Talk:The PAP and the people – A Great Affective Divide

A fact from The PAP and the people – A Great Affective Divide appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 May 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Catherine Lim's 1994 essay The PAP and the people - A Great Affective Divide invoked such a strong response from the Singapore government, its then-PM Goh Chok Tong outlined which topics were permissible for public discussion?

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Well written, quite comprehensive, hence B-class. - SpLo T // 07:27, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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I feel the article doesn't provide enough context to convey why this essay was so groundbreaking. Perhaps this should be merged into a broader article? nadav 00:45, 1 May 2007 (UTC) Specifically, what was so revolutionary about the thesis of the Lim piece that provoked such a controversy and a reaction from the PM? Here in the US, commentaries attacking the government are published all the time without anybody noticing. I assume the uniqueness of Lim's commentary vis a vis Singapore has something to do with the OB markers or censorship, but I wish the article would provide more background to clarifiy the issue. nadav 14:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]