tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post5907392224342098594..comments2024-02-14T04:53:18.295-08:00Comments on Singapore Dissident: Singapore's reputation suffers beating at the hands of Dr. CheeGopalan Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-86478075298910243912012-05-27T07:38:13.137-07:002012-05-27T07:38:13.137-07:00I am the same UBC alumni who has written the above...I am the same UBC alumni who has written the above post. It may sound philosophical but I really admire Jiddu Krishnamurti's conception of "Truth as pathless land". We are all victims of circumstances and sometimes I wonder what would happen if Lee Kuan Yew didn't insist on Singapore being separated from Malaysia. Would Singapore be a better place under Lim Chin Siong's guidance ? What is done cannot be undone but one thing for sure is people's perception on LKY and LHL would change for the better if the Singapore's constitution is changed to respect human rights, to respect individualism and not treat people like digits. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti<br /><br />“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.”<br />― Aung San Suu Kyi, Freedom from FearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-52024204871732197482012-05-26T08:33:40.072-07:002012-05-26T08:33:40.072-07:00I am an UBC alumni who grew up in Singapore. I sin...I am an UBC alumni who grew up in Singapore. I sincerely hope LKY and LHL can be gentlemen and would be courageous and righteous enough to acknowledge their wrong doings like what Stephen Harpher did. <br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2008/06/11/pm-statement.html<br /><br />http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/05/02/an-alumna-70-years-later/<br /><br />http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=b902615e-3dfc-4fda-b843-feed3f45514f&k=37539Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-36723547120833266842012-05-10T18:11:47.721-07:002012-05-10T18:11:47.721-07:00To Soul Man,
You make a very valid point. Sometim...To Soul Man,<br /><br />You make a very valid point. Sometimes I grapple with that too. I ask myself, should I have stayed back in Singaproe and carried on the struggle. <br /><br />Men such as Dr. Chee are a special lot. Men such as Gandhi and Mandela. I am not sure what answer I would get if I had asked your question to Mandela. Was it worth it? 26 years in jail? <br /><br />Over the years I have realized that the fight itself is estatic. It is euphoria. It is one long pleasurable adrenelin boost. <br /><br />I am not made of the same mettle such as Dr. Chee. I love life too much. Which is why I left Singapore rather than be Lee's permanent victim. <br /><br />I admire Dr. Chee. One day he will succeed and he will be vindicated. It may take time but the rewards will be sweet. Very sweet.Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-69899633060524945592012-05-10T14:25:48.508-07:002012-05-10T14:25:48.508-07:00Gopalan, you are right. However, who wins at the ...Gopalan, you are right. However, who wins at the end of the day? Dr Chee is bankrupt, in poverty and unable to do what he should legally be able to do. LKY and his stooges are wealthy, in power, laugh at their critics and go their merry way, not caring two hoots about world publicity, since nothing concrete is happening. I mean, the world is not clamoring for LKY and his son’s impeachment or their necessary criminal trials, are they? <br /><br />Don’t get me wrong, I ABHOR what LKY, his son and stooges are doing to Dr. Chee and others. However, the sad reality is the golden rule: “He who has the gold, makes the rules.” Unless the US or the UN sanctions Singapore, father and son don’t give a hoot. Even if there are sanctions, North Korea is proof that it may not topple the regime. Singapore may be the same, who knows?<br /><br />For now, nothing can be done or will be done. I feel sorry fro Dr. Chee. His only option is to to follow your footsteps. He needs to somehow sneak out of Singapore, flee to the west and carry on his work from there.Soul Mannoreply@blogger.com