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I have given up on democracy a zillion years ago. I have no bloody idea what this term is, no remote understanding anymore. All I am concerned with is that the economy is doing well, low crime rate and last but not least more goodies from the Government again. I totally understand why young Singaporeans have no interest in politics back home, it’s not lack of political apathy or whatsoever, it’s the notion and the pre conceived notion that we will never achieve the ideals so why even bother in the first place.
The coming elections will be so predictable, I have already made some stakes in some hotly contested constituencies, but nevertheless I laud the opposition for their effort and I guess my fellow countrymen should stop whining that we have lousy opposition because I think the opposition do have pretty astonishing credentials and the very fact that many of them are willing to sacrifice their high paying jobs and professions is already remarkable but yet ‘stupid’ as some Singaporeans would say at the same time, I respect their quest for providing an alternative ‘voice’ in the government and their goal to provide check and balances on parliament but yet whilst saying that, I have to say that they have a tough job ahead. Their major obstacle I would say is not the men in white rather it’s gaining the peoples trust. And as a passing comment, the opposition should seriously consider abolishing national service as part of their manifesto for I know with all my heart, a lot of disgruntled young Singaporean males will respond favorably.
The fire for the whole concept of democracy was reignited in law seminar today when the topic came up for discussion. I seriously think that Australia has no right to criticize their neighbors for the lack of democracy when their whole system is a ruckus and a mockery to the notion of rule of law. Just take a look at the whole anti-terrorism bill proposed by the Howard government some time back, the right to preventive detention and control orders to limit people whom the government ‘suspects of having terrorist intentions undermine the whole concept of equal protection before the law. And what’s up with the fact that someone who is under control orders for terrorism activities do not have the right to know what they are detained for and the onus is on them to prove otherwise.
That’s just plain idiotic, can u imagine what such acts will lead to?? This will lead to a tyranny and corrupt government. The argument that the greater good for the protection of society as a whole should take precedence, I beg to differ because we will be undermining ones constitutional rights and liberties as a trade off. We shouldn’t use democracy as a reason to prevent terror more so we should complement democracy at every stage possible to fight terror. Besides we should not sacrifice the good image and reputation Australia has build over the years for our human rights law just to prevent the terrors from acting. In a sense, we will be ‘losing’ the fight against terror for we are giving them the upper hand and letting them know we are afraid of them instead we should continue our lives as per normal and not resort to these bastards scare tactics and come up with so much unnecessary preventive measures which I see as a waste of resources and time.
Don’t even get me started on aboriginal people and their rights, Australia still has a long way to go. I mean democracy is such a far reaching arm that we can never really achieve ‘true’ democracy in any given state or legal institution. There must always be a fair balance, but in my opinion the ‘rule of law’ must always be respected and upheld in all situations possible even if there may be a conflict in potential circumstances, we should never use the rule of law as a trade off because once we do so, we will be setting a precedence for the future. Oh man, I wasted too much time on my ramblings, time to study…
The coming elections will be so predictable, I have already made some stakes in some hotly contested constituencies, but nevertheless I laud the opposition for their effort and I guess my fellow countrymen should stop whining that we have lousy opposition because I think the opposition do have pretty astonishing credentials and the very fact that many of them are willing to sacrifice their high paying jobs and professions is already remarkable but yet ‘stupid’ as some Singaporeans would say at the same time, I respect their quest for providing an alternative ‘voice’ in the government and their goal to provide check and balances on parliament but yet whilst saying that, I have to say that they have a tough job ahead. Their major obstacle I would say is not the men in white rather it’s gaining the peoples trust. And as a passing comment, the opposition should seriously consider abolishing national service as part of their manifesto for I know with all my heart, a lot of disgruntled young Singaporean males will respond favorably.
The fire for the whole concept of democracy was reignited in law seminar today when the topic came up for discussion. I seriously think that Australia has no right to criticize their neighbors for the lack of democracy when their whole system is a ruckus and a mockery to the notion of rule of law. Just take a look at the whole anti-terrorism bill proposed by the Howard government some time back, the right to preventive detention and control orders to limit people whom the government ‘suspects of having terrorist intentions undermine the whole concept of equal protection before the law. And what’s up with the fact that someone who is under control orders for terrorism activities do not have the right to know what they are detained for and the onus is on them to prove otherwise.
That’s just plain idiotic, can u imagine what such acts will lead to?? This will lead to a tyranny and corrupt government. The argument that the greater good for the protection of society as a whole should take precedence, I beg to differ because we will be undermining ones constitutional rights and liberties as a trade off. We shouldn’t use democracy as a reason to prevent terror more so we should complement democracy at every stage possible to fight terror. Besides we should not sacrifice the good image and reputation Australia has build over the years for our human rights law just to prevent the terrors from acting. In a sense, we will be ‘losing’ the fight against terror for we are giving them the upper hand and letting them know we are afraid of them instead we should continue our lives as per normal and not resort to these bastards scare tactics and come up with so much unnecessary preventive measures which I see as a waste of resources and time.
Don’t even get me started on aboriginal people and their rights, Australia still has a long way to go. I mean democracy is such a far reaching arm that we can never really achieve ‘true’ democracy in any given state or legal institution. There must always be a fair balance, but in my opinion the ‘rule of law’ must always be respected and upheld in all situations possible even if there may be a conflict in potential circumstances, we should never use the rule of law as a trade off because once we do so, we will be setting a precedence for the future. Oh man, I wasted too much time on my ramblings, time to study…
posted by theflyisneverdead at 5/03/2006 02:51:00 PM
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