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“At any rate, it is important to note that the “Protest Culture” that opposition leaders are trying to create here is orientated about breaking the political apathy of Singaporeans as well as to question the government more about its actions. It does not contain TNT or bombs yet, and is nowhere near the more violent nature of the protests in Thailand. Of course, making the population more critical of the government is a slippery slope away to the violent protests in Thailand. At the same time though, an apathetic population is about as risky as a volatile one.”
The Secret Political Blog
“Despite our universities’ excellent grades, good reputation and relatively high international rankings, the institutions had failed miserably on planting creativity, fidelity, curiosity and expressiveness on its students. I can’t help but feel the students here resemble a plough horse; focus tirelessly on their goal of education- usually a paper certificate, and nothing else. While the farmer dictates the plough horses every movement around the fields, leading them along the way but never beyond the confined plot of land. This top-down model, faculty and students, is somewhat unheard of in other more liberal Ivy League universities. Clearly, the universities here did not provide an adequate, all rounded education our students desperately needed.”
TheSuffocate
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