Comments on: Where’s the news? http://www.serialdeviant.org/weblog/2004/06/01/wheres-the-news/ candour is good Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:29:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: andrea http://www.serialdeviant.org/weblog/2004/06/01/wheres-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-43 andrea Wed, 02 Jun 2004 03:44:55 +0000 http://www.serialdeviant.org/weblog/?p=23#comment-43 Neil disagrees with me wholeheartedly on this, and shares opinions much like yours. I reckon that Singapore's political leaders aren't deluded enough to think they'd get away with what is seen as a PR exercise. These are baby steps - maybe more like baby is learning to hold up its head. But it's something. <em>In a few centuries, there might even be a situation where all PAP members would be allowed to vote for the (sole) party candidate…</em> And I'd see that as another development in baby's progress chart. Singapore will never be as open politically as many other countries, but if they're trying to get citizens to care a little more about their country, I think it's a start. Neil disagrees with me wholeheartedly on this, and shares opinions much like yours. I reckon that Singapore’s political leaders aren’t deluded enough to think they’d get away with what is seen as a PR exercise. These are baby steps - maybe more like baby is learning to hold up its head. But it’s something.

In a few centuries, there might even be a situation where all PAP members would be allowed to vote for the (sole) party candidate…

And I’d see that as another development in baby’s progress chart.

Singapore will never be as open politically as many other countries, but if they’re trying to get citizens to care a little more about their country, I think it’s a start.

]]> By: Alexandre http://www.serialdeviant.org/weblog/2004/06/01/wheres-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Alexandre Tue, 01 Jun 2004 12:21:49 +0000 http://www.serialdeviant.org/weblog/?p=23#comment-39 Yes, progress... 15 years ago, 1 guy elected the next PM, now they are 50-odd... In a few centuries, there might even be a situation where all PAP members would be allowed to vote for the (sole) party candidate... Actually I think there were more people voting to reelect Saddam in the good old days... Yes, progress… 15 years ago, 1 guy elected the next PM, now they are 50-odd…

In a few centuries, there might even be a situation where all PAP members would be allowed to vote for the (sole) party candidate…

Actually I think there were more people voting to reelect Saddam in the good old days…

]]> By: Preetam Rai http://www.serialdeviant.org/weblog/2004/06/01/wheres-the-news/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Preetam Rai Tue, 01 Jun 2004 10:27:04 +0000 http://www.serialdeviant.org/weblog/?p=23#comment-38 Sounds a bit like North Korea...minus the "evil" part. Sounds a bit like North Korea…minus the “evil” part.

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