Chilling

Singapore Rebel has tracked the decline of Singapore into a totalitarian dictatorship (albeit a wealthy one) via some haunting news articles. Singapore's first elected government banned rock music and popular culture under the guise of 'correcting the balance' between popular and more respectable forms of music. They never phrased it as an outright ban.

Then, under the guise of nationalism they created a monopoly for Singapore-owned broadcasters on the news they were allowed to print. Their stated reason was that Singaporeans must learn to see things from a 'Malayan' point of view rather than a Western one.

A lesson for us all, not to be too complacent with the freedom we have...