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Amos Yee: What the Trial of a Teenage Lee Kuan Yew Critic Says about Singapore

1 pointsby throwaway000002about 10 years ago

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throwaway000002about 10 years ago
Some previous discussion: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9295102" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=9295102</a><p>His blog: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;amosyee.wordpress.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;amosyee.wordpress.com&#x2F;</a><p>And the beginnings of a hagiography: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;whatamoswore.tumblr.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;whatamoswore.tumblr.com&#x2F;</a><p>I don&#x27;t know what exactly to make of his unflappable insouciance. But for a society built on ridiculous order like Singapore, he surely must appear to be the devil.<p>I expect a caning.<p>However: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.straitstimes.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;singapore&#x2F;courts-crime&#x2F;story&#x2F;amos-yee-find-out-verdict-his-case-tuesday-afternoon-20150512" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.straitstimes.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;singapore&#x2F;courts-crime&#x2F;stor...</a><p>He clearly has talent, it just needs to be nurtured. I hope whoever ends up counselling him engages him on the antagonism between the individual and the collective, how each needs the other to survive, and the choices Singapore has made in navigating this balance.<p>Good luck kid. Good luck Singapore.