No, it's not safe sex. Even if some people think it would promote promiscuity and would be quite a matter to discuss, I'll save it for another day. We are constantly being protected by the authorities. Think of the concerts cancelled, the song lyrics censored, the books banned and my personal favourite, the tax on imported cars. All this done in the name to conserve our culture, to keep the young from negative influences, to prevent us from being social degenerates and of course to prevent Proton and Perodua from sinking.
But now, there is a more pressing issue. The BBC coverage on Bersih 3.0 has undergone a censorship by Astro to cut out the unpleasant bits, making it more newsworthy. Indeed, we need to be protected so that we won't do anything stupid like you know, vote for the opposition and stuff. I'm not a fan of the opposition despite my disagreements with the government.
I truly understand what Bersih is fighting for and I'm all for it, although Ambiga needs to plan a little better next time. The majority of the Bersih participants are only exercising their human rights, but with such a crowd, you'd need more control. It takes one idiot to make Bersih look bad and on Saturday, there were more than one.
Back to the main point, if there's any. If international news can be censored, what would stop a vote for the opposition from being ignored or tossed away just to "protect" us?
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