以下是引用猫咪2005在2005-7-6 16:57:07的发言：
Sigpore?
Singapore? No, who will live in a country like Singapore?
Be thankful you are not in a country like Singapore. Well, I don’t live in Singapore, but I know that the government there is more like big uncle. They "watch out" for you every step of the way, and look at the basic lifestyle there. CHEWING GUM is banned and you can go to jail for importing or chewing gum. Butt holes (excuse my language). All movies are censored. No "adults only" scene or even “R Rated” is allowed. Not even small shots of nudity. They think you'll all get corrupted. Goes without saying that skin mages are banned. If they find a playboy in your possession you get at least a $1000 fine and time in jail.
Well heck, this is just a little bit...there are no such thing as fair elections. The present PAP (Peoples action party) has been ruling ever since anyone cares to remember. The opposition doesn’t have a chance since there's no such thing as fair elections anyway. If you raise your voice against the government for a real cause, you get into the bad books of the big shots and you get carted off to jail for the slightest offense. If you're politically "marked", you could land a 1-year jail term for spitting on the sidewalk.
Oh, and spitting = $500 fine, littering = $1000, eating on trains/buses =$1000, smoking on trains / buses = $1000, fines go up to $5000, the whole country is networked by a system of spies. The government offers anyone $10,000 if they squeal on software pirates. All backed up by BSA and Microsoft. Several cab drivers are government informers and they are paid to sniff out dissidents and possible "trouble makers".
Of course, you don't have any say in the way the country is run. The government is "good" amend they decide what is "good" for the "people". Recently they have decided that it's ok for employers to cut salaries and CPF contributions without even thinking that the employees themselves would get affected...because if this, most homeowners are not able to make their monthly mortgage payments and the interest due keeps rising.
And, of course, if you're caught doing drugs, it's the death penalty. There's usually no trial and you're executed within a couple of days. I'm not saying that's bad, but recently a young couple who had 15 grams of heroin in their possession were sentenced to death, and their 3 year old child is in hospital now without anyone to look after it.
All citizens / permanent residents have ALL their personal info on the central computing base - includes fingerprints, life history, etc, etc, etc so that they can track your every move.
There are surveillance cameras at every conceivable location for big uncle to spy on every move you make. Once I was told and totally stunned when I realized that every SINGLE pillar that supports the overhead train system there is wired with 4 miniature cameras on 4 sides and sensors. I couldn’t believe this.
Of course, cars are unaffordable to the general public. A crappy Honda civic costs $150,000 - yes you read that correct. $150,000! However, you still find the rich bastards driving around in BMWs, Mercedes, Rolls Royce, Jaguars and other big time cars. A crappy HDB flat costs $200,000, and an independent house with a small garden is beyond the wildest dreams of the common man- $ 1 million to $2 million.
I guess you can expect nothing better from a country, which is ruled by a self, appointed "council" of "knowledgeable elders".
Shoot! Guys, I am REALLY FORTUNATE lot. Look at other countries worse off than me! Crappy restrictions are not a really great price to pay for other kinds of freedom you have. I'm sure you would not want to live in a military state like Singapore, either.
So your presumption did not pass. [em02] What is your second guessing?
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楼主: master
发表于 2005-7-7 07:09
