Three Singaporeans write on Singapore society and PAP regime
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Originally posted by LordoftheLamers:
Actually Singapore was a trading post and a thriving city given its good geographic location and colonial rule. However, there was less welfare for the average people of Singapore, thus necessitating independent non-British government for the people. But we must not give the new government credit for British institutions and a level of development and self-government which was far superior to those granted by other colonies. We must give credit where it is due, and credit belongs to British institutions as well as the PAP government, and foreign advisers as well as foreign workers. Credit must be fair.
For example:
The leaders of Singapore were depressed when Singapore was ejected out of Malaysia, there is much debate whether or not it was Mr Lee's own view of transforming Singapore into an independent trading metropolis that can survive on its own, or whether or not he took that view because his Dutch advisers had a much more positive view of being seperate from Malaysia.
Why do we have the view of fishing village? Our chief export has never been fish haha. It's really interesting how history books here manipulate the imagery of how backward we were until we had a shining new government. Very interesting.,what history book have you been reading?
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Originally posted by LordoftheLamers:
Actually Singapore was a trading post and a thriving city given its good geographic location and colonial rule. However, there was less welfare for the average people of Singapore, thus necessitating independent non-British government for the people. But we must not give the new government credit for British institutions and a level of development and self-government which was far superior to those granted by other colonies. We must give credit where it is due, and credit belongs to British institutions as well as the PAP government, and foreign advisers as well as foreign workers. Credit must be fair.
For example:
The leaders of Singapore were depressed when Singapore was ejected out of Malaysia, there is much debate whether or not it was Mr Lee's own view of transforming Singapore into an independent trading metropolis that can survive on its own, or whether or not he took that view because his Dutch advisers had a much more positive view of being seperate from Malaysia.
Why do we have the view of fishing village? Our chief export has never been fish haha. It's really interesting how history books here manipulate the imagery of how backward we were until we had a shining new government. Very interesting.,
My Lord,whether it is a fishing village, chicken farm or buaya farm, let enjoy what we hv today. And if you are argueing who ever should get the credit, let face the truth, PAP is the ruling party. FULL STOP
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actually, i don't think i even know who is LKY when i was in primary school. When the teacher talk about history related stuff, it will be Sang Nila Utama, Stamford Raffles, and the horrors of WW2.
Didn't opt to do history in secondary school... not that interested in it. Anyone remember seeing the propaganda that PAP "transform Singapore from fishing village to thriving economic hub"?
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Originally posted by skythewood:
actually, i don't think i even know who is LKY when i was in primary school. When the teacher talk about history related stuff, it will be Sang Nila Utama, Stamford Raffles, and the horrors of WW2.
Didn't opt to do history in secondary school... not that interested in it. Anyone remember seeing the propaganda that PAP "transform Singapore from fishing village to thriving economic hub"?
Just to remind you all that LKY is not history, he is still alive and doing well.