Singapore's New Weapon Against Dissent
The government of Singapore has revealed its new weapon against political opponents: trademark infringement lawsuits.
Singapore is synonymous with "soft authoritarianism," a system under which dissent is quashed principally through co-option, self-censorship, gerrymandering and the strategic filing of civil lawsuits against opposition politicians.
While t…
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