two peak towers,
it is a cyclical world, there up and down, we are going thru a restructuring of our financial situation, better skills and kownledges and also high tech industrialisation, we are also nurturing the youngs like me, the corrrect direction to prepare for the future.
As we moved oursleves from the 3rd to the 1st world with more influential peoples coupled with globalisation, this cycyle of upturns and downturns, is going to be faster and faster, from 10years one downturn to 5 years to 3 years, and these phenonmenon is going to be the call of the day, nothing to be alarm about it.
The most important is we need to adapt to changes in these fast pace of changing world, for that, we need to stay nimble, work harder and smarter, re -training and skill upgrading in order to stay marketable and competative
Well, i don't think everyone in SG is living a luxurious life. Despite what they say abt our GDP growth, i don;t think it has filtered down to every citizen in SG. These are just figures, & they don't mean anything if one's life has not improved or worsen for some. And i'm equally cautious abt their unemployment rates, i'm not very sure how reallly acurate it is.
As for freedon of speech its defiantely important if we are to grow into vibrant society with diversity of views. And while this freedom is important, so is respect for others beliefs & customs.
If we follow western democracy we will die ahh.... If they follow our democracy they will die...... Why? Just look at their racism & religious bigotry even today, anything goes over there. That to me is no democracy, that's stupidity, bcsue you only create hatred among ppl. In the 50's, if u were black in America, u're supposed to sit at the back seats of the buses, no blacks are allowed to sit in the front seats then. WTF is that? if not stupidity.
Originally posted by Communique07:Well, i don't think everyone in SG is living a luxurious life. Despite what they say abt our GDP growth, i don;t think it has filtered down to every citizen in SG. These are just figures, & they don't mean anything if one's life has not improved or worsen for some. And i'm equally cautious abt their unemployment rates, i'm not very sure how reallly acurate it is.
As for freedon of speech its defiantely important if we are to grow into vibrant society with diversity of views. And while this freedom is important, so is respect for others beliefs & customs.
If we follow western democracy we will die ahh.... If they follow our democracy they will die...... Why? Just look at their racism & religious bigotry even today, anything goes over there. That to me is no democracy, that's stupidity, bcsue you only create hatred among ppl. In the 50's, if u were black in America, u're supposed to sit at the back seats of the buses, no blacks are allowed to sit in the front seats then. WTF is that? if not stupidity.
you are missing the point. Democratics system allow the minority voice to be heard and protected at equal weight. Government are answerable to its voters.
If you called that absurd than I would say that it is even more Absurd that Singaporean allow 40 Billion of civilian monies into a govt enterprised with no oversight and not a single protest on the street to demand the govt to investigate.....They screwed with your hard earn money IN YOUR FACE.
Singaporean had submit to themselve to the point where it does not know how to protect itself.
So before you critics about stupidity of western democracy.....Please look at your own backyard. Protest is disruptive, dedates issue that is sensitive are less diserable and urgly, but you know what it is the abilities to voice your opinon and because of this protest and talks about race that is propelling the society to move forward.
Keeping quiet and hammer everyone down is that what you call smart....and if Western Democracy is "WTF" and Stupid" Than Why the Heck do you Read them? Are you an even more Idiot.....wannable.
Originally posted by angel7030:two peak towers,
it is a cyclical world, there up and down, we are going thru a restructuring of our financial situation, better skills and kownledges and also high tech industrialisation, we are also nurturing the youngs like me, the corrrect direction to prepare for the future.
As we moved oursleves from the 3rd to the 1st world with more influential peoples coupled with globalisation, this cycyle of upturns and downturns, is going to be faster and faster, from 10years one downturn to 5 years to 3 years, and these phenonmenon is going to be the call of the day, nothing to be alarm about it.
The most important is we need to adapt to changes in these fast pace of changing world, for that, we need to stay nimble, work harder and smarter, re -training and skill upgrading in order to stay marketable and competative
Than perharps the wisdom is to move yourself out of the cycle. That is what we pay the top dollars for someone willing to see beyond the trend. And not to pay something that everyone does......!
What you mention in your paragraph is nothing new other than from the text book. So at the end of the day even if you know so much you still find yourself in a shit hole....So you are still doing what everyone does.....until you learn to move out of the trend than iI say you learn something NEW.
Originally posted by Arapahoe:you are missing the point. Democratics system allow the minority voice to be heard and protected at equal weight. Government are answerable to its voters.
If you called that absurd than I would say that it is even more Absurd that Singaporean allow 40 Billion of civilian monies into a govt enterprised with no oversight and not a single protest on the street to demand the govt to investigate.....They screwed with your hard earn money IN YOUR FACE.
Singaporean had submit to themselve to the point where it does not know how to protect itself.
So before you critics about stupidity of western democracy.....Please look at your own backyard. Protest is disruptive, dedates issue that is sensitive are less diserable and urgly, but you know what it is the abilities to voice your opinon and because of this protest and talks about race that is propelling the society to move forward.
Keeping quiet and hammer everyone down is that what you call smart....and if Western Democracy is "WTF" and Stupid" Than Why the Heck do you Read them? Are you an even more Idiot.....wannable.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Have I said I’m against democracy? Naturally, the Govt is answerable to the voters, why else would citizens be voting? Read closely what I have said before your start sprouting your views. Least u think this is an explaination to you it is not, I certainly don’t owe u one, but its just to clarify my earlier pts.:
Here’s what I said:
“As for freedon of speech its defiantely important if we are to grow into vibrant society with diversity of views. And while this freedom is important, so is respect for others beliefs & custom followed by why I thought western democracy is stupid.”
Democracy is definitely necessary if a society is to progress. What I have issues with is not with democracy (D) or freedom of speech (FOS) in itself, but rather how in the west, among historical & culture reasons, D & FOS is being used to justify or fuel racism & religious bigotry. – THAT”S the issue I have & if that’s what’s called democracy, then its stupid!
Just because u have D & FOS doesn’t give u the right to hate someone who’s a ABC, (American Born Chinese), Asian American, African American, Latinos, Or that if u are a different religious background or an atheist, they don’t wish to have any business dealings with u. The ripple effects of these is when u meet a different-colour person on the street, he might hate u, but this hate is not directly to u, it came from someone else who hated him earlier.
If democracy means one can hate a person fr no rhyme or reason, or something that he/she cannot change (eg, skin colour) or because he doesn’t worship the same God or doesn’t believe in one, what’ stopping me from hating him back? And my family & his family?
So if this what democracy allows me to do, then I say its stupid! Because eventually, if yr wife, sister works late in the night, u worry who she’s gonna bump on the streets, hopefully not a racist Or a business deal that turns sour cause u don’t belong to the same religious group, then something is seriously wrong.Lastly, I read the western infor. for the same reason u read my post, & if that makes me a idiot wannabe, then I guess it makes u a confirm one.
Originally posted by Communique07:Well, i don't think everyone in SG is living a luxurious life. Despite what they say abt our GDP growth, i don;t think it has filtered down to every citizen in SG. These are just figures, & they don't mean anything if one's life has not improved or worsen for some. And i'm equally cautious abt their unemployment rates, i'm not very sure how reallly acurate it is.
As for freedon of speech its defiantely important if we are to grow into vibrant society with diversity of views. And while this freedom is important, so is respect for others beliefs & customs.
If we follow western democracy we will die ahh.... If they follow our democracy they will die...... Why? Just look at their racism & religious bigotry even today, anything goes over there. That to me is no democracy, that's stupidity, bcsue you only create hatred among ppl. In the 50's, if u were black in America, u're supposed to sit at the back seats of the buses, no blacks are allowed to sit in the front seats then. WTF is that? if not stupidity.
We are not so call living a luxurious life, we dun have yachts or nice mansion and private jets to play with. For past 2 quarters, we are at 3.3% unemployment, anything below 2% is consider, full employment, cos some of these Singapore simply dun want to work, the bookies, the loansharkers, the horse racers, the pimps and their bosses, the kopitiam precarious workers etc etc are not registered as employed, so in a way, 3.3% is consider very low. The current electronic and service sector retrenchment are mostly foreigners, not countable.
With regards to racism, dun compare us with the black, the Americans have the black and white to take care of, we got more than that...half white, half black, full black, full white, brownish, half brownish etc etc...by only looking at our racial harmony for the past 50 years, we are so good that a foreigner can suit into our racial harmony state quickly.
Of course, there are lots of democracy of diverse culture and believes, same goes to communism and socialism, one country differ from the others. But the main role of democracy is still there, that is freedom to move.
Originally posted by Arapahoe:Than perharps the wisdom is to move yourself out of the cycle. That is what we pay the top dollars for someone willing to see beyond the trend. And not to pay something that everyone does......!
What you mention in your paragraph is nothing new other than from the text book. So at the end of the day even if you know so much you still find yourself in a shit hole....So you are still doing what everyone does.....until you learn to move out of the trend than iI say you learn something NEW.
i am out of the hole, but i am not that selfish kind to walk out of the hole and let other drown, i am still on top of the hole trying to give a helping hand to those below..and when all are out of it, we will all move together out of it.
With regard to the cycle, it is the nature of forces, the chinese call it Yin Yang, the western used the holy grail and the cross, the islam uses the star and the moon, and the hindu, the earth and heaven. You can walk out of a cycle, but the next moment you will fall into another cycle, life itself is a cycle, peoples are born, peoples also must die and on and on...the day we walk out of cycles...nothiness shall be there.
Originally posted by angel7030:i am out of the hole, but i am not that selfish kind to walk out of the hole and let other drown, i am still on top of the hole trying to give a helping hand to those below..and when all are out of it, we will all move together out of it.
With regard to the cycle, it is the nature of forces, the chinese call it Yin Yang, the western used the holy grail and the cross, the islam uses the star and the moon, and the hindu, the earth and heaven. You can walk out of a cycle, but the next moment you will fall into another cycle, life itself is a cycle, peoples are born, peoples also must die and on and on...the day we walk out of cycles...nothiness shall be there.
You are out of the Hole meh? You chose to be in the Hole that is your decision.....but don't tell people they are not in the hole...so are you sure you are standing at the edge of the hole and want to reach out to those in the hole? Or you are simply trying to tell those in the Hole see I am better?
Do you not think that you can do better if you leave the hole and really provide the resources to help those in the hole?