Much like how HKers were angry about China's proposal to "pre-approve" candidates for their Chief Executive election (selection?)
And HKers protested that proposal which they saw as instituting a false democracy.
Singapore and Singaporeans? How would we respond if this happened in Singapore? Would we also take to the streets in protest?
From this opinion piece from Oct 2014:
What determines if Singaporeans will march on the streets?
I think it depends ultimately on whether there are fair rules, and whether government and people play by those rules.
If a society has fair rules to govern elections, there’s no need for people to take to the streets. The vote gives people voice and power.
If people think rules for elections are too unfair, that’s a trigger point, because they will lose faith in the democratic process and decide that street politics is better than ballot box politics.
