0Clearly we have reached a point where the sexuality of the subject, or more precisely, the sexual orientation of the subject in a state is in focus. Heterosexuality is the legitimised sexual relationship, whilst homosexuality is generally frowned upon, in terms of state regulation and public opinion.
0Whenever one brings up the ‘Uniquely Singapore’ campaign, (s)he can be assured of howls of derision. It is not so much that it is bad, for that would be a matter of taste (and hence surely you would find someone who actually likes it), but more because it is an absurd campaign.
The most telling sign would be the fact that the city state is branded a ‘global city’. Whilst there is nothing intrinsically problematic about calling oneself ‘global’, it would suggest that there is nothing unique about Singapore.
000On August 8, 2008, the People’s Republic of China taught the world about Stalinism.
During the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Yang Peiyi, the voice of "Ode to my Motherland" was literally relegated to the background for having bad teeth, whilst the more telegenic Lin Miaoke took center-stage.
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