Was Lee Kuan Yew right to berate reporter?
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It will. Who knows, it could change as rapidly as no one expected it.Originally posted by maurizio13:Things and mentality change over time, even mountains through the weathering and mass wasting becomes slit transported to oceans.
China used to have conservative values to sex, these days the children there are more open due to western influences.
Strange that Singaporean's mentality hasn't changed much since the 1950's and 1960's.
Frankly, looking back at the past 5 years, every aspect save the political landscape (and even this has some visible citizen-driven changes) has undergone a lot of changes.
Give it a decade more, I'm cautiously optimistic.
Having said that, one doesn't stand still, but lobbies regularly to ensure maximum visibility. But, don't let the lobbying break down into turf wars or you'll end up having a less than desirable effect on your own campaign.
Well, these are the basics of advertising and publicity campaigns brought to a larger scale. The advocacy of value-system changes has to be done in a way that does not threaten the "consumer", and has a lot to do with ensuring the "consumer" feels empowered and that he/she wants to be part of it.
Consumers do not like sudden shifts in their environment, they want something that they can feel-good about. Your lobbying should not go as far as to denigrate their "environment" or "habitat".
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I'll agree with that.... what's sg's "environment" right now? .... i think its fear but i dunnoOriginally posted by LazerLordz:Well, these are the basics of advertising and publicity campaigns brought to a larger scale. The advocacy of value-system changes has to be done in a way that does not threaten the "consumer", and has a lot to do with ensuring the "consumer" feels empowered and that he/she wants to be part of it.
Consumers do not like sudden shifts in their environment, they want something that they can feel-good about. Your lobbying should not go as far as to denigrate their "environment" or "habitat". -
it's good ol' consumerist lah.
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Changes can only come about as rapidly as the population will allow it. Any attempt by leftist liberals to run ahead of public opinion will only invite a severe backlash.Originally posted by LazerLordz:It will. Who knows, it could change as rapidly as no one expected it.
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Italy - Rubbish Crisis Country?
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thanks for using your oxford english peripheraling the issue and points you raised. ur reply is not unlike those official reply we read at the national paper; sidestepping and dancing around what you could not reply as a matter of fact, or in plain sentence.Originally posted by oxford mushroom:Looks like I have attracted more dim witted remarks from an imbecilic ranter.
There is no freedom without .....................progress and prosperity that this government has given us these 40 odd years. The ruling party appears to be a party of action, and not just talk.
rhetorics, rhetorics, rhetorics (yada, yada, yada).....u shld join the MIW if u r not already. u will do well in THAT system. -
That link on the television news interview with LKY was very good.
The bureacracy is the machinery that runs the country. The ministers direct the machinery. When I was younger I didn't understand the distinction.
Some people obey laws because they see the value in the law. Some people obey laws because they fear being punished.
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the problem is law is set by human .. or a group of humans..Originally posted by phil30k:That link on the television news interview with LKY was very good.
The bureacracy is the machinery that runs the country. The ministers direct the machinery. When I was younger I didn't understand the distinction.
Some people obey laws because they see the value in the law. Some people obey laws because they fear being punished.
Laws are not perfect.
e.g. in Malaysia the law said that any islamic decision will be ruled over by islamic court. this may not be fair, and sound very unreasonable when this indian man (in his ID he was a muslim, but in real life he lead a hindus' life throughout his lifespan, and was force to perform a islamic funeral, despite appeal raised by his hindu wife. IS this law fair ?
Similar case can happen in SG, even though may not be relevant to religion related.
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Originally posted by deathbait:
Correction: he is the last one by virtue of forcefully 'retiring' the rest to make way for young blood, or some say scholarly blood.
lol. Progress the last 3 decades not fantastic? It's practically miraculous. Like I said, the credit belongs not to LKY alone, but to the old guard. [b]But he is the last of them. That does not diminish his contribution.
I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but modern Singapore started wtih LKY's generation. His team led us to where we are now. Please don't diminish that contribution.
History is crowded with examples of poor leadership in times of crisis. We're just lucky we had a competent one when OUR crisis was in full swing.[/b]
He remains because he refuses to give up the reins. That certainly diminishes his standing in my eyes and the eyes of an increasing number of senior singaporeans.Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.~ Lord Acton.