singaporean readers

when i post something in my facebook note, i usually get quite a few comments. but for my post on religion war in my facebook, other than james (a friend of mine and not my ex), hardly anyone commented. this was the same for other stuff i posted about religions or race or topics that are percieved to be sensitive in the singaporean context. and james felt the same too for i got a message from him saying "you have a typical singaporean audience !! Notice whenever you have a sensitive or controversial posting... the thread becomes so quiet!!.....u can hear a pin drop!!....;)) ha ha ha ...." personally, my thoughts are that as long as the issues are expressed responsibly and in a manner that is sensitive (to other religions, race, etc), the post itself can actually generate healthy discussions amongst readers. and with a mature and responsible treatment of the discussion (with appropriate moderation if need be to ensure the conversation is objective and not emotional), this engagement process can result in a deepening of mutual understanding of the issues concerned. what say you?