tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post114491408523561980..comments2023-10-30T22:31:03.398+08:00Comments on Singapore Rebel : Censors say Zahari's 17 Years rated PG, but film fest cancelled screeningMInghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00812324746322990767noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post-1147238168252359412006-05-10T13:16:00.000+08:002006-05-10T13:16:00.000+08:00To singaporegrrl and ghormax and others, with all ...To singaporegrrl and ghormax and others, with all due respect, I think you guys have misinterpreted the "anonymous double-poster's" posting. If you read his posting again, perhaps you will begin to see that, in his own sly way, he is actually being ironic. If you read carefully, you will see the sarcasm inherent in lines like:<BR/><BR/>"Why are you up to such sinister activities to remind us of the ugly past and try your utmost to evoke feelings of guilt and injustice among us? <BR/><BR/>"We just want to be left alone to enjoy the economic fruits, the fruits that the majority of our families are eating. The suffering of the few does not mean much to us, they knew that all there was to know about avoiding presecution, it is their own fault that they stood up for their beliefs and were taken care of by the system."<BR/><BR/>The use of the phrase "ugly past" in the first quoted line above should already have been a telling sign of irony. You see, "Anonymous doubleposter" is merely re-expressing what many perceive is the Singapore establishment's stance towards dissent in his own, peculiar sardonic way.<BR/><BR/>So, with all due respect, dear commenters, please read the postings really, really carefully before you jump to conclusions. Just my two-cents' worth. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post-1146106285965781822006-04-27T10:51:00.000+08:002006-04-27T10:51:00.000+08:00Operation Colds Store decimated political oppositi...Operation Colds Store decimated political opposition to the pro-colonialist PAP government. More than a hundred individuals at least were illegally detained, closer to 200 is probably more accurate. To brush this off as a 'handful' is shameful. <BR/><BR/>There must be a proper closure. Otherwise sooner or later this chapter in S'pore's history will return to haunt PAP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post-1145823569211364222006-04-24T04:19:00.000+08:002006-04-24T04:19:00.000+08:00Why should you ever bury the past? Should the peop...Why should you ever bury the past? Should the people just forget Hitler, the holocaust just because Hitler built the first autobahn, the German super highway? Or how about the Japanese atrocities, should they be forgotten, just because Japan has also developed places like Taiwan? <BR/><BR/>I may be exaggerating if I compare this to the unfortunate who were victims of the ISA but the past should never be forgotten. <BR/><BR/>Even though the history has many bad examples, this still makes us able to value the good aspects, as well.<BR/><BR/>We may take Andrew Jackson as an example, who is known for Jacksonian Democracy but also the fate of Native Americans on the Trail of Tears.<BR/><BR/>It may, however, be the case that the issue in Zahari's 17 Years deals with something that Singaporean leaders have not dealt with. A history that hasn't yet become history because most participants are still alive and prefer not to deal with it.Ghormaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12541162639424792334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post-1145823223063850332006-04-24T04:13:00.000+08:002006-04-24T04:13:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ghormaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12541162639424792334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post-1145420053004406542006-04-19T12:14:00.000+08:002006-04-19T12:14:00.000+08:00Politics, sometimes defined as "the art and scienc...Politics, sometimes defined as "the art and science of government"[1], is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. Although the term is generally applied to behavior within governments, politics is observed in all human (and many non-human) group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions.<BR/><BR/>One theorist, Harold Lasswell, has defined politics as "who gets what, when, where, and how." An alternative definition, put forth by political scientists Dickerson and Flanagan, is that politics is a "process of conflict resolution in which support is mobilized and maintained for collective projects". <BR/><BR/>If MM Lee says it's about putting food on the table & the comforts of life, then it is a narrow version of the above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post-1145398444523125982006-04-19T06:14:00.000+08:002006-04-19T06:14:00.000+08:00That's too bad, yet almost typical. As for the ano...That's too bad, yet almost typical. As for the anonymous double poster, everyone's entitled to their opinion. So sorry for yours.singaporegrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385262927761558297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post-1145263223192554312006-04-17T16:40:00.000+08:002006-04-17T16:40:00.000+08:00Political films can boost the economy too.As of Ja...Political films can boost the economy too.<BR/><BR/>As of January, 2005, Fahrenheit 9/11 has grossed nearly US$120 million in U.S. box office, and over US$220 million worldwide, an unprecedented amount for a political documentary;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post-1145256693574484682006-04-17T14:51:00.000+08:002006-04-17T14:51:00.000+08:00Martyn See,Why don't you let Singapore bury its pa...Martyn See,<BR/><BR/>Why don't you let Singapore bury its past and move on. So what if a handful of people suffered under the ISD/ISA, the majority enjoyed a materially satisfying and general affluent life. Singaporeans should not need to care about those who suffered as long as they reap the fruits. Why are you up to such sinister activities to remind us of the ugly past and try your utmost to evoke feelings of guilt and injustice among us. <BR/><BR/>We just want to be left alone to enjoy the economic fruits, the fruits that the majority of the families in S'pore are eating. The suffering of the few does not mean much to us, they knew that all there was to know about avoiding presecution, it is their own fault that they stood up for their beliefs and were taken care of by the system. The system is there to protect the majority of the people, it ensures the safety of the majority and exists for our own good. <BR/><BR/>As the MM Lee put it across so well in a recent current affairs programme that is not classified as "party-political", POLITICS is about life, it is about the good life to be enjoyed by you and your family, the economic opportunities and jobs. Politics is not about the freedom of a people, not about their rights nor their ideas.....it is about the economics that deliver the tangibles; the food we can put our mouths, the cash that we deposit in the bank and cars that take us around in comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9272856.post-1145256534592447612006-04-17T14:48:00.000+08:002006-04-17T14:48:00.000+08:00Martyn See,Why don't you let Singapore bury its pa...Martyn See,<BR/><BR/>Why don't you let Singapore bury its past and move on. So what if a handful of people suffered under the ISD/ISA, the majority enjoyed a materially satisfying and general affluent life. Singaporeans should need to care about those who suffered as long as they reap the fruits. Why are you up to such sinister activities to remind us of the ugly past and try your utmost to evoke feelings of guilt and injustice among us. <BR/><BR/>We just want to be left alone to enjoy the economic fruits, the fruits that the majority of our families are eating. The suffering of the few does not mean much to us, they knew that all there was to know about avoiding presecution, it is their own fault that they stood up for their beliefs and were taken care of by the system. The system is there to protect the majority of the people, it ensures the safety of the majority and exists for our own good. <BR/><BR/>As the MM Lee put it across so well in a recent current affairs programme that is not classified as "party-political", POLITICS is about life, it is about the good life to be enjoyed by you and your family, the economics opportunities and jobs. Politics is not about the freedom of a people, not about their rights nor their ideas.....it is about the economics that deliver the tangibles the food we can put our mouths, the cash that we deposit in the bank and cars that take us around in comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com