I do not blame the govt for the propaganda, or the local media
for selectively choosing what to print and what not to print in
order to make ourselves look good. Afterall, they are all just
trying to instill a sense of national pride into us rite? Therefore
personally I can accpet that. What I cannot stand totally is how
some singaporeans who accept 100% whatever the govt said, without
taking a minute or so to think themselves. The death of the “mental
filter” symbolises the lack of critical thinking. Like many
singaporean oversea, they tend to just over emphasis the good
things abt singapore, the law & order, the greenery, the
political stability, economic successs…etc. We tend to be blind to
the darker sides of singapore, or if they are actually aware of
them, they just choose to overly boast our nation’s success,
especially to foreigners. And that will only make us look bad. By
simplistly stating only the good things and not addressing that bad
sides of singapore do exist. It’s good that we feel proud of our
country, but to become obessed with the utopian picture of
singapore, that stifles our progress. Afterall, we are not yet
wolrd class citizens, so pls, do me a favour, stop saying we
are.
