Stinky Stuff under the Lid

When a rigid way of thinking characteristic of communist countries is described as in “Good Morning Hanoi,” with the media’s role as an important vanguard to represent and protect the interests and views of the government and the party and taboos that people are not supposed to touch on, my mind automatically drifts to the situation here. There doesn’t seem much difference. “Put the lid on things stinky” as people would say in Japan. Open discussion on sensitive topics by decent, rational people with thought-provoking ideas should lead to a more inclusive society, benefiting everybody.