I have heard talk of him being a MIW Mole, its of no consequence
as its has not been proven, or even remotely close. The only thing
is that some people felt that he screwed up the repuation of
Opposition members, which hardly means he's a mole, probably means
that he's not a very skilled politician. I didn't agree with
ousting Chiam, but also didn't agree with Chiam asking Chee to
"self censor". Then again thats between the 2 of them.
And with this specific case in question, I see no harm done to the
opposition repuation. Non-Violent protests and garnering int'l
support to apply pressure on the government is a common strategy
among human rights activists around the world. Most recently, in
East Timor.
The desensatization, is a large part, the work of the PAP. I know
foreign media portrays him in a very different light, even in the
begining, even the locally based foreign journalists. I do not
think he's PM material, but at least he's garnered more int'l
support than all other opposition parties put together, and that is
fact, not speculation.
I don't trust him wholly. Regardless of his own agenda, I do know
for fact that what he has accomplished on an international level
has yet to be achieved by any other Singaporean living in
singapore. Other than mytrdom, he has gained nothing but
condemnation and the destruction of his material well being.
Do you understand the concept of Non-violent action? It is to rave
and rant, over issues or polices that you are opposed to, in order
to garner support, locally and internationally. I hardly think of
this incident as a screwup. It is infact a direct challenge to the
Govt to take action against non-violent protests(which are a
accepted norm in many developed countries), especially now that
Singapore has a higher visiblity within the international
community.
