Comments on: From iron fist to velvet gloves to boxing gloves http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html Comments, opinions and an occasional ramble Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:24:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aaron Ng http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html/comment-page-1#comment-19572 Aaron Ng Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:06:28 +0000 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/?p=453#comment-19572 Lucky, You should know I'm a leftist and my position on the state of governance in Singapore should be obvious, although I do question your implicit assertion that countries you mentioned have 'liberty' and we don't. I don't think you mean to imply absolute liberty but rather, relative liberty. :grin: Lucky,

You should know I’m a leftist and my position on the state of governance in Singapore should be obvious, although I do question your implicit assertion that countries you mentioned have ‘liberty’ and we don’t. I don’t think you mean to imply absolute liberty but rather, relative liberty. :grin:

]]> By: Aaron Ng http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html/comment-page-1#comment-19571 Aaron Ng Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:03:43 +0000 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/?p=453#comment-19571 Wilfrid, I would like to know too. Maybe you stand a chance? :lol: Wilfrid,

I would like to know too. Maybe you stand a chance? :lol:

]]> By: Aaron Ng http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html/comment-page-1#comment-19570 Aaron Ng Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:03:12 +0000 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/?p=453#comment-19570 Sandalman, Whatever LHL's intentions, all I can tell is that he's trying to do product differentiation to distinguish himself from his predecessors. I can't read his mind, so I can't comment further. :mrgreen: Sandalman,

Whatever LHL’s intentions, all I can tell is that he’s trying to do product differentiation to distinguish himself from his predecessors. I can’t read his mind, so I can’t comment further. :mrgreen:

]]> By: Lucky Tan http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html/comment-page-1#comment-19569 Lucky Tan Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:22:15 +0000 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/?p=453#comment-19569 er...aaron have you considered the semi-authoritarian leadership in Singapore being outdated? Look at Indonesia, S. Korea, Taiwan, we had a parliamentary 'democracy' when all these countries were under martial law. Now they embrace democracy- free press, fair elections and what we were told were all the harmful unsuitable western democracy stuff...guess what? They have not fallen apart but thrive and there is a vibrancy in these societies that we did not see when they were under strong man leadership. When is our turn for liberty? er…aaron have you considered the semi-authoritarian leadership in Singapore being outdated? Look at Indonesia, S. Korea, Taiwan, we had a parliamentary ‘democracy’ when all these countries were under martial law. Now they embrace democracy- free press, fair elections and what we were told were all the harmful unsuitable western democracy stuff…guess what? They have not fallen apart but thrive and there is a vibrancy in these societies that we did not see when they were under strong man leadership.

When is our turn for liberty?

]]> By: Wilfrid http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html/comment-page-1#comment-19567 Wilfrid Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:14:52 +0000 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/?p=453#comment-19567 I am interested in .. who is Lee's successor? I am interested in .. who is Lee’s successor?

]]> By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 28 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html/comment-page-1#comment-19562 The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup: Week 28 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:01:58 +0000 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/?p=453#comment-19562 [...] at Tze Char stalls? - Chemical Generation Singapore: NEWater and New Security - Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: From iron fist to velvet gloves to boxing gloves - TOC: Singapore to have one of the highest defence budget in the world in 2009 - Diary of A [...] [...] at Tze Char stalls? – Chemical Generation Singapore: NEWater and New Security – Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: From iron fist to velvet gloves to boxing gloves – TOC: Singapore to have one of the highest defence budget in the world in 2009 – Diary of A [...]

]]> By: sandalman http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html/comment-page-1#comment-19561 sandalman Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:30:00 +0000 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/?p=453#comment-19561 Pardon me if I bring up old material; I haven't been reading the papers. The idea of Mr Lee going the whole nine yards sure is a nice thought, but I do not think he would do so, when it would spark an outrage among his conservative colleagues. Surely a far more concrete thing that Mr Lee can point to instead as part of his legacy is the economy. I do not think Mr Lee is a closet progressivist who is greatly motivated to liberalise the country, but even if he is, the half-past-six measures that have been implemented so far show only too well what the conservative men in white have managed to agree upon. Imho, I suspect that these changes are a form of damage control, and were implemented to stem a rising brain drain. Pardon me if I bring up old material; I haven’t been reading the papers. The idea of Mr Lee going the whole nine yards sure is a nice thought, but I do not think he would do so, when it would spark an outrage among his conservative colleagues. Surely a far more concrete thing that Mr Lee can point to instead as part of his legacy is the economy.

I do not think Mr Lee is a closet progressivist who is greatly motivated to liberalise the country, but even if he is, the half-past-six measures that have been implemented so far show only too well what the conservative men in white have managed to agree upon. Imho, I suspect that these changes are a form of damage control, and were implemented to stem a rising brain drain.

]]> By: bacteria http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html/comment-page-1#comment-19560 bacteria Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:54:23 +0000 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/?p=453#comment-19560 What talking u? Lee Kuan Yew still runs the country. LHL dun even have the power to choose the color the shirt he wears. :evil: What talking u?
Lee Kuan Yew still runs the country. LHL dun even have the power to choose the color the shirt he wears. :evil:

]]> By: The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Daily SG: 8 Jul 2009 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/from-iron-fist-to-velvet-gloves-to-boxing-gloves.html/comment-page-1#comment-19559 The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Daily SG: 8 Jul 2009 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:12:48 +0000 http://aaron-ng.info/blog/?p=453#comment-19559 [...] Discourse - Chemical Generation Singapore: NEWater and New Security - Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: From iron fist to velvet gloves to boxing gloves - Diary of A Singaporean Mind: GDP Growth as Progress in Singapore… - Littlespeck: The crisis [...] [...] Discourse – Chemical Generation Singapore: NEWater and New Security – Hear Ye! Hear Ye!: From iron fist to velvet gloves to boxing gloves – Diary of A Singaporean Mind: GDP Growth as Progress in Singapore… – Littlespeck: The crisis [...]

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