``The bank's preference is that civil society groups should be able to peacefully express their views outside of the conference facility in a way that doesn't cause disruption,'' World Bank Singapore representative Peter Stephens said in respond to Singapore's ban on protest during the IMF meetings.
In quoting Lin Yutang, the liberty we need is,"... this liberty to squel when hurt, and not the liberty to talk." In this sense, both IMF and Singapore government missed the point. 'Peaceful demonstration' may instead be said as, 'voicing your inequality' (in Chinese (Sheng1 yuan1)). I don't think a reasonable Singapore is stupid enough to stand in front and block traffic. Where got time?
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