Regulation of political commentary on the Internet in Singapore

Modern technology has blessed many Singaporeans with the opportunity of "freedom of speech", giving us the ability to express our deepest, most innerfelt feelings through a myriad of internet forums where anonymity can be maintained.

Personally, I believe the human mind is always critical to a certain degree. Furthermore, with the continuous chain of events happening in the world, there would definitely be discrepancies and snide comments are bound to be formulated. With the need to express ourselves, the computer becomes the vehicle where our thoughts are encrypted into computer language and inscribed into the universal web for all to see.

The computer is a lethal weapon against any policy-forming organisation and in Singapore, what other organisation can that be? With a snap of the finger, the answer comes into mind: the Government.

With this in mind, the Government would have to take up precautions, stripping the people off their power to aminadvert on any of the implemented policies. However, in Singapore, the rules do not seem to apply. Many websites have popped up here and there, jeering and mocking some of the government's decisions. Yes, comments are absolutely capable of influencing a person's final decision, yet, if the comments are whimsical and have absolutely little or no relation to one, one would just take a secondary glance and move along. Intrinsically, I feel that most SIngaporeans are happy with their current standard of living. Pleased with the government's implementations, any revolutionary ideas might just be swept along and not taken into any deep consideration. I believe that with this, there is not much of a need for the government to worry much about the need for any regulation on political commentary.

Currently, the Singapore's government seems to know what it is doing. A large majority of the people are generally contented with the ongoing happenings and events. Though the PAP might be criticised once in a while, I believe that many of the Singaporeans believe in their government, reasoning why all the political comments seem to be categorised as jokes and are laughed at. In the end, it comes down to what the government is doing; if the government pleases the people, chaos would not erupt.