My daily consumption habits of news online brought me to an interesting story by a Singapore news portal which asked the question, how many people out there think that Singapore sucks?
The answer, according to the news portal, can be found in the number of members who belong to a Facebook group called 'Singapore Sucks' - which has 375 members at the time of writing. And was created by a Singaporean (so it has been reported).
Under Basic Info, the Facebook group says: "While Singapore has enjoyed stable economic growth for decades now, its people and culture have not progressed forward. Prolonged periods of tight government control on all aspects of life have created an atmosphere of workaholism because there is simply nothing else to do.""The purposes of this group are to raise awareness for people from everywhere in the world about the current state of Singapore and for members to vent their frustration.
And it goes on to say that "Singapore needs a liberal government... and for that to happen Singaporeans have to change and have to start asking for a change."
The page goes on to list a number of "facts" which supposedly highlight Singapore's backwardness in a number of areas and mentions everything from its rankings in the Reporters Without Borders' Worldwide Press Freedom Index, to accusations the nation is supporting the Burmese military junta.
To be honest I am surprised the Facebook is group still active (it gained nearly 50 more members since the article in the news portal was published) especially now that mainstream media has turned its attention to it.
But what do you guys think? Will it get shutdown - does it deserve to be? And if the Group gets shutdown now does it not prove the point of its creator about Singapore's media laws?
If something similar were to happen here with an anti-Malaysia Facebook group being discovered - what would the media's reaction and government's reaction to it be?
Reference: http://ambootleg.blogspot.com/2009/04/sucks-to-be-you.html
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