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Self censorship Singapore’s shame
For a country that is economically advanced, modern and positioned as a global city, Singapore resonates with a climate of fear. Democracy is often misrepresented, misunderstood or treated as a dirty word. When it comes to politics, it’s pure paranoia. Few question why by-elections are not called or why the presidential process ends in no contest. Instead what is common is the practice of self-censorship. frequently it ends with the censorship of others. It is interesting to see that self-censorship operates without the direct intervention of the ruling party.(see full in book...)
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