tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post4254121557715470196..comments2024-03-28T22:56:40.743+08:00Comments on Tan Kin Lian's Blog: Adopt a constructive approachTan Kin Lianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00617069056914635271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post-71016953358351894902014-06-01T00:06:23.135+08:002014-06-01T00:06:23.135+08:00The new buzzword “constructive politics” piqued my...The new buzzword “constructive politics” piqued my interest and I googled.<br /><br />According to Gamasutra, "Constructive Politics” was a MMPORG (or massively multiplayer online roleplaying game) proposed for development in 2000 by Mathew Mihaly, president of game-developer Achaea.<br /><br />I am sure he could not foresee that his brainchild would one day be hijacked by the Singapore Parliament in a sizzling debate that fleshes out the key features he envisioned. Power, glory, dedication, betrayal, state against citizens, and more. <br /><br />My understanding of “Constructive Politics” as expounded in Mihaly’s essay is that despite its lofty connotation, human failings will eventually corrupt its highest ideals, leading to destructive politics and collapse of state when a group, in the absence of or by circumscribing checks and balances, assume absolute power.Tan Choon Honghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351380831337993635noreply@blogger.com