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What it Means to be Free.
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What it Means to be Free Since the independence of Singapore, freedom has taken on a whole new meaning in the minds of many Singaporeans. As we recall with misty-eyed nostalgia the fight for our national independence, we'll wave our flags, and maybe sing a patriotic song or two in the bargain. Just like we do every year. But patriotism has an edgier quality to it these days than it used to. A sort of hopeful desperation creeps into any conversation on the merits and pitfalls of a free society. It seems almost as if we are trying to convince ourselves that we are still the same people that we were before that day in August. And it just doesn't seem to be working all that well. What is freedom? Better minds than many have debated and orated and philosophised over what 'freedom' really means. Freedom is a very contextual word. There...
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