Banner saying “protect Hong Kong, say no to degeneration” found along in Admiralty where protesters had stayed overnight. -- ST PHOTO: PEARL LIU
Singapore state controlled newspaper on Sept 29, 2014 "Hong Kong protests: Tens of thousands now on streets, despite riot police withdrawal" http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/standstill-parts-hong-kong-defiant-protesters-block-main-roads-20140929
As you know, the Chinese people of Hong Kong are protesting in their thousands on the streets against the Chinese governments attempts to rig their election system to ensure only government nominated candidates win. It is reassuring and gratifying to see the courage of these people, fiercely jealous of their freedoms and saying those famous words of Patrick Henry in 1775 "Give me liberty or give me death". It is stirring and comforting to one's soul to see the Chinese of Hong Kong, courageous, proud and standing on principle in the face of terrible odds.
You then turn to Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore and you are disgusted to see the complete reverse. The people of Singapore just like in Hong Kong are predominantly ethnic Chinese, the majority of them being brought into the island recently in Lee Kuan Yew's ethnic cleansing program to ensure the vast majority remain that race and no other. But these Chinese people of Singapore don't have one iota of the principles that their brethren in Hong Kong have.
Although they know that their island is literally a dictatorship belonging to the Lee Kuan Yew family, first to the father and now the son, appointed by the father, they have no complaints whatsoever to live like this. The island has no free press, no right to free speech, expression or assembly, no rule of law where the courts are run by Kangaroo judges. Yet for fifty years the citizens of Singapore who are overwhelmingly Chinese have never found the courage to stand up for their rights and against these dictators.
It is incorrect to say Singaporeans are not doing any protesting, they do in a rather indirect way. If you could call their refusal to have any children in the island, or mass migration for settlement abroad a form of protest, then they are protesting. Singapore has the lowest birth rate in the world, the largest ageing population and the world's highest rate of migration. You could say that even if the people have no balls, unlike the Hong Kong Chinese, to physically protest, to bring the Lee dictatorship down, they are doing it by simply disappearing through not having children, dying and emigrating. You could say, there are many ways to skin a cat.
One thing is certain. If only Singapore island had just a few men of the Hong Kong type, Lee Kuan Yew would have been history a long time ago. Instead today, Singapore is populated by a bunch of timid souls who simply cannot stand up for anything. Which is why, the Singaporeans must be the dream population of any dictator in the world. With a society like this, you could rule forever.
Gopalan Nair
Attorney at Law
A Singaporean in Exile
Fremont, California USA
Tel: 510 491 8525
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/singapore.dissident
Singapore state controlled newspaper on Sept 29, 2014 "Hong Kong protests: Tens of thousands now on streets, despite riot police withdrawal" http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/standstill-parts-hong-kong-defiant-protesters-block-main-roads-20140929
As you know, the Chinese people of Hong Kong are protesting in their thousands on the streets against the Chinese governments attempts to rig their election system to ensure only government nominated candidates win. It is reassuring and gratifying to see the courage of these people, fiercely jealous of their freedoms and saying those famous words of Patrick Henry in 1775 "Give me liberty or give me death". It is stirring and comforting to one's soul to see the Chinese of Hong Kong, courageous, proud and standing on principle in the face of terrible odds.
You then turn to Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore and you are disgusted to see the complete reverse. The people of Singapore just like in Hong Kong are predominantly ethnic Chinese, the majority of them being brought into the island recently in Lee Kuan Yew's ethnic cleansing program to ensure the vast majority remain that race and no other. But these Chinese people of Singapore don't have one iota of the principles that their brethren in Hong Kong have.
Although they know that their island is literally a dictatorship belonging to the Lee Kuan Yew family, first to the father and now the son, appointed by the father, they have no complaints whatsoever to live like this. The island has no free press, no right to free speech, expression or assembly, no rule of law where the courts are run by Kangaroo judges. Yet for fifty years the citizens of Singapore who are overwhelmingly Chinese have never found the courage to stand up for their rights and against these dictators.
It is incorrect to say Singaporeans are not doing any protesting, they do in a rather indirect way. If you could call their refusal to have any children in the island, or mass migration for settlement abroad a form of protest, then they are protesting. Singapore has the lowest birth rate in the world, the largest ageing population and the world's highest rate of migration. You could say that even if the people have no balls, unlike the Hong Kong Chinese, to physically protest, to bring the Lee dictatorship down, they are doing it by simply disappearing through not having children, dying and emigrating. You could say, there are many ways to skin a cat.
One thing is certain. If only Singapore island had just a few men of the Hong Kong type, Lee Kuan Yew would have been history a long time ago. Instead today, Singapore is populated by a bunch of timid souls who simply cannot stand up for anything. Which is why, the Singaporeans must be the dream population of any dictator in the world. With a society like this, you could rule forever.
Gopalan Nair
Attorney at Law
A Singaporean in Exile
Fremont, California USA
Tel: 510 491 8525
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/singapore.dissident
9 comments:
When PAPman walk past, the Singapore coward will automatically retreat to his or her deluxe little cage prison and shiver in fear over job, money and harmony.
What about Roy Ngerng and Han Hui Hui? Do they categorised them as cowards, suppliant, submissive, servile and supine, Mr Nair? They are fighting for the majority who dared not to protest. Are they fools or true patriots?
Well it is much easier to get rid of the Lee despots members than the Beijing despot huge weights...I'm pretty sure that the Lee will run out (like Ben Ali in Tunisia) after a few weeks of protest in SG...the pb is that SG people are not ready at all to sacrifice their lives for liberty...they still like more the illusion of wealth and the death of the soul that does have submission to the devil Lee....they are so depressed that they don't make children anymore, it is a country that disappears slowly by itself , that don't want to leave anymore for the future...very depressing
Anonymous Anonymous said...
What about Roy Ngerng and Han Hui Hui?
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In HK there are thousands of RH and HHH. Only 2 in SG. Other like to watch or become keyboard warriors.
SG people are brainwhased.....so sad for them....they have not damn clue about freedom. Their think that wealth is a goo way to live, what a poor materialist approach.
Each country deserves what is has...SG people don't fight for freedom so they don't have freedom.
The author’s diatribes about Singapore are always full of exaggerations
and inaccuracies. For example,
“The people of Singapore ….. ethnic Chinese, the majority of them being brought into the island recently in Lee Kuan Yew's …”
It is not true that the majority of ethnic Chinese Singaporean are new immigrants. Actually majority of them were born in Singapore.
Perhaps he is referring to Indians in Singapore (a minority), among these, the majority are not native born (i.e., fresh from India).
anon, Sat Oct 04, 08:07:00 PM PDT,
Do you understand english ?
" The people of Singapore just like in Hong Kong are predominantly ethnic Chinese, the majority of them being brought into the island recently in Lee Kuan Yew's ethnic cleansing program to ensure the vast majority remain that race and no other. "
If you don't understand english, at least read what the sentence carefully. What the author said that the a large number of chinese from other countries come to singapore -->>>RECENTLY<<<--- and become majority race ...
do you know what is "recently" ?
And beside , how you know that the author is exaggerating ? Any figure to show that he is exaggerating ? Or maybe you are PM Lee or related cronies who know the figure ?
" The people of Singapore … are predominantly ethnic Chinese, the majority of them (ethnic Chinese in Singapore) being brought into the island recently (after 1990s?)
According to the statistics, over 29% of Singapore’s population comprises “non-residents” ; the statistics show that foreigners account for nearly 40% of Singapore’s total population.
Some of us just don't agree with you about the need to protest. Aljunied GRC was won by a party you used to contest under. Perhaps it was just you, not the opposition parties, which had been lacking.
And would be extremely pissed with our government if they failed, like the Hong Kong government, to disperse the crowed who have been causing inconvenience to our daily lives.
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