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Re:Google halts political ads in Singapore as election looms... by TomMckenny on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @04:09PM (#21707011)
It is not meant to address the clout of the incumbent, who might be of any political party, it is meant to reduce the influence of money in politics; to reduce corruption and de-facto bribery.

If it favors incumbents then it is not favoring any particular ideology since the incumbent can be any.

If you want to address the staying power of incumbents, arbitrarily favoring opponents who happen to have the most wealth is not the way to do it. It will just consistently favor political movements that money approves of.

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Re:Google halts political ads in Singapore as election looms... by datashow on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @05:01PM (#21707676)
No. In a rich society like Singapore and America, grassroots can use make a difference with their individual contributions. Money in politics doesn't mean it always favor rich people. Allowing ads is not arbitrarily favoring opponents.
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