That some indolent Korean rice farmer is upset that
globalisation will result in his over-priced produce losing its
subsidies, does not concern me in the slightest; nor whatever
dispute he may have with the IMF. That man is a foreigner, and his
situation does not oblige in me the sense of empathy I would feel
towards a fellow Singaporean. Were the Korean to stay in his own
sh1t-hole of a country, he could protest in comfort, eating all the
bloody dogs he pleases, directing his RIGHTEOUS KOREAN FURY against
the chaebols and the government responsible for putting South Korea
at the mercy of the IMF in 1997.
But no. He comes here to Singapore, on the flimsy pretext of
defending his rights, to riot, destroy and kill. And does this
burden fall on the IMF, or the Singapore government? No. It falls
on the ordinary Singaporean, who has a hard enough life as it is,
and had no say in inviting the IMF into his country.
How civil were those so-called "civil" societies in Genoa, Seattle
and Hong Kong? How much damage did they cause to the lives and
businesses of ordinary citizens in those cities, just to send their
farking message to some international organisation? And now they
want to bring this here to Singapore. What for? So they can turn
Singapore into their battleground?
They complain that we don't roll out the red carpet for them to
protest here. Why should some foreigner enjoy a right denied to the
Singaporean in his own country?
If even one hair on a Singaporean's head is touched, be it
bystander or directly involved in the IMF summit, then they will
suffer the consequences. Its time we realised that the well-being
of our citizens is worth more than the boost in reputation we may
gain from holding a successful summit.
