They too read too much propaganda that Lee built Singapore. They
have not heard of Goh Keng Swee.
When it comes to giving credit to Goh Keng Swee, the state times
tries to play down his contribution. In the coverage of his
memoirs, his contribution to the economy was a small liner hidden
at the bottom. Even as defense minister, they tried to emphasize
Israelis built Singapore army.
When i meet foreigners, i would tell them LKY is overated and has
taken credit away from many people.
Well some words from an old guard Lim Kim Sam can give a closer
picture to the truth.
http://www.singapore-window.org/sw01/011016bl.htm
But bottom line, what does Lim really think of his old mate, Lee
Kuan Yew? Some whisper that Lim, like other "old guard" leaders Toh
Chin Chye, Ong Pang Boon, Jek Yeun Thong and Devan Nair, is sour
toward Lee for the way he always insisted on being No. 1. The talk
goes that Lee was lucky to catapult straight into the premiership
since it suited his talent for oratory, vision, and strategic
thinking. Had he needed to deal with the nuts and bolts of running
a specific ministry, he might have come a cropper.
If Lim shares this view, he keeps it to himself. Publicly, he says
that without Lee's leadership, Singapore "would probably be like a
third-world country now."
cropper i.e.
to fail badly
