Greta75 -> RE: Women's March (1/23/2017 10:04:51 PM)
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ORIGINAL: jlf1961 Complicated red tape.... Another term for that is "go directly to the gallows, no trial, no questions." You don't trust your government to make fair decisions. That's why US courts have jury to help the judge make his decision. And our courts, UK courts, just have a judge who judges. We need to appoint the right judge to make the right judgement. Same with ISA. Who-ever decides who is guilty, is almost like a Judge and gets to decide. That person is obviously carefully selected like a Judge is. I've always been very outspoken and said alot of inflammatory things. I've even gone face to face to our Minister of Labour and argued with him heatedly about things, letting him know how I feel about at one point of time, the stupid foreign labour work permits and how it works. IF ISA was unfair, I would have been arrested. Yet ISA has been detaining potential Islamic Terrorists lately and really put to good use to prevent Lone Wolves attacks. quote:
And any government that cannot tolerate criticism of any sort, constructive or not, is not one I would live under. Kind of reminds me of Stalinist Russia, Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy, Franco's Spain....Part of the value of free speech is the right to criticize the government WITHOUT fear of reprisal. I think you aren't listening that constructive criticism is allowed. Disrespectful Criticism is not allowed. Asia as a whole, is all about respect for each other. Try insulting a King in Thailand and see what happens? Every Asian country believes in respectful dialogue. We actually think it's disgraceful like, how people are calling Obama words like "Monkey" and calling Michelle a "transsexual", because that's disrespectful and now, all the things they are calling Trump, "Orange Orang Utan" or something. If they had express their criticism in a non-personal attack manner and stick to the issues and offer alternative solutions. This person would NEVER get in trouble. If you notice, even in this political discourse, I refrain from personal attacks as much as possible, because when I am clashing with my government, I have to. It's what we are brought up to believe that political disagreement can be done in a respectful manner. And I am sure people can express their opposing views without making it personal. It IS possible ya know! Not like the way you guys do it. But that's the West. And this is Asia. We believe in different ways of expressing disagreements with government. Respectful Tone is utmost importance over here.
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