theaaronloy_

Top Menu

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer

Main Menu

  • Rants
  • Singapore
  • World
  • Life
  • Art
  • Food
  • Travels
  • Music
  • Games
  • Astronomy
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Eco
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Bargains
  • Randomness
  • Scam Watch
  • How To
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer

theaaronloy_

theaaronloy_

  • Rants
  • Singapore
  • World
  • Life
  • Art
  • Food
  • Travels
  • Music
  • Games
  • Astronomy
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Eco
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Bargains
  • Randomness
  • Scam Watch
  • How To
RantsSingapore
Home›Rants›Singaporeans’ New Obsession – Gang Rape ft. MP Zainudin Nordin

Singaporeans’ New Obsession – Gang Rape ft. MP Zainudin Nordin

By aaron loy
May 9, 2013
2068
0
Share:

mpznI guess this is what happens when one is unable to understand something and then proceeds to take it out of context.

Recently, MP Zainudin Nordin has drawn flak for posting a quote on his facebook page with says that gang rape is basically ‘democracy in action’.

Here’s the full quote for reference:

People use democracy as a free-floating abstraction disconnected from reality. Democracy in and of itself is not necessarily good. Gang rape, after all, is democracy in action.

All men have the right to live their own life. Democracy must be rooted in a rational philosophy that first and foremost recognizes the right of an individual. A few million Imperial Order men screaming for the lives of a much smaller number of people in the New World may win a democratic vote, but it does not give them the right to those lives, or make their calls for such killing right.

Democracy is not a synonym for justice or for freedom. Democracy is not a sacred right sanctifying mob rule. Democracy is a principle that is subordinate to the inalienable rights of the individual.
― Terry Goodkind

Here’s the amusing thing – this is actually a fantastic quote because it warns us of the fact that that democracy is not an infallible magic pill. It also serves to remind us of the true essence of democracy, that it is a “principle that is subordinate to the inalienable rights of the individual”, and not a process to be taken advantage of by forcing an opinion (mob rule), or even for the purposes of freedom and justice.

And yet, here we are, grown, mature, educated Singaporeans, getting insulted at the mention of ‘gang rape’ being an act of democracy.

But, think about it.. Isn’t gang rape an act of democracy?

After all, a gang rape by definition, is rape that’s committed by a group of people. For that group of people to commit the act, a consensus had to be made. So, unless they’re being forced to rape (presumably, at gun point), what effectively happened was that a democratic decision has taken place to proceed with the act, yes?

So, instead of acknowledging the example used to drive home – hard – the fact that the democratic process is not perfect, we proceed to take what’s essentially a metaphor and blow it up into extraordinary proportions, claiming that our…that MP Zainudin Nordin is into gang raping. (I was about to say ‘our dear MP’…but decided against it in case anti-PAP nazis accuse me of being a white loyalist.)

And so lies the true problem of this debacle – that we are unable to decipher the true meaning of something and proceed to colour them with popular prejudices.

Here’s some food for thought though – would the reaction have been the same if it were not a PAP MP that posted that quote?

Everyone’s capable of double standards, including you and me of course.

Or maybe… this a case of ‘Casting Pearls before Swine’? (can’t wait for someone to take the non-existent blade, stick it into his own back and claim to be insulted for being called a pig)

P.S. If you feel that he could have used a better quote, etc, fine, but stick with it don’t make it sound like he just insulted a whole bunch of people because the truth is, insults are always taken, never given.

UPDATE – Legal Action

So, our dear MP is threatening legal action. He actually posted a quote about how stupid it is to argue on the internet…and then he proceeds to threaten legal action.

1 word – Idiot.

3 more words – Public Relations Failure.

 

Previous Article

iHerb Singapore Shipping and Delivery Options

Next Article

Prof. Kishore Mahbubani – Let’s Balance It ...

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • MusicSingaporeTech

    New Sony Walkman Z – Finally in Singapore!

    May 11, 2012
    By aaron loy
  • LifeSingaporeTech

    Clearvision Epilasik Experience 3 – The Recovery

    February 28, 2014
    By aaron loy
  • FoodSingapore

    Takagi Ramen Review

    July 23, 2016
    By aaron loy
  • BargainsSingaporeTech

    Singapore’s Skoob and iLoveBooks Review – ebooks Singapore

    June 17, 2012
    By aaron loy
  • SingaporeTech

    Top 2 Mistakes Made When Choosing Internet Service Providers

    April 12, 2015
    By aaron loy
  • RantsSingapore

    Socially Awkward Singaporean Gahment (& Gang)

    May 31, 2013
    By aaron loy

  • BusinessScienceTechTravels

    Powertrekk Portable Fuel Cell Charger Preview – A Battery Scam?

  • LifeRandomness

    Only a Person who Risks is Free

  • RantsSingapore

    Why the Opposition is Not Ready for Governance

Cheap Supplements Online Store Singapore!
Cheap Supplements Online Store Singapore!
YouTube subscribe button by Skipser
Sudio Vasa Bla Unboxing, Colour Preview (Review Link Inside)
How To Keep Garlic & Onion Powder from Hardening
Windows 10 Upgrade Fail - KCCI meteorologist gets upgrade surprise on live TV
By PoseLab
Visit Youtube Channel



Support the World Wildlife Fund

Disclaimer

This Site is User Supported: theAARONLOY// is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site we may earn an affiliate commission.

Affiliate Links: Assume all outgoing links are affiliate links. Your price remains unchanged (you get better prices sometimes!), yet you'll be able to support the site. Also, this allows us to monetize the site without resorting to conflicting sponsorships.

Non-Sponsored Reviews: Assume all reviews/articles are not sponsored unless noted. Example: Most of my restaurant reviews are made unannounced, with food paid for by yours truly. I don't believe in PAP-style inspections and Gushcloud-ish BS.

Full disclaimer here.