Reuters:Singapore's pension reform plans spark rare protest
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To be frank, wearing black for shopping isn't going to make much impact, in my view.
Firstly, a non-gathered form isn't really a protest, especially not ones who are going about their daily life.
Secondly, if they gathered, there is no meaning as there is no message.
Thirdly, there will be several shoppers wearing black who did not intend to attend any protest. Those who do won't know who's who. If the police over-reacts (which I feel is unlike), the planners would have achieved implicating them. If not, then it's back to #1 and #2.
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These people who are going are sensible and rationale not to commit any crime that is why they don't want to gather in a group with signboards and get arrested. They want to let the gahmen know that Singaporeans are not happy with what they are doing, making buying annuity compulsory, making policies without consideration for the people. To go there in groups with signboards and so on are illegal, that is the reason why they rather be there in black, do it in silence to alert the gahmen. There is already publicity by REuters on this event and by now the gahmen is aware of it.Originally posted by Melvin Tan:To be frank, wearing black for shopping isn't going to make much impact, in my view.
Firstly, a non-gathered form isn't really a protest, especially not ones who are going about their daily life.
Secondly, if they gathered, there is no meaning as there is no message.
Thirdly, there will be several shoppers wearing black who did not intend to attend any protest. Those who do won't know who's who. If the police over-reacts (which I feel is unlike), the planners would have achieved implicating them. If not, then it's back to #1 and #2.
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Get ready, foreign journalist(s) will be present. The more foreign media report on this the better. This is going to attract foreign media as this is unprecedented and new, they will be happy to report this.
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Actually it is still too early to say ... Maybe a demonstration of larger scale can make that happen ...Originally posted by qlqq9:Get ready, foreign journalist(s) will be present. The more foreign media report on this the better. This is going to attract foreign media as this is unprecedented and new, they will be happy to report this. -
Someone who knows a foreign media journalist got the confirmation from the journalist that he will be there. He is in Singapore now.Originally posted by Trump_Card:Actually it is still too early to say ... Maybe a demonstration of larger scale can make that happen ... -
i hope its the BBC
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It is AWSJ.Originally posted by ceecookie:i hope its the BBC -
Megadeth - Take no prisoners
Got on chance, infiltrate them
Get it right, terminate them
The Panzers will, permeate them
Break their pride, denigrate them
And their people, retrograde them
Typhus, detriate them
Epidemic, devastate them
Take no prisoners, cremate them
Going to war, give 'em hell
D-Day, next stop Normandie
Beginning of the end
WE know how to and sure as shit we'll win
War is peace sure man
A retreat for the damned
A playground for the demented
A haven for those who walk this world
Bereft of heart and soul
Love and war they say all is fair
Take his life
But won't take his hair
Your body has parts your
Country can spare
By the way son here's
Your wheelchair
He once had to be all he could be
Now he's nothing for no one nowhere to see
Funny thing, he's like you & me
It's a funny thing, a funny thing
Tears streak his solemn stare
Abandoned for wreckage nobody cares
No one knew what would happen there
No one spoke no one even dared
Don't ask what you can do for you country
Ask what your country can do for you
Take no prisoners, take no shit -
chey,wouldnt get much speculation as with the BBCOriginally posted by qlqq9:It is AWSJ. -
How I wish journalists from BBC, CNN, and other asian countries will be there.Originally posted by ceecookie:chey,wouldnt get much speculation as with the BBC -
Protest in dictionary means a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval or opposition. I agree with you that it is important to have a strong message to pass across. The strong message can come in form of uniform of loud Slogan, banners with clear message display, gestures, body language, dress code and even road march.Originally posted by Melvin Tan:To be frank, wearing black for shopping isn't going to make much impact, in my view.
Firstly, a non-gathered form isn't really a protest, especially not ones who are going about their daily life.
Secondly, if they gathered, there is no meaning as there is no message.
Thirdly, there will be several shoppers wearing black who did not intend to attend any protest. Those who do won't know who's who. If the police over-reacts (which I feel is unlike), the planners would have achieved implicating them. If not, then it's back to #1 and #2.
Regards
Protesters have to keep themselves close together and express themselves clearly. When this is done, if police want to disperse them the leader have to decide to carry on or not. I have observed that police will identify and arrest the leader first like CSJ's case.
If you want to wipe out the bandits, wipe the king bandit first . -LKY -
Seriously, i dunno why those bloodly MIW want to make people's lives so hard and difficult.
I wonder if they really like to have their ancestors and decendents kena cursed by the the 18th generations by the on daily basis
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If the "protest" turns out to be a non-event, failure would be attributed to the culture of fear.
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[quote]Originally posted by mancha:
If the "protest" turns out to be a non-event, failure would be attributed to the culture of fear.[/quote}]Besides fear, people don't wanna lose face by turning up. As much as I want to see changes for the better, to me I have no faith in the people of Singapore, they are just too timid, fearful, kiasi, kiaus for making changes for a better life. Ruling party is aware of this and so they have been taking advantage by overpaying themselves super high salary, implementing policies without consideration for the people and so on. -
wOW, someone called Dr Who cursing at people turning up in black at Centrepoint. It is futile to do all this, this will never stop those people from wearing black and go to Centrepoint.
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I'm leaving for centerpoint soon ...
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Great! Enjoy your shopping. The event starts at 4pm as stated on the black poster.Originally posted by Trump_Card:I'm leaving for centerpoint soon ... -
You not going ? The more people , the louder the message ...Originally posted by qlqq9:Great! Enjoy your shopping. The event starts at 4pm as stated on the black poster. -
Originally posted by qlqq9:
To lead an uninstructed people to war is to throw them away. -Confucius
[quote]Originally posted by mancha:
[b]If the "protest" turns out to be a non-event, failure would be attributed to the culture of fear.[/quote}]Besides fear, people don't wanna lose face by turning up. As much as I want to see changes for the better, to me I have no faith in the people of Singapore, they are just too timid, fearful, kiasi, kiaus for making changes for a better life. Ruling party is aware of this and so they have been taking advantage by overpaying themselves super high salary, implementing policies without consideration for the people and so on.[/b] -
so anyone going down today in black?
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I am going. See you all there.Originally posted by Trump_Card:You not going ? The more people , the louder the message ... -
I am going, are you going?Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:so anyone going down today in black? -
no, i haven done my holiday assignmentOriginally posted by qlqq9:I am going, are you going?
ANYWAY! DO U THINK TIS EVENT WILL MAKE INTO OUR SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOK?
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I really have no answer for you. If the ruling party want it to be then it will. If the ruling party continues to refuse to change for the better, I hope an opposition party will take over them.Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:no, i haven done my holiday assignment
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Originally posted by qlqq9:I really have no answer for you. If the ruling party want it to be then it will. If the ruling party continues to refuse to change for the better, I hope an opposition party will take over them.
