Singapore General Elections I sincerely respect Lee Kuan… | Dawn Yang Blog

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In Plato's Republic, he speaks of the dangers of rhetoric. Maybe you should have a read to help you to understand why control of the press is important for social stability when a country is trying to rebuild itself. Though it is true that Singapore today is different from what it used to be (thank God), history has shown that it is detrimental for a nation to be divided. Furthermore, do you not think that the government could shut down online publications like ToC and TR. (both, contrary to what some might like to think, is as biased or even more so, than the Straits Times) if it wanted to? The media is not an innocent, harmless victim...but a very very powerful weapon. Put yourself in the shoes of a leader of a country where, if you look at the facts, is 1.made up of a delicate balance of people from different ethnicities, race and religion...thus, the relative harmony a...

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