You've heard of sexual frustration...

...but have you heard of political frustration? The feeling of not being able to blog about -- or in more general terms, voice out -- on issues related to the country's political arena?

Once, I've been assigned to speak on a politically controversial topic in a government-run camp before (the topic was no choice of my own; it was a group effort and the group chose me as the speaker) and was loudly admonished by the Little Napoleon facilitator at the end of my speech.

I've seen my friends blogging mild criticisms leveled at their university faculties which resulted in overblown disciplinary action on them. Again, Little Napoleons.

I've once posted an entry of arguable racial offensiveness and was uncivilly ticked off by a reader/relative. Again, overblown reaction.

I'm not the type of person who can be comfortable on the wrong side of the law. When the university senate warns that undergrads are not allowed to participate in 'any election efforts' (does this include discussion of election efforts?), and with nationwide campus laws seemingly supporting this, the danger that the boundaries might be redrawn to single out one person from the pack for scapegoating or public flogging, is very, very real.

(Notice how blogging and flogging are spelt so alike? Not long ago, they were synonymous.)

Hence, you can understand my feeling of insecurity and frustration when it comes to political or current affairs issues. I call it political frustration (castration?), and am certainly suffering its symptoms right now.