tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post8743578741651782726..comments2024-03-15T02:40:01.568-07:00Comments on Singapore Recalcitrant: A Dispassionate View of Chen Show Mao's AnalogySingapore Recalcitranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627235842276983920noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-72374462804690861202011-10-29T21:20:36.027-07:002011-10-29T21:20:36.027-07:00What does it really matter if the Tang Emperor Tai...What does it really matter if the Tang Emperor TaiZong[like Tar Ker !] was an autocratic feudal ruler,because that was the Epoch of the Times like the Kings and Queens of England in the Middle Ages.What is certainly essential is the cultural renaissance that this Emperor engendered for China for att times.Cultural Renaissance cannot be achieved without sufficient Peace and Harmony in the Country and Communities therein ! In this day and age of a robust and debating Democracy perhaps the Elected Rulers/Administators must be reminded that they exist by virtue of the People's Collective Will, elected rulers for a very long and continuing terms without a sufficiently potent Opposition tend to induce the Autocracy Whims and Impulses as if there has been a return to the Middle Ages of Feudalism !Let us hope and pray for more open debates and deliberations of civility that will ultimately lead to the Confucius Peace and Harmony of the Nation State for which Sing A Pore is a superb example ! Majullah Singapore, not the chance encounters of Mahjjong Lah Singapore ! Gerald Heng Sr. Metrowest Boston,MA.USA.GeraldHeng Sr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533210339020625263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-59854788459511634782011-10-24T22:59:54.804-07:002011-10-24T22:59:54.804-07:00Yes agreed, since they claim that Sg is a democrac...Yes agreed, since they claim that Sg is a democracy everyone, no matter whether hi IQ or idiot, has the right to speak here, there and everywhere. To deprive anyone of this most basic democratic right will relegate this island to a police state.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898532064526446053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-4630799487652029622011-10-24T18:58:49.811-07:002011-10-24T18:58:49.811-07:00I agree totally with 水瓶座 that anyone with an opini...I agree totally with 水瓶座 that anyone with an opinion has the right to speak, and allow the voting public to see for themselves if their MP is worth their tax money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324057960841738515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-10274712250359069762011-10-24T02:49:13.496-07:002011-10-24T02:49:13.496-07:00I agree with Commenter@Oct23 7:19AM. Anyone has a ...I agree with Commenter@Oct23 7:19AM. Anyone has a right to speak out his/her opinion.<br /><br />Except that many PAP MPs keep thinking they are the intellects when their make them look otherwise. Pray tell me why are we paying $15k or more to listen to people who are clueless and ignorant?<br /><br />This time around, I wonder who is playing the opposition role. The PAP MPs are opposing for the sake of opposing. The opposition MPs are coming up with better substance, analogys, analysis and thoughts.<br /><br />Heh. I wonder at this rate of debate, how long will it be before the roles are permanently switched.<br /><br />KaffeinKaffeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958784896341738588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-65831984160098332592011-10-23T07:19:07.388-07:002011-10-23T07:19:07.388-07:00I would say in an enlighten administration, anyone...I would say in an enlighten administration, anyone with an opinion have the right to speak. Regardless of intellect or ignorance.水瓶座https://www.blogger.com/profile/17059630300690014516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176905114532816372.post-75919838422018069682011-10-22T01:24:22.362-07:002011-10-22T01:24:22.362-07:00That Chen is a man careful in speech and someone w...That Chen is a man careful in speech and someone who weighs his words carefully came across very clearly at the WP rallies I attended at which he spoke.<br /><br />Unfortunately , that woman PAP MP who criticised his analogy is like the proverbial swine that his pearls of wisdom were caste before. Being an MP, she and others like her, are NOT entitled to speak from a position of ignorance. Voters demand better from their MPs in parliament.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240714679371017671noreply@blogger.com