Take A Stand
It isn't much a secret that Singaporeans haven't had too much experience in matters of social governance, civil society, democracy, civil liberties, rights & activism. In fact, it wouldn't be far-fetched to say that it is very well probable that the majority of us with knowledge on these matters have purely theoretical knowledge. Ours is a society which has labels, such as multi-cultural, multi-religious, conservative-democracy, Asian-values sensitive, Progressive-Communitarian, Asian-Collectivist, & Cautious-Liberal, attached to it. We prefer to err on the side of caution. On the side of the known. On the side of the comfortable.
And here we have a chance to experience democracy. We could choose to sit on the side-lines & enjoy the media frenzy, chat idly of the politicking. We could choose to shut our minds to it, not seek to learn of the issues, & not put our minds to what's at stake here. Or we could choose active citizenry. We could choose active participation in civil society. We could choose to take a stand & make it known.
