Originally posted by Atobe:
Why should Steve leave Singapore,
if he has not committed any criminal offense ?
> PERCEPTION. In this society of ours, how others see you is
important unless of course you don't depend on anybody for
survival, such as growing your own vegetables. Not committed any
offence does not mean he is a free man. Yes he may be running
freely on the streets but can he tolerate the glare and the
whispering? I am not discussing how people should perceive him -
leave that to the philosopher. I am talking about real life and
lets not pretend that life is back to normal for him. Leaving
Singapore will do him go.
Why should he quit his position
in politics for his declared hobby and preference for an unusual
hobby of 'Natural Photography' ?
> Of course that is your version based on reports. I have my
version which I would like to leave it as my personal opinion.
Every person is entitled to his or her "hobby", including perhaps
those self declared "saints". My point again is, if he cannot cover
up the unusual things (unsavory to some) that he has had done, then
he cannot make a good politician.
Did Mdm Ho Ching bury her head under her husband's armpit after
being exposed for the grand debacle of losing US$500 million of
Singapore Reserves in her failed adventure with MICROPOLIS ?
This loss becomes even more scandolous when it was made despite the
advise from her more experienced predescessor - Dr Yeo Ning
Hong.
Yet she is still being propelled into higher office, into the
higher echelon of Temasek Holdings with more billion dollar foreign
adventures taking over weak foreign enterprises with questionable
futures.
SM LKY had to swallow his own publicly stated admiration of
Japanese CEO's taking personal responsbility for the failures of
subordinates.
Did SM LKY felt any responsibility for one of his Senior Cabinet
Minister committing suicide for corruption, one Minister of State
being prosecuted and jailed for corruption, and one Party Member
being accused, investigated and absconded for corruption ?
As a matter of principle, did he follow his admiration of those
Japanese CEOs act of personal admonition by committing 'career
harakiri' to regain one's own honor ?
To be successful in Public
Office, it seems that it is best to have a thick skin and to turn a
deaf ear to public disdain, and produce a few more bright sparks to
cover one bad stain.
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The narrow mindedness and prudish
mentality of a supposed modern Singapore is nothing short of
hypocrisy, with double standards for almost everything and anything
that one prefer to apply and make allowance for.
> Tell me one country or Governement that is not like this,
besides heaven, if any. Would you consider the amorous
French, who willingly accept their late President Mitterand having
a mistress and an illegitimate daughter ?
Any other society will not accept such a situation for a person
holding high office.
It seems that Singapore has accepted the best and worse parts of
Colonial English influences.
This is encouraged further by the
Ruling Party in its use of the public mass media to move opinion in
subtle ways, with the help of psychologists in the service of the
Government.
> A statement of compliment or disdain? It is a matter of
opinion.
This depends on which side of the fence that your apolitical
views prefer to view as being more expedient.
If you are employed in the Government or semi-Government
institution, it is best for you to be on the right side.
If you prefer to live with your own conscience and see to the
correct political success of Singapore beyond the expiry time of
the Premier Family's Leadership Role, then you will need to sharpen
your mind to the present political status quo.
