Chan Chun Sing: People belong to the
country because they do things for the country
Despite an earlier backlash over his comments made at a YPAP
dialogue recently, unpopular PAP Youth Minister Chan Chun Sing
continues to taunt young Singaporeans that they are ‘not doing
more’ for their nation.
In an interview with Straits Times Insight yesterday, Mr Chan
said it is the ‘responsibility’ of the younger generation to
understand why certain policies are formulated to begin with, as
well as the pros and cons of alternatives.
He believes that ‘a population which wants the Government to do
more to engage them must themselves also engage.’
‘The larger issue is sense of ownership. People don’t
belong to their country because the country gives them things. They
belong to the country also because they do things for the
country, he added.
Singaporeans have done many things for their country such as
serving National Service, paying income taxes, producing new
‘economic digits’ to keep the GDP growing and keeping their CPF
monies in the PAP coffers till they step into their graves, but
what has the PAP regime given them?
Mr Chan has been making ‘waves’ in cyberspace lately
with a series of outrageous remarks such as calling on Young PAP
members to reclaim cyberspace from the ‘lunatic fringe’ in snide
reference to PAP critics.
Being a former high-ranking general in the army, Mr Chan is
hampered by his ‘top-down’ approach and ‘robotic’ style of
communication in his efforts to reach out to young Singaporeans who
dislike his condescending style.
reclaim??
cyberspace doesn't belong to them, it belongs to everyone.
I think the "lunatic fringe" can easily outnumber them
