Anarchism in Singapore
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There is a brief history of anarchism in Singapore. In contemporary times, there has been little or no significant presence of the ideology in the country.
History
While the area which is now Singapore was inhabited for centuries prior to the arrival of European colonialists, the
The Chinese population, much of which came to Singapore due to political or economic reasons – such as migrants leaving southern China to escape economic hardships, and refugees from the
The branch was led by
In the modern period, political radicalism of all forms in Singapore has been far less common than in the past, especially for the political ideology of anarchism. Some rare anarchist-related instances have occurred, such as in May 2014 when five Singaporean teenagers were arrested for spraying crude anarchist symbolism and anti-People's Action Party slogans on a high-rise roof.[7][8]
In Fiction
In Singaporean fiction, the plot of a 2003 six-part drama series produced by the now defunct SPH MediaWorks Channel U, entitled The Frontline (家在前线), circled around how the country coped after the German mastermind of a "neo-anarchist" organisation sets off a bomb at a naval base as an anti-imperialist statement against Singapore's ties with the United States.
References
- ^ "Table 4 Resident Population Aged 5 Years and Over by Language Most Frequently Spoken at Home" (PDF), Singapore Department of Statistics, Social Statistics Section, archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2011, retrieved 9 October 2014
- ISBN 978-981-279-047-7. pg. 182–187.
- ISBN 9780692008454.)
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- ^ Damier, Vadim (June 4, 2014). "The anarcho-syndicalist movement in China in 1910s and 1920s". www.libcom.org. Libcom.org. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "5 youths arrested for Toa Payoh graffiti case". AsiaOne. Singapore. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Chee, Kenny (10 May 2014). "Five teens nabbed by police for vandalism at roof-top of Toa Payoh HDB block". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 9 October 2014.