ironically, it is the PAP that identified the main problem of
our society: mindset. We need a radical mindset cahnge in this
country.
i said they "identified" the problem because naturally, the govt is
mis-defined it, owing to their own prejudices and mindsets.
As I mentioned in an earlier post in an earlier thread, the problem
with SIngaporeans is their conservative Asian mindset. Despite
having the facade of a developed country, the innards are not up to
standard. in a way, Singapore is like Isengard: majestic on the
surface, but clunking, ugly, steaming factories underground.
After years of colonialism, Singaproeans have deveoped this
hate-the-west attitude (yep, a connection to arrogance). while in
economical sense, we are open to the West, but in the cultural
sense we still practice isolationism, at least the older
Singaproeans do. n of course, this includes govt officials. Western
Openness and graciousness are scorned by Asians who attribute this
to the ills in Western society, forgetting most of the time that
the same ills apply to their countries as well. HR come under the
"decadent Western values" heading and are labelled as a feature of
"Western individualism that results in social instability",
ignoring the fact that HR calls for a universal brotherhood.
So at teh end of the day, Singapore's main problem is
MINDSET.
the pikamaster
