Can Singaporeans think?

last SG · 2009-12-07T12:58:27+00:00

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SINGAPORE – It would not be surprising if such a question has been weighing on every Singaporean’s mind at one point of time or another. This is by no means an exhuastive topic, and it may not be possible to cover every inch of ground.

Singapore has always been governed using a top down approach. Put simply, the government decides every facet of a Singaporean’s life from the management of his national savings to the type of flat he is supposed to stay in. Ordinary Singaporeans have no part to play in the decision-making process. In a discussion on different types of citizenship participation and non-participation in a seminal piece titled “A Ladder of Citizen Participation”, Sherry Arnstein defined citizenship participation as a form of power re-distribution that enables under-privileged citizens who were excluded from the political and economic processes to be included. In a way, this will lead to the empowerment of such citizens.

Sadly in Singapore’s case, all ordinary citizens inclusive of under-privileged ones have no say in the decisions that concern them. And it is ironical when the government turns around and exhort citizens not to be reliant on it. The problem is that if citizens are not empowered through their participation within the decision-making process, when will they ever learn to be independent of the government?

That is not say Singaporeans cannot think in general. It is quite comforting to note that there are substantial number of Singaporeans who seek ways and means to highlight their concerns. In the past, it used to be sending forum letters to our mainstream media. The problem is that the chances of such letters getting published depends a lot on the political sensitivity of its contents and a huge dose of chance of course. Thus, the online media offers an attractive alternative. And it is pretty easy to set up an online interest group for individuals with a common interest to band together. In fact, the online media is fast becoming the collection vase for the thoughts of thinking Singaporeans.

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Diary of A Singaporean Mind

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angel7030 SG

I got a few pubs along geyland, joo chiat and tanjong pagar place. A private house in Joo chiat tembling Road, 2 rented out condos at kallang place, Executive member of Bar and Pub Association of Singapore, Tanah Merah Country club youth member, Joo Chiat Business Association secretary, Young RC vice president of Joo Chiat CC and Joo Chiat shops 7 month ghost festivel's assistance organiser and chief accountant. PR of Taiwan, Citizenship of Singapore. So, do you think Singaporean can think or not???

EarlNeo SG

do u need a bf as well?

angel7030 SG

do u need a bf as well?

Oh! no joke, yr question struck me like a thunder bolt. By looking around all these young guys of Singapore courting me, most likely they will become the next whining peoples of Sgforum complaining about Sg govt or end up working a 8 to 5pm job if not jobless. Therefore, I have decided to look for a more mature guy who dun whine after drinking too much wine, but instead, help me along with my life doing cooking, washing and attend to my garden twigs and vines

EarlNeo SG

do u need a house-hubby then?

theme_and_guess SG

im right here..... come n give me yr virtual hug

angel7030 SG

do u need a house-hubby then?

Oh no, not really a house hubby but I will prefer a tele tubby kind of hubby that can bring entertainment, jokes and humorous to my already jovious house. And most importantly, he must remember to feed the dogs.

angel7030 SG

im right here..... come n give me yr virtual hug

Yak!!! vomitted!!!! hello, please dun turn this into a joker's house ya, this is politics at its very best, be serious!!!

Otherwise, i will get accused again...

Atobe SG

The Taiwanese 'hum' acting its role as an 'Attention Seeking Whore' simply cannot resist to return to get its daily orgasmic fix with its flippant response to distract the flow of discussion towards itself.

Can the Taiwanese 'hum' ever be a Singapore Citizen when its home is in Taiwan ?

How many Singaporeans will get involve with the underworld business of living off the flesh trade in exploiting the lives of desperate women ?

Yak!!! vomitted!!!! hello, please dun turn this into a joker's house ya, this is politics at its very best, be serious!!!

Otherwise, i will get accused again...

Just these few preceding replies from the Taiwanese 'hum' shows clearly the deliberate attempts to post its usual flippant irrelevant and irrerevant replies to drive attention to its role as an "Attention Seeking Whore".

angel3070 SG

Will Lee Kuan Yew allow Singaporeans to think against him?

the Bear SG

actually, looking into SC here, i think quite a few cannot think..

to them, anything MIW = evil

anything at all = LKY is at fault

it's hilarious!

theme_and_guess SG

Yak!!! vomitted!!!! hello, please dun turn this into a joker's house ya, this is politics at its very best, be serious!!!

Otherwise, i will get accused again...

yea... kinda late for that though. few of yr post alrdy got some guys flaming u.

here let me touch yr forehead

Atobe SG

Actually, it is not surprising that some in this Speaker's Corner will prefer to sit on the fence too afraid to think for themselves, even as they hate the Gorrillas as much as they hate the Chimpanzees - even when the Chimps have shown themselves to be far more intelligent and dexterous than the Gorrillas.

It is amazing that the fear to think has left these minds to be hopelessly dull that they can only entertain themselves with those who dare to think.

It surely is pathetically hilarious.....

angel7030 SG

actually, looking into SC here, i think quite a few cannot think..

to them, anything MIW = evil

anything at all = LKY is at fault

it's hilarious!

worst, those who support PAP = hums and attention whores

angel7030 SG

yea... kinda late for that though. few of yr post alrdy got some guys flaming u.

here let me touch yr forehead

dun worry lah, i am used to flame, and please dun touch my forehead, I am very supertitious, my luck will go away if you touched it ya.

EarlNeo SG

do u need a plumber, gardener, dog carer and a handy man as well?

Herzog_Zwei SG

It is amazing that the fear to think has left these minds to be hopelessly dull that they can only entertain themselves with those who dare to think.

It surely is pathetically hilarious.....

We don't sit on fences, we just got better candidates for the position other than PAP and SDP. So what if you are acrobatic like chimps or powerful like gorillas, we need politicians who care for people and not animals trying to make the parliament into a circus.

angel7030 SG

do u need a plumber, gardener, dog carer and a handy man as well?

ya, if there is a 4 in 1 guy around, i dun mind sacrificing my body, but as for handyman, I dun like man who use hands.