Comments on: The Mas Selamat Scandal: Its Impact on the Government-People Relationship http://catherinelim.sg/2008/04/23/the-mas-selamat-scandal-its-impact-on-the-government-people-relationship/ Political Commentaries on Singapore Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:17:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Mas Selamat scandal: Its impact on the government-people relationship | The Online Citizen http://catherinelim.sg/2008/04/23/the-mas-selamat-scandal-its-impact-on-the-government-people-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-1539 The Mas Selamat scandal: Its impact on the government-people relationship | The Online Citizen Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:51:26 +0000 http://catherinelim.sg/?p=28#comment-1539 <p>[...] Catherine Lim [...]</p> [...] Catherine Lim [...]

]]> By: zul http://catherinelim.sg/2008/04/23/the-mas-selamat-scandal-its-impact-on-the-government-people-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-917 zul Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:47:37 +0000 http://catherinelim.sg/?p=28#comment-917 <p>Mas Selamat perkara kechil.Kita menghadapi isu yang lebih besar lagi.Cuba fikirkan.Adakah negara kita aman.</p> Mas Selamat perkara kechil.Kita menghadapi isu yang lebih besar lagi.Cuba fikirkan.Adakah negara kita aman.

]]> By: Sharns http://catherinelim.sg/2008/04/23/the-mas-selamat-scandal-its-impact-on-the-government-people-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-560 Sharns Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:13:27 +0000 http://catherinelim.sg/?p=28#comment-560 <p>Dear Mr Lau, what I meant was a CERTAIN degree of authoritarianism. It is the degree of governance I am referring to. Authoritarianism is different from totalitarianism, which I suppose is what you implied. Say, give Singaporeans 'democracy', do you think they can handle it? I postulate that most people are more than happy to be led.</p> Dear Mr Lau, what I meant was a CERTAIN degree of authoritarianism. It is the degree of governance I am referring to. Authoritarianism is different from totalitarianism, which I suppose is what you implied. Say, give Singaporeans ‘democracy’, do you think they can handle it? I postulate that most people are more than happy to be led.

]]> By: Johnny Lau http://catherinelim.sg/2008/04/23/the-mas-selamat-scandal-its-impact-on-the-government-people-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Johnny Lau Fri, 30 May 2008 14:47:49 +0000 http://catherinelim.sg/?p=28#comment-513 <p>But we do need to worry alot about this Mas houdini act.<br /> When I read about child-killer Tok escaping to Johor Baru with such consumate ease, now add in Mas Kestari's escape, I am beginning to have doubts about Singapore's internal security capabilities.</p> <p>Authoritarianism is beneficial to a country? I definitely dont agree with this line of thought. But I do know Myanmar's General Than Shwe will definitely put his hand up to support you on this one.</p> But we do need to worry alot about this Mas houdini act.
When I read about child-killer Tok escaping to Johor Baru with such consumate ease, now add in Mas Kestari’s escape, I am beginning to have doubts about Singapore’s internal security capabilities.

Authoritarianism is beneficial to a country? I definitely dont agree with this line of thought. But I do know Myanmar’s General Than Shwe will definitely put his hand up to support you on this one.

]]> By: Sharns http://catherinelim.sg/2008/04/23/the-mas-selamat-scandal-its-impact-on-the-government-people-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Sharns Sun, 25 May 2008 00:17:24 +0000 http://catherinelim.sg/?p=28#comment-436 <p>With great skepticism, I once asked my professor in a Government and Politics of Singapore module if democracy is the best form of governance. His answer was some sort of a yes. Democracy is an ideal form of governance, he answered. Just as I would doubt advocates of authoritarianism and the like, may I suggest that democracy may all be a kind of masked tyranny. Like Samuel Huntington, a political scientist, I believe a certain degree of authoritarianism is beneficial to a country. Governance by a few is inevitable,governance by the masses - inconceivable.</p> <p>So instead of clamouring for democracy all day long, perhaps we should ask ourselves, do we really want democracy?</p> With great skepticism, I once asked my professor in a Government and Politics of Singapore module if democracy is the best form of governance. His answer was some sort of a yes. Democracy is an ideal form of governance, he answered. Just as I would doubt advocates of authoritarianism and the like, may I suggest that democracy may all be a kind of masked tyranny. Like Samuel Huntington, a political scientist, I believe a certain degree of authoritarianism is beneficial to a country. Governance by a few is inevitable,governance by the masses – inconceivable.

So instead of clamouring for democracy all day long, perhaps we should ask ourselves, do we really want democracy?

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