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December 2, 2005

Democracy, Singapore-style

In light of the recent events of the Australian drug trafficker, if you had been following the local news, it has already been known and decided that he will be executed in Changi Prison today at 6am promptly. As much as I have no compassion towards drug traffickers, I do have something to say about this particular matter.

All along, I for one have no interest nor liking for diplomacy and politics. It’s not because I’m afraid of getting flamed by anonymous readers of this site, or the fear of getting into trouble with local authorities. It’s just that I had always felt that in regards to democracy and political issues, there is no way you can have your way of idealism, because it’s all just one-way, a one-sided affair. Not convinced? Take a look at this article I found here.

So is this the only way out for diplomacy? I certainly do not think so. While Singapore and it’s government is known for its firm and strict law followings, my personal take on this matter is that the rejection of clemency on this issue would certainly hurt Singapore in a way or the other, no matter how you view it. Please read this article here to understand why I’m saying this, if you have no freaking idea of the cold logic behind it.

So is the death penalty for that Melbourne guy really that mandatory? I believe behind every case there’s a true and sad story, and all of us knows his story. He did it for his brother, he’s had a clean record, and is also a first-time offender. And look at what his friends has done for him over at Australia outside the State Library in Melbourne. You would certainly not see something like this over here, what death penalty? Life still goes on, local people always have this kind of mentality, that who would give a flying fuck about some nobody, regardless of whoever’s gonna land on the death-row. See the difference here?

Somehow, I’m disgusted by my own country, after the events of this matter. As much as I love my country, (oh I really do love Singapore, it’s such a nice place) I’m so put off by its democracy and political issues. But can I do anything about it? Sadly, not even one bit.

Realist? Definitely not.

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2 Comments »

You believed all that about J. B. Jeyaretnam and Chee Soon Juan in the article.

Very sad for Singapore indeed how easy people fall for those lies and believe them. Pls find out the truth.

Comment by An oldman — December 30, 2005 @ 5:45 pm

And who is this oldman that’s acting like a wise man trying to leave a footmark in my very humble blog? With regards to those articles, I would say they are just side-stories. I’m personally very disgusted with some other stuffs not mentioned in this entry, and that’s already enough to justify my stand about the political difference btw the other countries and Singapore already. You wan to debate about democracy with me? Sorry, I won’t take you on. It’s not an interesting enough topic for me to debate on, less to even mention abt.

Thanks for dropping by anyway.

Comment by monsieur aaron — December 30, 2005 @ 5:57 pm