Political Blogging: Malaysia vs. Singapore

It’s actually pretty interesting to see how political blogging in Malaysia compares against the same practice in Singapore - our close neighbour. But before we go on, please, oh please, do not take this too seriously. Flaming me will not get you anything, comprendo?

Let’s start with Singapore. A friend of mine recently introduced me to a blog written by an 18-year-old. Here’s two uhmm… characteristic excerpts:

It is merely a reflection of how we have grudged ourselves some little freedom, only to have the spirit of that freedom lost and mired in qualifiers that are loose enough to be interpreted in a variety of ways - a large enough variety that we shrink in space, back into our corners, for fear of being a victim of loose interpretation.

Let me just hypothetically say that the journalists largely exercise self-censorship. When they do not, they hypothetically face the dismembering and disfiguration of their articles. This is because the editors are hypothetically afraid of reproach from the higher-ups. Hypothetically, they justify it to themselves by saying that ‘every newspaper must take a stand’, and that no newspaper is free from bias.

The Malaysian side? Let’s try Kenny Sia’s blog. It’s not really political by nature, but it is an interesting look at how many of us put our arguments across.

All eyes are on the Erection Commission (EC) as they announce the candidates in the state that saw the ruling Libra Party dominantly controlling a massive 61 out of 62 seats (98.4% majority) in the State Legislative Assembly.

The Libra Party is widely predicted to “score” this erection once again, but not without some resistance from the newly-reformed Opposition.

Meanwhile, the Rocket Party hopes to follow the PAP’s footsteps “hammering their way” to an hard-fought victory in a climaxing Singapore Erections this past Sunday.

PAP stands for Party Action People.

Instead of giving Datuk Sim a mandate, the voters has denied Violet Yong a man to date. Because once she gets busy with politics, where got time to find man date right?

Interesting, no?