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#817: “Charlie Kirk Assassinated: Could It Happen in Singapore?"
Season 4
Episode 817
Published 8 months, 1 week ago
Description
Conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights how political discourse in the US has turned increasingly intolerant. Could Singapore face a similar future? Unlikely — not because we’re more accepting of extremism but because our laws swiftly curb such speech. Still, as the world grows darker, one question remains: what future are we heading toward?
(00:30) Charlie Kirk’s assassination
(02:50) Different forms of radicalisation
(07:54) “Free speech” in Singapore
(11:05) World’s response to Kirk’s death
(13:23) Future of the world
(16:05) Our Surabaya trip