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Re:Singapore tells Facebook to correct post under new fake n... by onetimemanytime on Friday November 29, 2019 @04:41AM (#21663271)
>>I'm Singaporean, and completely not surprised to see this appear on HN....Civilisation is the surrender of varying degrees of civil liberty for security and safety

...We're just debating the word "varying" and might not agree with your conclusion.

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Re:Singapore tells Facebook to correct post under new fake n... by qeng-ho on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:04AM (#21664426)
To quote what I replied to another user:

If you disagree, try telling the police that they have no right to infringe on your personal freedom when they stop you for drink-driving. Or theft. Or even jay-walking. To be in a society, any kind of society, involves giving up personal freedoms in exchange for something, usually safety or stability. We just have a different idea of what's an acceptable loss of personal freedom.

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Re:Singapore tells Facebook to correct post under new fake n... by buboard on Friday November 29, 2019 @02:55PM (#21666445)
Ideally we d be able to switch citizenships, and let the best government win us. Unfortunately its not possible, though i would like the idea of an airbnb for citizenships
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