tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post115479033491501495..comments2023-11-05T17:53:13.405+08:00Comments on Singabloodypore: PseudonymityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1154956183118809012006-08-07T21:09:00.000+08:002006-08-07T21:09:00.000+08:00my apologies i couldn't get around to doing this e...my apologies i couldn't get around to doing this earlier....so thanx to SBP for featuring my blog. I appreciate it. :-)<BR/><BR/>as for the two comments above: anonymity is something which will be debated on and off for the forseeable future. as for the tenor of my "about me" seeming to be "apologetic"...well, i didn't realise it came across like that. I was definitely not being apologetic. It was just a simple explanation, nothing more & nothing less. :)<BR/><BR/>cheers all, article19 :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1154811082553377082006-08-06T04:51:00.000+08:002006-08-06T04:51:00.000+08:00Mr PseudoAnon, the tenor of your post seems "apolo...Mr PseudoAnon, the tenor of your post seems "apologetic" to me.<BR/><BR/>Never apologise for being "right".<BR/><BR/><I><B>"The lady doth protest too much!"</I></B>Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1154800858660738132006-08-06T02:00:00.000+08:002006-08-06T02:00:00.000+08:00since the government and opposition both went to g...since the government and opposition both went to great lengths to assure everyone that voting is anonymous, both sides agree that anonymity does not by itself invalidate a political expression; however, to have an indepth discussion, you usually need to know who is talking; taking this blog as example, when several anonymous comments follow one another, you wont even know which expression is which<BR/><BR/>about this issue of fear: it obviously exists, and is not really fear of arrest or dismissal; just fear of being labelled is usually enough to deter a person from speaking up; while the "system" might genuinely want to hear different views, it is also genuinely unable to stop someone from being labelled; this is not a simple problem that can be solved by shouting a few slogansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com