The trouble with Singapore history was that the PAP painted the
Barisan Socialis as a bunch of good for nothing trouble makers and
used every means to suppress them. Whereas they did contribute some
degree of trouble, the use of the state apparatus to suppress them
can be deemed excessive. Do not forget, that LKY himself aligned
himself with them, and it was largely a political marriage of
convenience. When they turned against him, he retaliated with his
usual vindictiveness. What really happened has been suppressed as
well. Their ideals and so forth, even in the main press, is hardly
mentioned. We will probably never know.
There was probably more to ask, but given the intended
anti-colonial nature of some of our history texts, history is
written by the victors as usual.
