1 It Does Change You

Amos kept right on tweeting new criticisms of Singapore, and has no plans of stopping. But he may change his tone a little. "What I'm known for is not just insulting, but insulting in a very over-the-top way," he says. "For humping the Qu'ran. Fapping with the cross." (Both those videos have been deleted from his channel after numerous users flagged them. The Islam one ends with him correctly saying, "I am so going to jail over this.")

Amos Yee

In a sarcastic way. It wasn't an invitation.

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"That was purely for entertainment basis, with politics as a sidetrack. Right now? It'll be much less shallow. I've decided to change from being an entertainer to being an activist. I read an article about PETA activism and their tactics. There's research to show that that's just not good activism. So yeah. Right now, it's about convincing as many people as possible. To opening their eyes to a tyrannical government. That's why I changed to be more effective. I probably wouldn't overwhelm people with insults. In my Christian video, I called [Jesus] a fucking fraud ... I don't see many Christians being receptive to that. Instead, I'll focus on a more convincing tone. Focus on the facts, be nice about it. Hopefully it doesn't get boring -- I'm actually really concerned about that. I hope to be able to overcome that. We'll have to see in my future videos."

Ryan Menezes

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He doesn't want to say the Singapore government succeeded in changing him. "They'd like to claim credit, but it's not because of that. They'll probably be even more scared if I'm more effective with my new style, if I'm even more effective as an activist ... I wasn't remorseful at the time [when I said I was]. Maybe I am remorseful now. Maybe I was overly mean. And I don't think that's good for society to promote that kind of hate. Let's say I change it up, become nicer, convince more people, inspire more people? I'd be an even bigger threat to the Singapore government. "

After this article was written, the US government appealed Amos's asylum ruling and kept him in custody. He was released on September 26 after 10 months in prison. Ryan Menezes is on Twitter.

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