tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post2770030701472589220..comments2024-02-14T04:53:18.295-08:00Comments on Singapore Dissident: Singapore government finds itself in a quandary facing stubborn protestors.Gopalan Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-40478016897258856902007-10-07T22:25:00.000-07:002007-10-07T22:25:00.000-07:00if i am anonymous here because i do not have a blo...if i am anonymous here because i do not have a blogger account, would it be reason enough?<BR/><BR/>and why do you say 'all the people are angry'?<BR/><BR/>i honestly find it odd that so many people express displeasure with the current government and yet, when the chance presents itself to effect change [ie during elections], so many people refuse to walk their walk and end up voting for the ruling party instead.<BR/><BR/>don't you think that it is odd?<BR/><BR/>do educate us all on what is your beef with the ruling party, or any one specific person. We all have isues. It'd be interesting to know yours, and just what is it that made you walk away from Singapore.<BR/><BR/>And then talk all this talk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-75883276111153315102007-10-01T23:43:00.000-07:002007-10-01T23:43:00.000-07:00One of the more dismal and disheartening traits of...One of the more dismal and disheartening traits of my countryman, even for one who has had received tertiary education, is his naked passivity and submissiveness - when he plunges his head into the sand and adopt a mind-set of "see no evil, hear no evil" and in this stance hope to keep himself out of trouble with an uncaring elitist government - party cadres seeking to further enrich their swelling coffers squeezed from the long suffering workforce without quality welfare benefits and proper retirement plans, and to perpetuate their dominion ad infinitum. The (typical) Singaporean primary concern is his ricebowl - leaving others to fight and scrap for the collective good and innate rights of the people, and hopefully to secure the good future of his children and the freedom of their children. It's a mental block that must be set right first. Over 40 years of government brain-washing, subtly and sometimes forcefully, has done a lot of damage to our ability to think for our own common good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-63760964901318498152007-10-01T01:10:00.000-07:002007-10-01T01:10:00.000-07:00"A nation of sheep begets a government of wolves."..."A nation of sheep begets a government of wolves." - Edward R. MurrowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-62050432924154592252007-09-24T01:42:00.000-07:002007-09-24T01:42:00.000-07:00Maybe I too am a coward. But does the anon. above ...Maybe I too am a coward. But does the anon. above not have a point? Why did you relinquish Singapore citizenship and appear to have 'run away' instead of fighting on? Maybe you have had enough, I don't know. I'd like to hear from you. I'm a teenager who's currently on the fence and looking for credible arguments to sway me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-43785482708778298952007-09-17T16:42:00.000-07:002007-09-17T16:42:00.000-07:00Hello Anonymous,Significant difference between you...Hello Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Significant difference between you and almost everyone else. You are a coward as you admit.<BR/><BR/>Gopalan Nair<BR/>Fremont, CaliforniaGopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-2647692551755831162007-09-17T01:45:00.000-07:002007-09-17T01:45:00.000-07:00> through politicians such as Dr. Chee, Gandhi Amb...> through politicians such as Dr. Chee, Gandhi Ambalam and others, and bloggers like myself, Gopalan Nair of "Singapore Dissident"<BR/><BR/><BR/>There is a very significant difference between them and you. They talk the talk and walk the walk. You, on the other hand, talk the talk but asked <I>others</I> to walk the walk! You urge Singaporeans to protest, to not be afraid of the government, to defy the law. But sir, where are you? Why aren't you protesting, defying the law?<BR/><BR/>You are like a General who tells his foot soldiers to charge into battlefield to die, while you sit back and drink coffee. You are like the PAP ministers who tell singaporeans to bite the bullet and take the pay cut, while they themselves enjoy pay hikes!<BR/><BR/>Are these not reasonable analogies? :)<BR/><BR/>(By the way, I am not the anonymous above. I chose to be anonymous because I am a coward. But then, I do not remain anonymous while exhorting others to leave their name <-- yet another analogy :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-45535718196272537422007-09-09T19:06:00.000-07:002007-09-09T19:06:00.000-07:00Hello Anonymous,To be clear, I am referring to the...Hello Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>To be clear, I am referring to the anonymous who has called me a hypocrite and self pretentious. He is entitled to his opinion, as I am to mine of him.<BR/><BR/>Even from my present location of Fremont California or if I chose, Fairbanks Alaska, let me remind him one more time that I entitled to write on Singapore politics just as I am entitled to write on the politics of the Republic of Moldova; but since I was born in Singapore, spent my life in Singapore, was a Singapore citizen until lately and since I have never been to Moldova, let alone knowing where it is, I think if I were to write, it makes more sense to write on Singapore rather than about Moldova. I think most reasonable people would agree on that score! I think that takes care of that.<BR/><BR/>Second, he should know by now that I am not writing on behalf of all Singaporeans. At the least, I am not writing on his behalf; that must be obvious by now.<BR/><BR/>But it is my opinion that I am in fact expressing the will of a large segment of the Singapore population who are fed with being governed by this despotic Lee family. You, anonymous, may disgree, and as I have said, you are entitled to your opinion.<BR/><BR/>It is rather annoying to constantly refer to you as "anonymous". You can see that I have put my photograph at high resolution for the world to see. I concede that I happen to be handsome, healthy and strong which helps to display my face to the world. I was lucky to have had good looking healthy parents which may explain my health and good looks. I have also proudly provided all my contact particulars, address, telephone, fax and email. I am proud of who I am and what I write. Every word of it.<BR/><BR/>Going by the contents of your Email, and knowing the special political circumstances of Singapore, it would appear that you have everything to gain and nothing to lose by indentifying yourself. <BR/><BR/>Why then the need to be anonymous? Or are you ugly, both in your face and in your heart?<BR/><BR/>Gopalan Nair<BR/>Fremont, California<BR/>USAGopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-7913902556198371792007-09-09T07:36:00.000-07:002007-09-09T07:36:00.000-07:00talking about singapore issues from the comfort/pr...talking about singapore issues from the comfort/protection/convenience of hiding behind a screen in a faraway land? oh-so-pretentious really.<BR/><BR/>what a hypocrite.<BR/><BR/>and you think you speak for all Singaporeans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-88887474493272639342007-09-03T09:21:00.000-07:002007-09-03T09:21:00.000-07:00Yes, the time for a change is at hand. I believe w...Yes, the time for a change is at hand. I believe we are going to see history in the making in authoritarian Singapore. It is extremely encouraging to see younger Singaporeans engaging in protests. The government should be fearful as it may be able to jail a few but if there are more protesters, the island state's jails would not contain them. I for one would love to see the tables turned on the perpetrators of authoritarian rule. For those judges who abused the rule of law and the legal process, they should be the ones facing judgments when the time comes. It is hypocritical of some of them trained in law supposed to uphold the law without fear or favour to let themselves stoop so low to serve an authoritarian regime. I guess money do blind peoples' conscience. Also for those who defamed and bankrupted people like Tang Liang Hong and CSJ, the monies should be refunded to them and they should be able to claim damages from the very ones who used the judiciary for their own ends. Just as Dr Lim Hock Siew, Chia Thye Poh, Zaid Azhari, Lim Chin Siong were jailed, I would like to see those who put them in jail to suffer the same fate. Those brave men should not have to go to jail for so many years. Why? For standing up for their beliefs. Or were the ruling party fearful that these people would weaken their power base.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-69098246361464324202007-09-03T05:03:00.000-07:002007-09-03T05:03:00.000-07:00Thank you, Mr Nair. Another fine post. Keep this b...Thank you, Mr Nair. Another fine post. Keep this blog alive. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com