english: Shanmugam’s motive was less lofty: he was arguing that Singapore’s political system shouldn’t be measured against the yardsticks of ‘a normal country’, where Singapore would invariably appear undemocratic.
non_english: Motif Shanmugam kurang mulia: ia mendebatkan bahwa sistem politik Singapura seharusnya tidak diukur dengan cara batasan bagaimana ‘sebuah negara normal’, seakan Singapura selalu terlihat tidak demokratis.