tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post112558457160611752..comments2023-10-16T03:51:23.632-07:00Comments on AIR-CONDITIONED NATION: Cherianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643148647244239556noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1148489012909116272006-05-24T09:43:00.000-07:002006-05-24T09:43:00.000-07:00Very best site. Keep working. Will return in the n...Very best site. Keep working. Will return in the near future.<BR/><A HREF="http://3169.bivm.info/" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1148488864189526192006-05-24T09:41:00.000-07:002006-05-24T09:41:00.000-07:00Very best site. Keep working. Will return in the n...Very best site. Keep working. Will return in the near future.<BR/><A HREF="http://949.aato.info/" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1148488643877953552006-05-24T09:37:00.000-07:002006-05-24T09:37:00.000-07:00I say briefly: Best! Useful information. Good job ...I say briefly: Best! Useful information. Good job guys.<BR/><A HREF="http://2983.fibod.info/" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1130502810035594612005-10-28T05:33:00.000-07:002005-10-28T05:33:00.000-07:00erm a bit late but oh well.Aresha: i'd be careful ...erm a bit late but oh well.<BR/><BR/>Aresha: i'd be careful about one-sided stories. So many of those floating around regarding ST.<BR/><BR/>Kaixin: I am not one to preach the benefits of civil disobedience mindlessly. Protests should not be held for the sake of it.<BR/><BR/>But your sense of futility to me, is the major problem why we as citiziens simply cannot get things done. It is precisely Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190964336211006063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1129188010877228162005-10-13T00:20:00.000-07:002005-10-13T00:20:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1129089217348952492005-10-11T20:53:00.000-07:002005-10-11T20:53:00.000-07:00aresha:Just like to tell you that you can probably...aresha:<BR/><BR/>Just like to tell you that you can probably get Dr Cherian george's book in your nearby university library (I assume you are in a uni). <BR/><BR/>And oh, there is such a goldmine of books on Singapore politics that i think is quite hard to obtain in Singapore itself. Try hunting for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1127547785662033852005-09-24T00:43:00.000-07:002005-09-24T00:43:00.000-07:00hahaha... interesting hummour from our interesting...hahaha... interesting hummour from our interesting lecturer... :)<BR/><BR/>creating public outrage in singapore seems to be quite futile. I can't imagine something along the scale of the tiananmen event. Even so, what will it achieve? what's happening now is more of a undercurrent of grumbling obedience. So what if the citizens start to make noise and protest? what good will it ultimately do? <BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1126450848763584212005-09-11T08:00:00.000-07:002005-09-11T08:00:00.000-07:00What a great idea! I'm no lawyer, but my guess is ...What a great idea! I'm no lawyer, but my guess is that there will be some legal issues - though not the same as the white elephant trap. Since you'd sell the pastries in your own premises, I assume that the public entertainment licensing rules won't apply. (Same goes for t-shirts I wonder?) You'd still need to be careful of libel laws, contempt of court, contempt of parliament, and also avoid Cherianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643148647244239556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1126449890698549202005-09-11T07:44:00.000-07:002005-09-11T07:44:00.000-07:00i have this idea to start a satire cafe in singapo...i have this idea to start a satire cafe in singapore...bake my own pastries...each pastry will reflect issue of the day/week/month..eg. buangkok bread in the shape of a white elephant..peanut shaped cookies..named Madam G cookie..etc what say u? any legal issues to pre em ? currently im screaming in Dubai..because it's such a wonderful place..every single day is a surprise!black felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870734802091152646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1126258465202783862005-09-09T02:34:00.000-07:002005-09-09T02:34:00.000-07:00Civil disobedience won't work, say Goh Meng Seng a...Civil disobedience won't work, say Goh Meng Seng and The Void Deck. Only time will tell. I think it hasn't worked so far because organisers have failed to attract enough participants. Easy enough for the government to crack down on 3-4 protestors without the public getting too upset. Experience elsewhere shows that it's a different matter when the crackdown is against dozens or hundreds, and not Cherianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643148647244239556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1126238455124977772005-09-08T21:00:00.000-07:002005-09-08T21:00:00.000-07:00Pwoaahhh! Brudder! Tok kong read!As brudder Goh Me...Pwoaahhh! Brudder! Tok kong read!<BR/><BR/>As brudder Goh Meng Seng say, non-violence activism cannot take off here yet. Non-violence activism nice theory and nice try but boh pakai so far leh. It is matter of when and under what conditions. The conditions here not conduicive coz Sgporeans not enuff tulan abt politics in general in Sg to achieve critical mass for sustained activism. If use Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1126098085119936342005-09-07T06:01:00.000-07:002005-09-07T06:01:00.000-07:00The Man is proud of his methods, and he is not afr...The Man is proud of his methods, and he is not afraid to hide it:<BR/><BR/>"Repression, Sir, is a habit that grows. I am told it is like making love-it is always easier the second time! The first time there may be pangs of conscience, a sense of guilt. But once embarked on this course with constant repetition you get more and more brazen in the attack. All you have to do is to dissolve Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1126076099894333742005-09-06T23:54:00.000-07:002005-09-06T23:54:00.000-07:00Hi, very insightful comments you have here! ;)Howe...Hi, very insightful comments you have here! ;)<BR/><BR/>However, I am a bit doubtful about the viability of using non-voilence actions to erode the power base of PAP government. <BR/><BR/>As a nation, we have been developed in a skewed way with singular persuit of material well being. With the general lack of interests in politics, I doubt such non-voilence confrontation mode will have little Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118282904480380059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1125928265494215652005-09-05T06:51:00.000-07:002005-09-05T06:51:00.000-07:00Brilliant stuff. If only the press had the courage...Brilliant stuff. If only the press had the courage to publish more of your articles, it would certainly help to raise the (rather desultory) level of discourse in Singapore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1125849943506306802005-09-04T09:05:00.000-07:002005-09-04T09:05:00.000-07:00Oh my god, you have a blog!I'm midway through your...Oh my god, you have a blog!<BR/><BR/>I'm midway through your book - paid a hell of a lot to get it shipped to Australia which is where i'm studying at. It's brilliant so far!<BR/><BR/>I must say, in my quest to stand up for the rights of our non-'engrish' society your book has come in very handy in filling me in on the little grey areas I didn't understand.<BR/><BR/>My Australian tutor Areshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046772495094821088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3030386.post-1125829647637524302005-09-04T03:27:00.000-07:002005-09-04T03:27:00.000-07:00The white elephant campaign provides a new twist, ...The white elephant campaign provides a new twist, because it was probably mounted by or with the support of government/party grassroots representatives. The government may have to take a hard line anyway, because it knows that if it doesn't, the opposition will replicate the tactic, and then it will be difficult for the government to apply a double standard. If there is a strong response from theCherianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643148647244239556noreply@blogger.com