Week 5: Comment (by harry)

Comment 1 -- Comment on Alex
Title: Ex-scholarship holder in opposition? No big deal
URL:http://harrysporters.blogspot.com/2010/01/ex-scholarship-holder-in-opposition-no.html

What can I say is ‘public controversy and independent information providing a corrective context’ (Smith 1976). So the opposite voices from dissidents are conducive to the prosperousness of Singapore. As Voltaire said：‘I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.’As long as they are not subversive parties, their opinions should be respected. Sometimes the arguments improve and perfect the original plan. I believe that no matter the governing party or the parties out of the office have the same vision which is make the nation more harmonious and prosperous. The only difference is process. So I strongly agree with Alex that: we ought to assess the scholars’ contributions to the nation, not the government.

Another point of view which I can hardly agree is “but in terms of openness and democracy, U.S. is a leading paragon in the world.” In my mind, the United States is negative sample of democracy. I believe everyone one in the world, as long as he or she is merciful and wise, will not say the country who lunch wars in other countries, who has guards abused prisons in Guantanamo, who sold weapons to the encourage conflicts in other countries, who has serious discrimination is a “leading paragon of openness and democratic in the world”. I will not deny American is still the most developed and powerful country in the world but it is not equal to democracy. (By Harry)





Comment 2 – comment on Helen
Title: forum--Helen
URL: http://groupc-royalflush.blogspot.com/2010/01/forum-helen.html

I do not think the expenses of police units in the casinos will not paid by taxpayers of Singapore. Singapore government decides to build the high-class casino in order to stimulate consumption. The casino will attract thousands of rich people to Singapore. It will bring billions of income. Only a minute part of it will be enough to pay the police spending.

I think what we need to concern more about is the social problem. Such as addiction of gamble, gang problem and so on. The different admission of foreigners and natives is much more like propagation. I think what our mathematics lecturer makes fun of is a feasible and effective. The government should popularize the basic knowledge of possibility which will reveal essence of gamble. More moral education is essential for all the Singaporeans before the casinos bring harm to the society. (By Harry)