Thank you for letting me reply
How much do you know of what transpired during the 1987-88
and the 1997 crash ?
Not much if i refer to bloomberg n non SG news
The Straits Times have shared their archive with the National
Library, and it seems that you can access them from home by having
an account with National Library.
It is a treasure trove of information of events that transpired
in Singapore based on the PAP's version of political issues, and
their preferred visions of anything to do with Singapore's position
on social and cultural developments - other then factual
events.
If you are overseas, you could make an effort to visit the
British National Archive to search the released Official Records
from its Colonial Office.
If the politics of
the First World countries cannot be compared to SG due to
whatever reasons - is there any objectivity or purpose to
compare the present political situation in SG which is so
different from those First World countries that you wish to compare
CSJ's action with ?
I still continue
the stand that there should be no "own country bashing" for any
politician in any country
No one should bashed one's "own country" - and the
skewed impression given to CSJ's call to Obama has been
deliberated given a twist to suit the political agenda to sully his
name further.
Is it not surreal that the syncophantic insistence continue to
ignore the clear facts made to show the differences in what was
published in the Temasek Review, with what the TS had
printed ?
It is not a surprise that the xenophobic rabble rousers
will double their efforts to stoke up the fire with more
inflammotary efforts so as to light up their xenophobic
heroism in seemingly defending Singapore, even as they hide
their true work to cover the misdeeds of LKY and the PAP on
Singapore and Singaporeans.
The reason for breaking up your post into
paragraph is to make careful and clear understanding of your
writing instead of lumping your wonderful work into a general piece
of unprocessed writing.
If you depend on the various
newspaper articles and reviews - presumably all are Singaporean
publications - you may as well subject yourself to the
monotonous sound from a continuous syncophantic hammer
drill held by the PAP control of
SPH.
The press in SG or any country is NEVER
INDEPENDENT, FOX in USA is pro republican but in local context,
press reports from opposition is not properly reported is all i can
say
Even if FOX is not independent and can be bias in favor of the
Right Wing Politics, at least in the USA there is the immense
opportunity for any other disgusted citizens to set up private
capital to start a competing publication to counter the controlled
bias.
Can this happen in Singapore ?
Without any alternative and independent publications to
offer alternative opportunities to those maligned by the
State-controlled print and broadcast media - Singaporeans can
only have their views and values moulded and "trained" in
one direction.
Obviously, CSJ actions have been derided
into antics by the publications that are controlled by PAP - do you
expect anything complimentary to be said about you by someone who
has negative feelings towards you that emanates from the core of
their being ?
As much you can see from my earlier posts, i am
NOT PRO-ESTABLISHMENT so whatever is being thrown by local reports
are read with scepticism. I am just stating in order for Dr Chee to
claim credibility among Singaporeans, he got to change tack and win
the mind of oppositions so that his ideas can be properly debated
in Parliament
Unfortunately, whatever CSJ's ideas are that have been reported
are and will be generally skewed by the controlled local print
and broadcast medias.
Can he be represented accurately by any local print and
broadcast media ?
Can anyone count on the State controlled print and broadcast
media to provide CSJ or any Politician from the Alternative
Political Parties equal space and time to reach out to Singaporeans
?
Until Singaporeans believe that the PAP has no right to change
the Singapore Constitution to give only themselves the Rights
guaranteed while denying the same to Singaporeans - then
nothing that Dr Chee does will be seen to be credible.
At this stage of the political development, it is retrogressive
- as the generations that lived through the events
of WW-2, of the 1950s till 1965, are familiar
with the political space and knew what was political
freedom.
Obviously, for PAP's own poltiical interests - they will
tweak the interpretation of the events of the 1950s to 60's
- to focus attention to their interpretations
of uncertainties, death and destruction from riots - when
most of those events were deliberately set up by the political
leadership themselves for their own political gains.
The generations that grew from 1965 to 1975 saw the beginning of
the political space being shrunk; while the generations that were
born from 1975 till the present have been nurtured to the values of
the PAP that politics is for the Politicians, and that no one is
more qualified than the elite talents appointed to
political office.
The emphasis is on "appointed" - as LKY
and the PAP believe that only they are the ones qualified to select
and annoint who should be in politics, and those that they cannot
accept to be their partner in politics will be mowed and
shredded.
How else could Chiam See Tong and Low Thia Kiang lasted so
long, while the late JBJ who was as fiery and outspoken as CSJ
were cut down ruthlessly, and those with the qualifications and
fast minds of Francis Seow and Tang Liang Hong - (and the other PAP
Founding Fathers who disagreed with LKY and his team) - were all
persecuted into oblivion ?
Are you
certain that given the political evolution in Singapore as it is,
there can be any possibility of LKY and his PAP to allow
CSJ any space to throw up his ideas and have any debate
?
That will probably happen why MM is not here, PAP
cannot survive for long as they keep on having the GRC system and
parachuting in their candidates into these cozy positions even w/o
a fight with anyone. It's a matter of time. These candidates cannot
even be seem in any functional activity in their wards, i do not
need to drop names, it's very obvious.
The other danger for Singapore is that by the time MM move
on from this world, how much more damage would have occurred for
Singapore, when his ideas are set in concrete and become
institutionalised, to be accepted as the Golden Rules even
by majority of Singaporeans blinded by the false values
created to entrench the PAP ?
When LKY dared to evoke the values of
ancient Confucianism - which had basically
stratified the roles of government and citizenry -
simply to give its old philosophy a new twist to
validate his own relevance and that of the PAP style
of benevolent autocratic politics, the majority of the older
Chinese educated population lauded his wisdom, only to regret the
political fallout from the decades of his autocratic rule without
the much hoped for benevolence.
If
there is such a desire, will there be a need to have such tight
controls to prevent public support to any Alternative Political
Parties.
What Dr Chee should do
is stop getting himself arrested and stop bashing Singapore as it
pisses Singaporeans as everyone's rice bowl is at stake.
SGreans love the opposition more than the ruling elite which is
certainly not to be taken lightly but should be canvassed,
harnessed.
As already mentioned earlier, we need more opposition not just to
oppose but bring SG better. Dr Chee's academic writings are not to
be dismissed but should be properly brought out for
discussion.
It is a surprise that you will hold the view to equate
bashing the PAP Government as bashing Singapore ?
Dr Chee is insisting on breaking an UNLAWFUL Law - that goes
against the grain of the Singapore Constitution which had
guaranteed the Rights of All Singaporeans according to the simple
words written.
Not all Singaporeans are pissed by his actions, although many
feel his actions to be pitiable in that he is seen as butting his
head on a Wall.
Then again, if there is no Dr Chee prepared to stand up - how
many other indignant and concerned Singaporean will be
prepared to stand up like him ?
Many will not even pick up the pen or even enter a forum to
stand on his side, and will prefer to stand safely with the view of
the majority - many of whom simply flow with the values that
were moulded by the daily insinuations from print and
broadcast medias.
Many have resigned themselve to their present fate that PAP is
too strong, and things will not change until LKY moved on.
Many have forgotten that LKY is a long term planner and has
already put in place all the mechanism and preparatory works for
the future.
The uncertain future after LKY - remains unspoken, and
those prepared measures remain secret - but rest assured it will
perpetuate and entrench the PAP further into the lives of Singapore
- and Singaporeans will NOT have any say.