- How interested are you in Singapore politics? [My answer: I'm neither interested nor not interested.]
- Have you discussed politics in an informal setting? [My answer: Yes.]
- Have you signed a petition? [My answer: If you consider online ones, Yes.]
- Have you written to a newspaper's letters page? [My answer: I might.]
- Have you sent feedback to a government body? [My answer: I might.]
- Have you discussed govt policy with your MP? [My answer: Never.]
- Have you attended a Feedback Unit dialogue? [My answer: I might. (If you consider one or two of those in Uni... then Yes.)]
- Have you joined a civil society organisation? [My answer: Never.]
- Have you joined a political party? [My answer: Never.]
As an apolitical Singaporean, I realize I'm not alone. It's a sad reality but there's a 1,001 more interesting & exciting things to find out, read about, and be involved in but politics is unfortunately not one of them.
Do you think the dummy's guide to politics will help? Maybe will help slightly if it's available FOC. Else my money will probably go to some other tech related magazines.
apolitical (meaning by weekendTODAY):
Pronunication: "A-p&-'li-ti-k&l
Function: adjective
1 having no interest or involvement in political affairs; also : having an aversion to politics or political affairs
2 having no political significance
3 state of political apathy that represents a shocking majority of Singaporeans (Note: a unique Singapore context specific definition...)