tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post8582268070882484202..comments2024-02-14T04:53:18.295-08:00Comments on Singapore Dissident: Singapore, from a Colonial Democracy to a Lee Kuan Yew DictatorshipGopalan Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-70547062116135553662013-06-14T17:57:03.531-07:002013-06-14T17:57:03.531-07:00To Tim, who said
""island almost empti...To Tim, who said <br /><br />""island almost emptied out of its educated and skilled who have all left for settlement abroad"".<br /><br />Sorry Mr Nair, you need a reality check."<br /><br />I am not sure whether it is you or I who needs a "reality check". Do you know how many Singaporeans live in Melbourne, Sydney, Vancouver and California? And do you know how many educated Singaporeans are leaving as we speak for these very places? <br /><br />I suppose you want to stay behind and serve a dictatorship. Perhaps you don't have the courage or the enterprise to venture into distant lands. But realize not everyone is like you. And you are the very type that Lee Kuan Yew needs in his island, who will do his job without protest whatsoever. <br /><br />And you must agree that if you are a Singaporean native, you find yourself midst more and more Chinese national foreigners, as more and more local Singaporeans leave. <br /><br />Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-60745524626771252502013-06-14T10:46:09.815-07:002013-06-14T10:46:09.815-07:00You said,
"island almost emptied out of its ...You said,<br /><br />"island almost emptied out of its educated and skilled who have all left for settlement abroad".<br /><br />Sorry Mr Nair, you need a reality check.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-2714289487954583232013-04-10T10:24:22.680-07:002013-04-10T10:24:22.680-07:00To Anonymous who said
"The old man may have ...To Anonymous who said<br /><br />"The old man may have outlived ah meng but he cannot live forever and when he goes his son will not be able to instill fear nor confidence, I believe those who have been wronged will come back to reclaim their Singapore."<br /><br />What I fear is this. When the old man dies, there will undoubtedly be some chaos. He knows that too. Which is why he continues his ethnic cleansing replacing the huge numbers of Singaporeans leaving with new immigrants from China, and given citizenship who will now form the majority of Singaporeans. Not knowing anything about Singapore and with the old man's sustained and determined propaganda campaign of re-writing history to make him the one who founded and created Singapore literally out of thin air, these recent arrivals are unlikely to vote for anyone else in future elections.<br /><br />I hope what you say is true but sometimes I think it is just too late. <br /><br />And the fault lies as much with Singaporeans indifference over decades as with this dictatorship. Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-56475855023721184572013-04-10T04:43:19.285-07:002013-04-10T04:43:19.285-07:00The old man may have outlived ah meng but he canno...The old man may have outlived ah meng but he cannot live forever and when he goes his son will not be able to instill fear nor confidence, I believe those who have been wronged will come back to reclaim their Singapore. The tinder box is full and all it takes is the catalyst. Margaret Thatcher died, if the iron lady can die so to can the tin pot tyrant as Gopolan has indicated. Patience is a virtue and those who have bit their tongues for many decades will be rewarded.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-18625635749885755352013-04-05T22:16:24.483-07:002013-04-05T22:16:24.483-07:00To Irene Puah who said
"However, we now hav...To Irene Puah who said <br /><br />"However, we now have the Portcullis debacle which will, no doubt, lead to further negative coverage in the global press with the result that Singapore will no longer be able to appear to be a respectable place to bank your money".<br /><br />I agree. In fact the best tax havens are those who respect the rule of law and has a free press. With Lee Kuan Yew openly flaunting the law as a tool for political dominance and absolutely no press freedom, no serious foreign investor would dare to stake his money in the island. Of course you have some who come in, but by and large it is the respectable European democracies which have the lions share. Suprisingly the US is itself and very successful off shore tax haven; why because it has the rule of law and a proud free and independent media. Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-70652453990115752052013-04-05T01:40:16.335-07:002013-04-05T01:40:16.335-07:00In order to be innovative, you need to have an inq...In order to be innovative, you need to have an inquisitive mind and not be afraid to question anything and everything. For starters, no Singaporean school kids are encouraged to question anything and everything around them, lest they begin to question the political situation and the often questionable position the Singaporean government has on certain issues. If at all necessary, all and everything has been explained by pointing out the economic success of our fried rice paradise. However, we now have the Portcullis debacle which will, no doubt, lead to further negative coverage in the global press with the result that Singapore will no longer be able to appear to be a respectable place to bank your money.Irene Puahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-22529603296217126662013-03-26T11:26:08.537-07:002013-03-26T11:26:08.537-07:00Is Singapore’s scholar system outdated?
The syste...Is Singapore’s scholar system outdated?<br /><br />The system's architect, ex-PM Lee [Kuan Yew] believes that academic excellence is the best tangible assessment of human intelligence and leadership potential. If you are intelligent, you can shine in any work or position after some training.<br /><br />the new global economy requires innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship more than straight As that show up in exam grades.<br /><br />But, no one has the b*lls to tell the Emperor LKY that he is wrong. So, the system continues like the Titanic heading to it doom.<br /><br /><br /><br />http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/singapore-scholar-system-outdated-033716654.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-86952756572548604742013-03-26T11:17:09.124-07:002013-03-26T11:17:09.124-07:00Nick D'Aloisio.
Australian 17 year old living ...Nick D'Aloisio.<br />Australian 17 year old living in England sells his company to Yahoo. Finishing high school and wants to study philosophy in Oxford.<br /><br />LKY's education system never seems to produce the Nick D'Aloisios, or Gates, or Jobs, or Jack Ma (Alibiba-China) or N. R. Narayana Murthy (Infosys-India).<br /><br />The kids in Singapore have all forms of innovation 'beaten' out of them by LKY's systems. While many do well in exams and get scholarships to go to top universities, not a single one of them has become a Nick, Jack or Murthy. <br /><br />LKY's systems can only produce scholars who come up with flawed policies: stop at two; 6.9 million; speak Mandarin; graduate mother eugenics, ...<br /><br />The most successful entrepreneur in Singapore is Sim Wong Hoo of Creative Labs, a Poly graduate.<br /><br />The Southern Chinese who came to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand were creative and entrepreneurial fellows and built great empires.<br /><br />In Singapore, thanks to LKY and now his son, the children of these Chinese have been reduced to second class citizens - viewed as docile, not creative. They are simply LKY's DIGITS, easily replaced by coolies from China and managers from India.<br /><br />Oh, LKY, what has thee wrought on this Island. Curse you and your ilk.<br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.canberratimes.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/teens-multimilliondollar-yahoo-payday-before-18th-birthday-20130326-2gqvg.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-36813478718448722372013-03-25T17:05:55.300-07:002013-03-25T17:05:55.300-07:00To Anonymous who said
"Instead of being rev...To Anonymous who said <br /><br />"Instead of being revered like the Tunku in Malaysia, Ho Chih Minn in Vietnam, Mao in China, Harry Lee Kuan Yew will become reviled by many Singaporeans."<br /><br />I would add, provided there are any left!<br /><br />Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-82678647239352425462013-03-25T13:39:41.250-07:002013-03-25T13:39:41.250-07:00Lee Kuan Yew's policies have caused irreparabl...Lee Kuan Yew's policies have caused irreparable damage to Singapore, that even a unlikely change of government in 2016 can fix. I doubt if Singaporeans have the courage to challenge LKY. Just look at the last protest - a mere 3,000 people turned up to protest the White Paper.<br /><br />2016 is still a long way away and enough time for LKY and his son to shove their policies down people's throat. The prognosis is not good.<br /><br />But we should still reveal his evil and stupid deeds for the world to see. <br />His legacy will be tarnished. <br /><br />Instead of being revered like the Tunku in Malaysia, Ho Chih Minn in Vietnam, Mao in China, Harry Lee Kuan Yew will become reviled by many Singaporeans.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-67512025453243608202013-03-24T19:24:36.162-07:002013-03-24T19:24:36.162-07:00"If I have to shoot 200,000 students to save ..."If I have to shoot 200,000 students to save China from another 100 years of disorder, so be it."<br /><br /> Lee Kuan Yew endorsing the Tiananmen massacre, Straits Times, 17 August 2004Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-24487274885446902072013-03-24T19:20:15.324-07:002013-03-24T19:20:15.324-07:00"So, when I heard Dr Tan Cheng Bock, I decide..."So, when I heard Dr Tan Cheng Bock, I decided I would stand up and tell him he’s wrong…you have to decide whether you think he knows more or I know more. You have to decide whether he will give you the answer to Singapore’s future — or that I am likely to give you the better road to the future." <br /><br /> Then SM Lee arrogantly rebuked Dr Tan Cheng Bock, then MP for Ayer Rajah, who urged the Government to tone down its calls for the recruitment of foreign talent and reassure Singaporeans that they came first<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com