Democratically Speaking

by Chee Soon Juan, Fong Hoe Fang (Contributor Editor), Martyn See (Transcriber)

Dr Chee Soon Juan, Singaporean neuropsychologist and secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party, sets out his political ideas and his experiences of Singapore's political scene since he was sacked from the National University of Singapore in 1992. A bankrupt since he was fined after lawsuits against him by Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong in 2008, Dr Chee continues to make his views known locally and internationally by his trenchant speeches and writings. Here he sets out his views of Singapore's political economy in relation to the world scene; the course and continuing relevance of dissent and opposition; the rule of law and how it functions in Singapore; his published articles on Singapore issues which have appeared in the overseas press. With graphics, bibliography, glossary and index.

405 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Dr Chee Soon Juan is the Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party.

Reviews

[Ti Bryan]

Typical CSJ - full of obviously twisted information through play of words, distortions and blatant lies, eg. that he's not been interviewed by the local media for 20 years when he has been.

What do you expect from a highly self-deluded politicians who thinks that he's the Singapore version of Martin Luther King or Gandhi?

The reason why he's gotten nowhere politically for the last few decades is because only a very small minority of Singaporeans believe this jobless attention-seeker.

[W]

Have not actually finished the book cos the last bits were frankly a bit too tedious to read and I think I may never finish it. However the front bits of the book was thought-provoking enough for it to merit a 3 star rating. I may finally finish this book one day but as of now I consider it done.