Comments on: Why it is in U.S.’s interests to promote democracy in Singapore

By: janetnt

janetnt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:19:49 +0000

We are worse off then Iran and Myanmar? This kinda of ‘overkill’ statement are those tat scare away would be opposition supporter..

By: Substance over cosmetic

Substance over cosmetic — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:47:18 +0000

Ben Gee on Tue, 10th Nov 2009 1:51 pm

You are comparing apples with oranges. America has got a pervasive “gun culture” – the violence mentality is bred there.

Australia also has a strong gun lobby but only in rural community for necessary farm use only. Urban criminal do sometimes possess gun illegal but violence with gun is NOT as pervasive as US. I am sure Canada is lot better than US in this respect.

Singapore will never had a gun culture even if we have a vibrant democracy though unlikely to eventuate. Or at least I hope NOT.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:24:48 +0000

fair and square: If all Singaporeans are as “gracious” to foreigners as you have been while posting here, I’m fairly certain that very soon nobody would want to come to Singapore and take up jobs, let alone come here at all! Good work!

By: fair and square

fair and square — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:04:49 +0000

@Ben Gee
oh!thanx Ben on behalf of all HUMBLE singaporeans!
you are not far from right..you should have noted the
GRACIOUSNESS of the average singaporean..but al least you
are not so ungrateful as some who shamelessly branded us
as “ungrateful?” after robbing us of our basic livelihood!
However,this place you fall in love so deeply is the toil of many whom you don’t get a glimpse
of on nationsl tv…go to Chinatown instead,for instance and get a better picture.,,then you would appreciate this place and its’ people much better…

By: Ben Gee

Ben Gee — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:51:03 +0000

Do you know what % of the people in Singapore are very poor? And what % of people in the US are poor? What % of people in Singapore are homeless and what % of people in the US are homeless? If you think the grass is greener in the US, go there to find out yourself. I was in Singapore three times. I did not see the crimes, murders, and ugliness I saw in America.
Forgive me for being naive, but I like Singapore and Singapore is better than other places I had been.

By: fair and square

fair and square — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:19:44 +0000

@deoxin
it is narrow-minded of you to define acts of charities as you so defined!
folks do not need to have vast resources to do an act of charity,i think you are wise wnough to understand that?
You do NOT need to let others know what charity you are doing or do you?If so,i don’t think you truly understand the meaning of charity…just like some rich chaps who shook hands with
some other big GAHMEN officials witha “blown-up” cheque that is as big as a man-size!I wonder if that is charity or cheap
self-promoting!
Even,a poor old bended lady can do her part for charity without being noticed…just her few censt worth left over from her scavenging is worth more than that million-dollar blown-up cheque in terms of relative quantum of what she have in this whole wide world as compared to that rich person!

So you see,you don’t need to do those things you spelt out in order to be charitable…for a start what is really “CSR”-CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY-when first and foremost,rich bosses need to understand “ESR”-EMPLOYERS’ SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY-towards their workers first!!!
And,there are a lot more charitable organisations than what you learn from MSM and i do hope that you are also doing your part too.But,unlike you i do not require or want you to boast about what you did or going to do for charities…that is not necessary.
the way you are trying to probe into other people’s activities
smells suspiciously like some jokers from the BIG “PARTY”>
deoxin,you are so unbelievable,you want my picture…go get yours posted by all means!

By: LPPL??

LPPL?? — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:50:43 +0000

@deoxin on Tue, 10th Nov 2009 11:15 am

And you?

By: deoxin

deoxin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:15:31 +0000

@fair and square on Tue, 10th Nov 2009 1:47 am

u sounds like u care so much about the underprivileged. i wonder, what have done about it? have u done anything to help them other than blaming the gahmen?

if u dont hv resources to do it, u can help out in ur neighbourhood n use gahmen’s resources; afterall, it’s singaporean money, rite?!
u do NOT have to declare ur political orientation to help-out in welfare org, grassroot, or NGO.

most people like u (read: blame gahmen for everything) whom i’ve met, do nothing! (notice that i still stop short of accusing u being one but still..) ..what have u done to help those people in need? have u done any voluntary works? ..u accuse gahmen of not caring for these people, then what stopping u of doing something if u care so much?

TR has a project of helping homeless, have u sent them any picture?

seriously, what have u done?

By: fair and square

fair and square — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:47:46 +0000

@Pinky
IF YOU ARE LAUGHING,GOOD FOR YOU.
YOU MUST DOING ALRIGHT?MAYBE GOOD EVEN?
well,alot of your fellow poor countrymen are out of jobs
and can’t even put decent “bread” on the table!
not to mention some who merely eke out a third wolrd
standard of living barely subsisting by collecting cardboards
and other discarded items from people like you?
noteworthy though some of the work done by our original
batch of leaders like goh keng swee et al who received meagre
salaries i must say.
GRATITUDE must also be accorded to hardworking older singaporeans who helped build the 44 years of what you see now!!!some of these folks died penniless,others still collecting old cardboards and newspapers but alot have been forced by some nonchalant and greedy people to give up their jobs to “fair” competitors..aka your FTs and others.
Yes,show gratitude if not compassion,will you Pink? for many are not so fortunate like you and are seeing BLUES!
maybe you wanna ask your father to hum to you Neil Diamond’s SONG SUNG BLUE?..we worked hard for our moneymit wasn’t free or gifts from the government.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:32:38 +0000

Democracy in US is actually a government cover-up! The US is going to be an evil dictatorship lead by Obama, while the American MSM covers it up, being controlled by their government!

You need to read some alternative media sources because MSM is all biased propaganda and shit, so here are some helpful links:

http://americandictatorobama.com/
http://www.allamericanblogger.com/8745/another-case-of-of-obama-indoctrination/
http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/

REMEMBER, DON’T TRUST THE MSM, IT’S ALL LIES