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Last week, Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim reiterated his suggestion of creating guidelines for Web behavior to shape opinions and discussions in a “rational and sensible manner that will not offend other groups, other communities,” according to the Straits Times newspaper.
But some observers argue social media had less to do with the latest incidents than the government’s own paternalistic and restrictive approach to race and religious relations.
“The real reason true harmony in Singapore has remained superficial is because the state does not permit mature discourse to address the reality of racism, choosing instead avoidance of any remarks on race- and religion-related issues,” sociopolitical blog the Online Citizen said last week in an editorial.
- http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2011/11/29/in-singapore-a-tangled-web-of-race-and-religion/
But some observers argue social media had less to do with the latest incidents than the government’s own paternalistic and restrictive approach to race and religious relations.
“The real reason true harmony in Singapore has remained superficial is because the state does not permit mature discourse to address the reality of racism, choosing instead avoidance of any remarks on race- and religion-related issues,” sociopolitical blog the Online Citizen said last week in an editorial.
- http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2011/11/29/in-singapore-a-tangled-web-of-race-and-religion/
