Category: Uncategorized
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The Problem with Pink Dot
Pink Dot’s main failing is its failure to face the fear, ignorance, and prejudice underlying problems faced by the LBGT community. For all its good intentions, I don’t think Pink Dot can achieve much.
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Shanmugam's Slippery Slope
Law Minister and Second Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam says that the mandatory death penalty is needed to stop an influx of drugs into Singapore. But repealing the mandatory death penalty does not take away the death penalty, and abolishing the death penalty for drug offences does not mean a spike in drugs.
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Beyond words
Politicians and activists have to move beyond criticism of the government to effect political change. In particular, they need to demonstrate why their ideas are important and relevant to the people, through the use of various media tools, in order to convince the people of the soundness of their ideas, and the need and ability…
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Death
The old blog is dead. One last write-up for 2sides, and then it’s time to start anew.
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Hiatus
This blog is on hiatus until further notice.
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