I do hope some of you realise the irony behind my “luxury to vote” phrase. Voting is the basic right of every citizen in a democratic country. Whether one chooses to cast his/her vote or not is another matter, but no one should be deprived of this fundamental right.When voting degenerates into a “luxury”, it… Read More »
I did not have the “luxury” to vote in the last election, nor have I had that “luxury” ever since I’m eligible to vote (even though I have changed residence a couple of times). There are many reasons why and how people choose to vote in an election; as much as I may disagree with… Read More »
With the Singapore elections around the corner, this may be an appropriate question to ask again. Would we have the guts to vote with our conscience? Or do we continue to let bread and butter issues dictate our future? The funny thing is, we care about our rights enough to stage a march to promote… Read More »
Someone once said that politics is a big joke. But perhaps the biggest joke of all is when George Bush gets elected to a second term. Judging by how things are going at press time, it looks like we’re all going to have a good laugh. Whether the US Presidential election is an exercise in… Read More »
The two major presidential candidates agreed that Americans are seeing too much inappropriate material in popular entertainment. The Republican candidate, George W. Bush, stated that there is too much bloody violence in movies and on television. Vice President Al Gore, the Democratic opponent, stated that the media presents Americans with too much sex and frontal… Read More »
The opposition parties need to seriously rethink their election strategies for the next general election (due sometime around 2006-2007) to have any success.