Aaron Ng
Feb 29th, 2008

Can we practise what we preach, please?

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It seems like Singaporeans might be allowed to hold outdoor protests and demonstrations at the Speaker’s Corner (see this article).

Of course, this being Singapore, the fine print has to be read. Buried down the article, it is said that there is a “need to maintain certain fundamentals even as society opens up more”, and I would like to highlight the third “fundamental” which reads:

“Third: There should be no foreign interference in domestic politics. “

So, what constitutes foreign interference? A bunch of singers apparently constitute foreign interference. An academic speaking about gay legislation is also foreign interference. But, our Minister Mentor is famous for commenting on other countries. For example, a couple of years back, he infuriated our northern neighbours with comments about their ethnic minorities.

Can we practise what we preach, please?

4 Responses to “Can we practise what we preach, please?”

  1. # guojunon 01 Mar 2008 at 1:03 am

    can we? can we really? perhaps it would be better for you ask if they can practise what they preach. But then again, not like we always practise what we preach.

    MM is someone you would call a banausos - someone who has a lot of power and thus thinks he runs the ideal state. He doesn’t care if we’re unhappy, as long as the state survives (with his moolah of course) and thus he wanders around spreading his wisdom. Singapore is really damn powerful to tell others what to do whereas they cannot tell us what we should do, even if it is just singing.

    I must thank our ministers for making us look so fierce in the international community!

    -P.S. i’m trying to write like Lucky Tan…:P

  2. # blindmanon 01 Mar 2008 at 11:02 am

    Maybe it will be a good idea to incorporate an exclusion clause like this -

    “Notice: Each writer on Singapore Angle is in control over the comment threads associated with his own posts, to edit or delete individual comments, or to close the thread as he pleases.”

    It seems to work quite well like a bullet proof vest

  3. # Double Standardson 07 Mar 2008 at 4:57 pm

    Don’t you know that there are different sets of laws and different ways of interpreting the law, as the situation suits, in unique-lee Sickapore?

  4. # makanmatason 07 Mar 2008 at 7:34 pm

    If wealthy religion doesn’t practice what they preach, why should those who don’t even answer to ‘higher power’ be honest? :cool:

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