Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Collision of the great minds (Doesn't necessarily meant the contents)

I would like to say that the recent improvements in Singapore of the Art scene and other social aspects of Singaporean mindsets are positive to raise Singapore to be a more globally accepted nation but that can only prove the strict and abominable aspect of the Singapore government, that is the conservative views they sought to instill in the masses are still noticeably with the every step they had tried to censor films of political and social themes that might affect the young and the "patriotic" people of Singapore. The art scene has a far worst impact from the conservative mindset. Artworks portraying nude people kissing or just standing by a lake with swans and water lilies were considered tasteless and people would rather be languid to these artworks than fanatics of a certain monotheistic religion who would then call on a jihad to exterminate the population and "infidels".

That said, society is one of contradictions, its demands and norms normally directed by a government are fast becoming the jobs of the media, which has to some effect, been monitored or influenced by the said government. If this persist, it will be a a catastrophe sat up by its own jurisdication. To actually counter this form of unnecessary trouble, we must eradicate the contradictions present in the media, especially the newspapers (and to a small effect, magazines). But how are we to even start on this when the many theories that people have contributed leads to the societal demands and norms presented by the media? So what we must do is to leave it as it is, for even if I seem to be contradicting myself that cannot be helped anyway. Thats human nature.

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