PAP Youth Minister MG Chan Chun Sing’s infamous outburst at
Singapore netizens as belonging to the ‘lunatic fringe’ has been
used by PAP supporters to hurl insults at netizens who disagree
with them.
During a ‘dialogue’ session with young Singaporeans conducted by
the Young PAP last Saturday, MG Chan reportedly asked the audience
to raise their hands if they are ‘proud’ of the discussions on the
internet before lashing out at netizens critical of the PAP:
’No point complaining
that cyberspace is dominated by the lunatic fringe and we leave it
as such.’
Almost immediately, the term ‘lunatic fringe’ was picked up by a
zealous PAP supporter Rachel Teoh who called a fellow Singaporean
‘DOG’ on MG Chan’s Facebook.
We reproduced the discussion below:
As we can see from the above, Mr Cheah merely rebuke Ms Teoh and
did not make any personal attacks at her. Instead of countering Mr
Cheah’s argument, Ms Teoh went into a frenzy and called him
names:
We shall leave readers to decide for themselves who belong to
the ‘lunatic fringe’ in this instance. Since MG Chan allowed Ms
Teoh’s rude comments to remain on his Facebook wall, does he
endorse them as well?
PAP supporters are well known to resort to character
assassination to smear Singaporeans who do not agree with them.
Last year, YPAP leader and new citizen from India Sinha Shekhar
called PAP critics ‘DOGS’ while another YPAP leader Jack Lin Xinli
described Singaporeans as ‘third class citizens.’
Just a few days ago, a PAP supporter from Indonesia Mendy Liana
lambasted TR on the YPAP Facebook:
The Temasek Review Emeritus called on Ms Teoh to apologize to Mr
Cheah for her unwarrented derogatory remarks and on MG Chan to
clarify what he meant exactly by ‘lunatic fringe’.
In the meantime, netizens should refrain from engaging MG Chan
and his horde of PAP gangsters and relegate them to being the real
‘lunatic fringe’ of Singapore’s blogosphere
those who choose the easy way in to politic are those candidates
joining the PAPpies out of personal agenda and not to serve the
people…they are like children with silver spoon. people are losing
respect for u elitist…do u think PAP can survive another 150
years?????
i will have no questions to ask if ALL ministers’ pay is going
to be halved by 50% and spend it on social welfare. Government’s
money come from the people, of course we have the right to ask what
the government is doing. I will not ask any questions if i get paid
from the government $15k a month but doing nothing.
