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- Why we cried when Schooling our Singaporean champ won gold at the Olympics
- Democracy in a Straitjacket
- I would vote for SDP
- A Mud-Slinging By-election, again
- On Integrity, Hypocrisy & Setting Bad Examples at Bukit Batok By-election
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- GE2020 a Watershed Election and Rebirth of Hope July 11, 2020
- Fool’s Gold in a Pandemic April 10, 2020
- Who is Indranee to tell us to be grateful? March 4, 2017
- Fake alarms from fake news January 25, 2017
- Ministerial Promotions: What Lee Kuan Yew Preached vs How Lee Hsien Loong Practises November 8, 2016
- Why we cried when Schooling our Singaporean champ won gold at the Olympics August 18, 2016
- Democracy in a Straitjacket June 9, 2016
- I would vote for SDP May 6, 2016
- A Mud-Slinging By-election, again May 1, 2016
- On Integrity, Hypocrisy & Setting Bad Examples at Bukit Batok By-election April 30, 2016
- Disgraceful, Grace Fu April 30, 2016
- Individuals can discuss Elections online on Cooling Off Day according to Govt’s rules September 9, 2015
- Don’ts and Dos of Marking Ballots, Don’t Waste Your Vote! September 9, 2015
- 9/11 – Vote with your Conscience for people of integrity September 3, 2015
- Butter in the balance August 30, 2015
- Lee Kuan Yew is not Singapore’s founding father July 10, 2015
- The Good, the Bad and the Intolerant in the Amos Saga July 7, 2015
- Is Singapore becoming a shamelessly hypocritical society? July 3, 2015
- MARUAH’s Statement on Defamation Law and the Case Against Mr Roy Ngerng July 1, 2015
- Much Ado over One little Amos Yee May 9, 2015
- 50 Shades of White, PAP-Govt’s House Needs Cleaning February 14, 2015
- Honour (Singapore) Group – Honour and Obey the PAP-Government? August 17, 2014
- Cartoons supporting dialects in Singapore by the talented Cartoon Press artist July 22, 2014
- PM Lee Refuses to Yield on the Speak Mandarin (Forgo Dialects) policy July 20, 2014
- S. Rajaratnam on Book Banning and Religious Hysteria July 13, 2014
- PAP and the Art of Name Calling April 22, 2014
- One Little Riot Opens Pandora’s Box to Many Big Issues December 10, 2013
- Do anti-online harassment laws mask real intent of the Govt? November 23, 2013
- Lim Swee Say and his “Sayisms” ring hollow October 13, 2013
- Blast from the Past – Mary Lee’s testimony to the harshness of LKY October 8, 2013
- Compassion Deficit: Singapore Ruling Elite’s Attitude towards the Poor October 7, 2013
- “Fair consideration” – a govt pleads October 3, 2013
- The PAP’s Policies Give Singaporeans Heart Attacks? September 14, 2013
- Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Singaporeans want a more Compassionate Society August 26, 2013
- Healthcare Financing: Tweaks or Tricks? August 19, 2013
- Whither the love for Singapore? August 5, 2013
- Is our Government beating the “War” Drum? Pa-rum Pum Pum August 3, 2013
- Govt and MSM declare “war” on bloggers and alternative media? July 27, 2013
- 3 Reasons why PAP’s been bashing WP over the hawker centre cleaning July 21, 2013
- Ravi Philemon spreading rumours? Or ministers trying to score political points? July 11, 2013
- #FreeMyInternet Awareness Campaign: Know The Impact Of The Licensing Ruling On Our Usage Of The Internet July 6, 2013
- ST’s Red Herring Commentaries that Divide the People June 30, 2013
- Tips on dealing with the haze June 23, 2013
- Why is there no existing crisis plan to manage haze crisis? June 21, 2013
- Home Affairs hits out at filmmaker for ‘contempt of court’ June 18, 2013
- Singapore Bloggers’ First Blackout Protest a Success June 6, 2013
- Why support the “Free My Internet” Movement Against Internet Censorship? June 2, 2013
- Why is our government treating us like the enemy? June 1, 2013
- A masterclass in authoritarianism. Or how to criminalise your critics overnight. May 30, 2013
- Major Online Websites in Singapore to Protest Against Licensing Requirement May 30, 2013
- 10 Legends and Myths of Singapore May 26, 2013
- Elections in Singapore: PAP’s Strategy Uncovered May 14, 2013
- Indranee’s curious claims May 13, 2013
- In Singapore We’ve Forgotten: I Think That I Am Better Than You (Part 2) May 11, 2013
- PM Lee and Lim Swee Say: Revealing the Truth With Real Statistics May 5, 2013
- Oppression and threats will not destroy our spirit April 28, 2013
- Double Standards In Singapore: Only The Government Can Win April 26, 2013
- Who says our kids can’t learn dialects and multi-languages at the same time? April 22, 2013
- Mahbubani on “What is governance?” April 15, 2013
- Xenophobia? Clean up your own act before making accusations April 11, 2013
- Singaporeans Happiest in Asia? How about Richest and Most Well-fed too? March 22, 2013
- Most Firms Surveyed Will Not Pass on Wage Subsidy March 14, 2013
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- The Octopus NTUC – Social Enterprise? March 6, 2013
- Government Pays Employers to Pay Employees More February 26, 2013
- WP’s Population Paper is Singaporean-centric February 23, 2013
- Shame on our Mainstream Media for failing its readers and Singaporeans February 17, 2013
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- Tale of Two Chairs February 14, 2013
- Bring back Tipping to draw Singaporeans to work in F&B sector February 12, 2013
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- NSP Calls for National Referendum on White Paper February 9, 2013
- Economists challenge assumptions of fhe flawed White Paper February 8, 2013
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Democracy in a Straitjacket
Originally posted on Banalysis:
“The other day, someone told me the difference between a democracy and a people’s democracy. It’s the same difference between a jacket and a straitjacket.” – President Ronald Reagan, 1986 Ever the wry wordsmith, Reagan coined…
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