Comment by alon_honig
1 year ago
This is incorrect. Singapore is not a high censorship/low freedom society. You should visit countries before you trash them.
1 year ago
This is incorrect. Singapore is not a high censorship/low freedom society. You should visit countries before you trash them.
I guess “high censorship” is subjective, but you can’t protest without a police permit, media organizations are licensed by the government, certain foreign media have been effectively banned when when they made statements the government didn’t like, you can’t put on a play without script approval by the government, all movies are presented by the government, and libel laws have been used to bankrupt political opponents, forcing them out of government.
Seems pretty “high” censorship to me.
I have, and I found it much as Gibson did [0]
[0] https://www.wired.com/1993/04/gibson-2/
> Singapore is not a high censorship/low freedom society
Singapore constrains freedom quite substantially.
Singapore’s parliamentary political system has been dominated by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and the family of current prime minister Lee Hsien Loong since 1959. The electoral and legal framework that the PAP has constructed allows for some political pluralism, but it constrains the growth of opposition parties and limits freedoms of expression, assembly, and association.
Deeper Analysis of Political Rights and Civil Liberties:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/singapore/freedom-world/202...
> You should visit countries before you trash them.
I haven't visited North Korea either. That shouldn't stop anyone from opining on it.
this literally a perfect example. your idea of NK is based mostly on reporting that is biased, propaganda, etc. and here you are mocking people who doubt any of that. lol. im not saying NK is secretly good but i think you would discover a lot of things that you didnt know. especially regarding how things got the way they are.
> you would discover a lot of things
actually, no I wouldn't, because when a Westerner goes to NK, he or she is strictly controlled as to what they can see. In particular, no citizen will talk unguardedly to you because of their intense fear of the police.
If you think that's not true, why don't you tell us about your trip there (you did take one, didn't you?)
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It tends to be accurate. If you want to read more, see Demick, 2009: “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea” [0]
[0] https://search.worldcat.org/title/918997255
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Its based on lights out satellite imagery.
It is low freedom if you're gay.