........Look at other countries with freedom of speeches. Just take a look at nearest Malaysia and Thailand, Indonesia. Demonstrations, rallies, affecting economy, businesses, everyone's pockets. In the end, WHO SUFFER? It's the people. Irresponsible people who make irresponsible speeches deserves to get sued. And hopefully should get sued to death.
In non political areas, we always say we want to be world class and compare with best practices worldwide-but when it comes to politics we only compare with our neighbours -why?
In the past, Israel, Switzerland and Japan were used as our role models -but it was stopped-and I noticed all three are truly democratic countries with vibrate oppositions.
Even Israel ,a country constantly at war does not use it as an excuse to curb freedom of expression.In fact,I remember reading reports of Israeli army reservist
officers openly dmonstrating against their Chief because of what they felt were wrong policies.
Why not look at South Korea, France ect,economies far ahead of us and with very constant protest and strikes-you will not hear political leaders saying there must be no protest or strikes because it will harm the economy.
What makes you think the people of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia are suffering? Have you heard of Malaysians,Thais or Indonesians migrating overseas because they want to have less freedom in exchange for more economic growth ? It is a matter of choice- they choose to have freedom even at the cost of slower economic growth.
The issue is-
do we have a choice and can we exercise it freely and without fear?
Does it take more guts to speak up or just follow orders like sheeps?
