PM Lee: What future do you want for Singapore?
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verykiasumummy:
once bitten, hopefully think twice next time...
Haha, I was about to say this, once bitten, twice shy when quoting your quote but instead I wrote in Chinese... now you say it for me... 心有靈犀 ah... -
Imami:
I personally find the consequences a little too harsh. But well, perhaps killing the chicken to warn the monkeys.[/quote]I think it's a little harsh too. But the political climate is such, very difficult to carry such baggage. Right now if you work for civil service or quasi-governmental agency, better keep well beyond the pale.3Boys:
[quote=\"Imami\"]Then, I think what we are saying is the same, 3boys. Just that you have added another dimension - the different roles we play n our life. For my posts above, I didn't dissect who I am into the roles I play in my life. While what I say maybe a little different in terms of the words or tone used, but essentially I am saying the same thing.
Perhaps, but I don't agree that the persona one uses in public is the same one that one uses in private. Therefore, a civil servant should generally not be held to account for his private life but is accountable for what he says in public. And FB, is public.
Our society is very harsh and mean-spirited, both Amy Cheong and her critics are embodiment of that. In another forum, there is all this vitriol about her being married to a foreigner, all spoken without irony despite the fact that it is exactly the same kind of racism and stereotyping that the protagonist is at fault for. -
3Boys:
Our society is very harsh and mean-spirited, both Amy Cheong and her critics are embodiment of that. In another forum, there is all this vitriol about her being married to a foreigner, all spoken without irony despite the fact that it is exactly the same kind of racism and stereotyping that the protagonist is at fault for.
That's what happens when we allow the trolls to dictate the agenda. -
TNP reported that she's born in M'sia... And now an Aussie citizen...
Like this also can? :yikes:
Shows our integration programme not working... :yikes: -
Daddy
Shows our integration programme not working... :yikes:
What integration programme? Why do we need integration programme? I see a disturbing trend of self-appointed \"true blues\" asking everybody left, right and centre whether they were born in Singapore or are Singapore citizens. Why? Does the mere fact of being born here makes them superior human beings? It seems that nowadays the more hysterical the online reaction, the more we pander to them. Sheesh... :rant: [/rant] -
pirate:
:goodpost:Daddy
Shows our integration programme not working... :yikes:
What integration programme? Why do we need integration programme? I see a disturbing trend of self-appointed \"true blues\" asking everybody left, right and centre whether they were born in Singapore or are Singapore citizens. Why? Does the mere fact of being born here makes them superior human beings? It seems that nowadays the more hysterical the online reaction, the more we pander to them. Sheesh... :rant: [/rant] -
pirate:
Hmmm... FT, PR or SC?Daddy
Shows our integration programme not working... :yikes:
What integration programme? Why do we need integration programme? I see a disturbing trend of self-appointed \"true blues\" asking everybody left, right and centre whether they were born in Singapore or are Singapore citizens. Why? Does the mere fact of being born here makes them superior human beings? It seems that nowadays the more hysterical the online reaction, the more we pander to them. Sheesh... :rant: [/rant]
That's another never-ending debate.
Don't wish to start... Later MATA catch... :siam: -
No la, I don’t think Daddy D think this way. Pirate, keep your parang and pistol.
The way I see it is – Daddy D think that if Ms Cheong grew up in here, being immersed in Multi-cultural and multi-racial society, perhaps there would not be such an outburst.
At least for me, I won’t make such comments because it is part of the Singapore I know and grow up with. Like someone said on radio this morning – if they don’t complain about our lion dances, our hungry ghost festival getai and burning of joss paper, on what grounds can we complain about their wedding? I shudder at the thought of Singapore reliving the days in which racial harmony disintegrate. No! No! No! cannot let it happen! -
Huh? I thought Msia has more Malays than Spore? :scratchhead: .... then, there shouldn't be any integration problem for her, right?
From what I know, Msia also multi-cultural and multi-racial society huh, no? -
3Boys:
Well said, 3boys. And yup, fully agree.
I think it's a little harsh too. But the political climate is such, very difficult to carry such baggage. Right now if you work for civil service or quasi-governmental agency, better keep well beyond the pale.
Our society is very harsh and mean-spirited, both Amy Cheong and her critics are embodiment of that. In another forum, there is all this vitriol about her being married to a foreigner, all spoken without irony despite the fact that it is exactly the same kind of racism and stereotyping that the protagonist is at fault for.
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