OR VICTIMIZED BECAUSE THE CONSTITUENCIES VOTED FOR ALTERNATIVE POLITICAL PARTIES? <br />The Answer id NO. Firstly your vote was(is) secret and secondly, it is dangerous for any regime to alienate any voter patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012654183813005452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-46238966114110779542014-05-12T13:11:24.288+08:002014-05-12T13:11:24.288+08:00I guess if the government shuts down this blog and...I guess if the government shuts down this blog and gag RB from ever blogging, it makes no difference to the parrot, sorry the patriot. You still don't get it, do you? The issue is not about the ex-journalist. It is about freedom of speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-81147166343493095902014-05-12T12:57:44.705+08:002014-05-12T12:57:44.705+08:00I wonder what has happened to civil servants who v...I wonder what has happened to civil servants who voted the opposition party in the past? Lost their jobs? Or denied any promotion opportunity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-56850752649499525462014-05-12T12:38:46.764+08:002014-05-12T12:38:46.764+08:00Me a patriot to no regime, funny or not is no issu...Me a patriot to no regime, funny or not is no issue to me.<br />As for the Ex-journalist, he could be a patriot different from me.<br /><br />patriot.patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012654183813005452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-52055746732998382602014-05-12T12:26:24.460+08:002014-05-12T12:26:24.460+08:00George;
Please come back as an Opposition politici...George;<br />Please come back as an Opposition politician. We will vote for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-72685864242755718772014-05-12T11:59:32.954+08:002014-05-12T11:59:32.954+08:00"Hahaha.......
No great loss or shall I say..."Hahaha....... <br /><br />No great loss or shall I say one less of that man makes no difference."<br /><br />It makes a lot of difference, my good man. This incident will make all the other academics shut their mouths and not rock the boat. This is the rule of fear. The government is sending a strong message to the other academics in the universities here: "Of course you can give Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-42608482167371366892014-05-12T11:53:35.024+08:002014-05-12T11:53:35.024+08:00George will be happier working in HK. Twice a year...George will be happier working in HK. Twice a year he can come back to Singapore as a tourist. George now has all the freedom to write nasty stuff about the pappies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-44439487176681806562014-05-12T11:34:11.646+08:002014-05-12T11:34:11.646+08:00Hahaha.......
No great loss or shall I say one ...Hahaha....... <br /><br />No great loss or shall I say one less of that man makes no difference.<br />Today, even if LKY, Lee Hsien Loong and a few Top Men retire together, there will no dent on Sin. Maybe there will be less sin in our land.<br /><br />patriotpatriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012654183813005452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-72139896752681833182014-05-12T11:10:33.317+08:002014-05-12T11:10:33.317+08:00And so he goes from one Airconditioned Nation to a...And so he goes from one Airconditioned Nation to another ;-)<br /><br />HK will definitely benefit from his presence. HKers dun like Beijing trying to run their lives. Arse-kicking, freedom loving, money making Cantonese of HK love their constitutionally GUARANTEED autonomy and liberty under their SAR status of "one cuntry, two systems".<br /><br />Can you criticise the govt of Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.com