MM: Making Western media happy is not his business

LazerLordz SG

The same slippery slope argument...

What has vandalism got to do with a liberal media? Get a grip on reality and draw stronger lines of connection.

It's getting tiring and shameful to have fellow Singaporeans who think they know it all and always tar other people with the same brush.

You, kind Sir, are doing the same thing that the Western media is doing at times, using a very broad brush to label all things as negative.

xjxjxj SG

Of course the Asian press would like to condemn this and that sometimes, afterall it's in their interest to do so.

What i cannot tahan about the western media is that sometimes the provocative article they print out in their NATIONAL newspaper simply reflects the journalist's assumption and not based on concrete evidence. Don't they think of the conseqeunces before they write?

They like to preach equity, rights for all and all that yada yada cliches but at the end of the day they were the very one who dispossessed native inhabitants of their land, practiced racial segregation, and always unaminously voting against the UN's declaration of aborignal rights.

Until they can solve all these pressing moral issues in their home soil they have no rights to preach fairness, much less interfere.

reddressman SG

someone recently said next year US will be in recession???

What that implicate?

How reliant is SG on US?

More good years?

not tyres?

booom and booom until cannot the boooom ah?

like this de ??? Shocked

xjxjxj SG

If you had bothered to read properly, did i connect liberal media with vandalism?

It's, in my opinion, that the liberal democracy the west gives its citizen seem to make them think that they can do this and that without much consequences.

Oh, so now you feel how i feel about the western media eh

LazerLordz SG

Hello, why would privately owned papers print anything else?

Secondly, there's something called Op-Ed pieces. If you take columns as national opinions, then you have yourself to blame.

Don't assume Singapore's model is the best, and that newspapers are voices of national policies. Rolling Eyes

xjxjxj SG

lol, u like to make assumptions don't you? U'll make a good western journalist! Did i ever say that the singapore model is the best in the world???

Of course a single page of provocative article does not represents the view of the entire nation. But the thing is, it is available for the whole nation to read and not to forget some of the foreigners that is in that country. Some people like to take things at face value, and a wrong message would result in widespread condemnation from them.

It's the exposure dude! not the dumb journalist's opinion

My oh my! This is slowly degenertaing into a flamewar. I am not keen anymore. Arguing on the internet is just so dumb. Let's just agree to disagree ya

googoomuck SG

Graffiti can be an art or vandalism. There are also laws in democratic countries to curb graffiti crimes. Singapores loan sharks pour paints on house doors. Thats also a vandalism. I would say its not very common in the west. Singapore also has its fair share of heinous crimes. Heard of an Indian murdered and cooked in curry? If the victim were a Chinese, he would probably have had his ears severed and cooked in oyster sauce.

Back to human rights. Our labour laws do not offer adequate protection to the employees. Our criminal laws are amended to serve and to protect those in power. On the other hand, punishment for criminals is too severe. A paedophile was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. A few years later, the sentence was deemed too ridiculous and was reduced to 20.

Democracy is opposed by those who insist that decisions governing the community should be in the hands of a select group special interests who believe that they have the skills, the right, or the mandate to do for others rather than letting them do for themselves.

He who opposes democracy

1. is afraid of losing his position, and his decisions are affected by this fear
2. tries to rise above the rule of law, though he may give lip service to the law
3. does not accept criticism
4. cannot be called to account for his actions
5. does not listen to advice from those who do not curry favor with him
6. tries to prevent those who disagree with him from participating in politics

The ultimate purpose of real democracy is to oppose and avoid tyranny.

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