Metal Gear
Singapore
Disclaimer: This thread is purely
fictional and is neither related to the Metal Gear franchise by
Konami nor is it a correct/factual interpretation of the political
situation in Singapore. It is up to the readers' discretion to
interpret this writing.
For those who had never entered the world of MGS:2 Sons of Liberty
(Spoilers Alert):
In , it was believed that the United States Government and its
politics was engineered by a group called the Patriots. The
president, the parliament and the elections were all ran by the
Patriots. The elections in America is a farce, as the Republicans
and the Democrats were all dominated by a dictatorship of twelve
called the Patriots since WW2. The media was controlled, ran by the
patriots to control lives of Americans. The Americans were deceived
of their democracy.
Pegging back to the topic again, Singapore context.
The situation.
Singapore, a country with no natural resources and relies solely on
its human resources, plays a symmetrical role to the America as
portrayed by MGS:2. Media is controlled, information is controlled.
And similarly expressed by the ending of MGS:2, the country's
dictatorship wishes to control the Internet. The lack of
transparency is apparent but allies of the country, democratic as
they are, refuse to comment or interfere with its politics. Like
how the metal gears were weapons against Communism, Singapore is
their frontal line against Communism and Terrorism.
The Government thrives on its leadership and the country prospers
on its special ties. Mapping, or logging as some would call it,
will allow the country's dictatorship to weed out seeds of doubt.
The trinity, ISPs regulated by the dominant party, isolates
'piracy'. It is actually mapping out political messages sent by the
opposition which is dangerous to its special ties with its allies.
They trace every highly debated political topics with the aid of
foreign intelligence agencies as they monitor multiple foreign and
local websites patronised by the majority of its citizens. They
identify every possible loophole their competitors will exploit and
play down the problems before the contest begins.
They infiltrate every level within opposition ranks as the special
pact with its allies require them to do so. Every media is being
regulated, every information has been monitored by foreign
agencies. With the strong legislation within their control, any
signs of danger is axed before the seeds could groom into flowers.
Is there insufficient competition offered by foreign investors? The
answer is no as competition from foreign agencies not regulated
will not be allowed to grow here. License will not be issued out.
There is more freedom offered by its neighbours than the country
itself.
Truth or dare?
