Have you ever wondered why Singaporeans in general are politically apthetic?

Look no further. The media plays a major role in the dreadful state of political interest among Singaporeans, especially the young.

The Singapore media, if one have not yet realised, is heavily censored by the Singapore government. This gives rise to Singaporeans being not politically informed, which over time leads to political ignorance. The Singapore government's iron grip on the media has lead to the coming of the New Media. The root cause and/ or major culprit behind the rapid rise of the new media is largely due to the heavy censorship of the mainstream media.

Young Singaporeans do know that there are missing jigsaws (infomation blackout) in the mainstream media. We are not so ignorant in the first place.

Singaporeans, in a bid to understand the "actual truth", mobilised the new media, like blogs, podcasts and forums to depict the politically incorrect infomation; infomation that the government has purposefully left out in the mainstream media. In a sense, this has created much unhappiness and disappointment among Singaporeans, especially the youths who are much more internet savvy.

Young Singaporeans especially are sick and tired of hearing the news that the government wants them to hear. The PAP government has yet to realise that they do not have the monopoly of views and opinions of all Singaporeans and they are seriously lacking behind in their attempt to monpolise the opinions and viewpoints of young Singaporeans.

The PAP government can't never hope to engage the youths if they consistently block out infomation through national appartus like the media and the ministry of the infomation and the arts. The Ministry of Infomation and the Arts serve the purpose of encouraging freedom of speech and the freedom to transmit infomation, not to block infomation and censor politically incorrect and/ or harmful content.

The government led by PM Lee Heisn Loong must realise the fact that the young has more than one way to access infomation. By restricting infomation that Singaporeans can access through the internet and other forms of media, the Singapore government is in fact making themselves look bad in front of Singaporeans and the international community.

Fundamentally, they are questioning the fact that Singaporeans cannot disect infomation individually and is unable to determine for themselves between what is right and sensible and what is wrong and offensive. What a subtle slap on the cheeks of all Singaporeans!

In this case, the PAP government has to make the biggest sacrifice ever since coming to power in 1959. They need to relinquish control of the media and allows it to function and report on an independent basis. If ever this was to happen, it will speak volumes of the humility and honesty of the PAP leadership, a hallmark of a 1st World administration. The PAP leadership has been claiming that they are a special breed of leaders and are part of a 1st World government. It's time to put their words into actions.

Youths in Singapore are not puppets in the Mediacorp Drama called Nation Building directed by PM Lee Heisn Loong. We are leading actors and actress having a stake in the eventual success of this ongoing drama.