On November 2nd, Professor Wang Changwei mentioned an important idea in the "displeased" and criticism of the political leadership, that is, criticizing politics, as long as it is legally reasonable, he should not be convicted by words.Indeed, this is an important feature of a modern normal society.Professor Wang also mentioned that the important thing is not the size of the national leader, but the institutional guarantee of Singapore's institutional guarantee for listening to criticism.Drunk and moved to the emperor's hoe, rather than treating it as the normal state of the country, and still the old tradition of Chinese society.
Why are you actively looking at the reasonable criticism of current politics?First of all, accommodating different voices is the core principle of any modern democratic society.Although democratic decisions adopt the opinions of voters by regular direct elections, but listening to a small number of voices are not just to promote diversification and tolerance. The political participation of a few factions is an important part of maintaining the overall unity of society.Moreover, human history tells us that a few factions are more likely to have the right point of view.As a result, the democratic system is therefore allowed to participate in public decision -making, which is brainstorming, and provides different perspectives and solutions for the formulation of the final policy. This is the implementation of the policy implementation.
Singaporea society is full of complexity and diversity. In addition to national identity, there are different cultural, values and interests.I sometimes remind my children that Singapore is a country with special pro -capital and knowledge income, so I have to study well.Because the overall tax rate is low, no inheritance tax, the traditional and institutional guarantee of pro -business, non -levying capital gain tax, and encouraging the knowledge -based economy, Singapore becomes a prosperous and competitive developed country.Economic development has risen.But on the other hand, a large number of foreign workers are introduced, and the income of physical workers is relatively relative.It is difficult to make an independent voice in this class, so it may cause several problems to be ignored and become a potential factor in social instability.
To accommodate different sounds, it is more likely to master the situation and solve problems, which can also reduce social tension and increase fairness.Over the years, countless cross -class and ethnic dialogue between the official organizations and the closed doors are one of the effective systems of listening to different voices and frank consultations.
The important feature of modern civilization is to respect the free will of individual freedom. British thinker John Stuart Mill (also translated John Muller) believes that without individual freedom, there is no scientific, legal and political progress in politics.The core of individual freedom is freedom of speech.Because this will encourage people to pursue truth and understand diversity, and it will also promote the full development of individuals and the entire society.
However, without making value judgments, Singapore is really stricter than many democratic countries.This is not only manifested in many laws and regulations, especially related to internal security and religious harmony. Although the starting point is to adapt to Singapore's special political geopolitical environment, it has also made many "public discussions" more cautious in many aspects of "public discussion".EssenceIn addition, the historical relics of local media and political parties, as well as self -censorship of citizens unconsciously, coupled with the relatively indifferent tradition of Chinese society as the main body of Chinese, make Singapore's objections relatively few.Although this makes society more stable and united, it also weakens effective speech supervision of political decision -making to a certain extent.
The importance of a few sounds, I think the "mask dispute" in the early stage of the epidemic is a case.At that time, because of the world's tight supply of masks and local masks worldwide, and the misleading policy of the World Health Organization at that time, the Singaporean government advocated that patients had to wear masks.At that time, four brave doctors were in the public letter of the co -signed, advocating residents to put on masks at all times and avoid unnecessary contact.
I remember the official response of the Ministry of Health at the time, saying that it was more effective to maintain personal hygiene than wearing a mask.However, from the history of the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in the last century and the later reality, they all showed that the four doctors vocalized and valuable.I personally think that if in June of this year, it will be given a special position to give them a special position when commending the contributor to the resistance of the epidemic, which will be a great encouragement to holders of different professional opinions.Because they raised objections from professional knowledge and medical conscience at the time, they also needed a certain courage!
Different from the international environment of hundreds of wastes and chaos in the early founding of the People's Republic of China. Now Singapore's speed requirement for national construction can to a certain extent to make the correctness and rationality of decision -making.The political style of Mr. Li Guangyao's parental style has also been replaced by the negotiation and co -discussion politics of Premier Li Xianlong and the new generation of leadership.In this case, listening to the voices of different majors and different classes are even more important.
The author is a local literary and historical worker and religious researcher
