Congrats to JBJ !
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At long last, our dear JBJ has something to hold on to as a recognition for his grit and guts to go stand up against PAP, and win against all odds. His one reward is worth much more than the kind tht PAP hands out to their yes-men.
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so what happened?
i don't like him.. but heck.. he had guts... probably more guts than brains.. -
he was given some human rights defenders award.
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JBJ given Human Rights Defenders award
ABOUT 50 people marked International Human Rights Day yesterday with a forum held in the basement of the Oxford Hotel in Queen Street.
They also witnessed former opposition politician J.B. Jeyaretnam receiving a Human Rights Defenders award from the activist group Think Centre.
Mr Jeyaretnam dressed for the event in a T-shirt with the words 'Human Rights' written boldly across the front.
Before an audience that included opposition politicians, civil society activists and other interested observers, he accepted a small gold-coloured plaque from Think Centre president Sinapan Samydorai.
Mr Jeyaretnam praised the Think Centre for daring to honour him even though the authorities viewed him as a 'disturber of the peace'.
The man who broke the People's Action Party's monopoly in Parliament by winning the Anson seat in a 1981 by-election, said it was 'exhilarating' to be recognised at the age of 78, for his work in human rights.
Mr James Gomez, deputy secretary-general of the Workers' Party, of which Mr Jeyaretnam was once secretary-general, read out parts of a letter from the London branch of Amnesty International, which congratulated the veteran human rights activist and praised his contributions in the field.
The three-hour forum also featured speeches by Mr Samydorai and Dr Tan Chong Kee, a member of the board of directors of the theatre group Necessary Stage.
They criticised Singapore laws that allow detention without trial and limit freedom of expression here.
Separately, the police yesterday rejected an application by the Open Singapore Centre to hold a forum titled, Freeing Myanmar - How Can Asians Help?
Police spokesman Stanley Norbert said the application was turned down because 'the proposed event is likely to be contrary to the public interest'.
The Open Singapore Centre, led by opposition politician Chee Soon Juan, had planned to hold the forum today. -
but i wonder about JBJ's intentions..
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no doubt political
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i've seen him at rallies.. with his incendiary speeches...
it seemed more personal than political...
his intentions seem very personal... he does not hide his hatred for certain peopleOriginally posted by wuming78:no doubt political -
hm.. i haf no idea abt his background and history, so dunno if he bears personal grudges against certain figures in the political scene.Originally posted by the Bear:i've seen him at rallies.. with his incendiary speeches...
it seemed more personal than political...
his intentions seem very personal... he does not hide his hatred for certain people
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hm.. i haf no idea abt his background and history, so dunno if he bears personal grudges against certain figures in the political scene.
everyone sure got something got grudges one
like for me ever since the auntie at bukit batok drink stall give me poor service i never got back to eat again at her place again -
double post
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The tone of politics in Singapore has been conducted in a very personal manner as originally set by our SM LKY.Originally posted by the Bear:i've seen him at rallies.. with his incendiary speeches...
it seemed more personal than political...
his intentions seem very personal... he does not hide his hatred for certain people
SM LKY's brand of politics towards any Politicians have been based on comparing Personal Traits, Qualifications, Abilities of any Politicians, and measured on a benchmark set by Him.
How many Politicians have been dragged through the slime and mud of politics, with the public exposure of personal and private information ?
Even the much liked Opposition Chiam See Tong had his original 'O' Level Qualifications - with comparison of his individual subject grades obtained at 'O' Levels - being announced and laughed at by SM LKY, and comparing Chiam to the University Qualification of PAP Candidates - especially that of his son, LHL - at an election rally in Fullerton Square during the 1980s.
That speech backfired, and the public gave overwhelming support that got Chiam into Parliament.
The public display of deep set abhorrance (too mild a word) was shockingly to a level of personal vendetta, in the prosecution of JBJ - to the level that he has been publicly denounced in the most libellous manner, as a charlatan.
Yet the omni-potent denouncer is immune to any libel action from the victim, as the Law is in the grip of the omni-potent denouncer.
It is a shame and a black mark for Singapore, that Politics in this country has degenerated to such a gutter level, against the high standards expected of Politicians, and in a backdrop of a Singapore that is supposed to be a First World Country.
Surprisingly, while the omni-potent Father has grind JBJ down to dust, his Son is attempting to make political mileage by raising the ghost of JBJ - by praising him as a Good Singaporean for persevering against all odds for the good of Singapore - for NOT being a QUITTER.
Is JBJ so bad as made out by the omni-potent Father after all, or was it Politics ala Singapore Style ?
Can you believe everything that the Ruling Party say about the Opposition Parties ?
With an army of Psychologist, Data Researchers, obedient Civil Servants, the Ruling Party has efficiently used the various controlled public media to 'brain wash' Singaporean opinions against the Opposition Parties.
Review some of the old pictures of a combative LKY in his election campaigns of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s; it is little different from some of the uncomplementary pictures of some Opposition Members shown over the various media.
It depends on how those combative pictures of a Politician is used, with accompanying words that either compliment or deride the subject person that will finally sway the mind of the viewer.
Welcome, to the Future World of Virtual Reality in Politics - you see it, but will not dare to enter it, unless you are prepared to sacrifice more then you can afford.
Kudos to JBJ for his perseverence against all odds. -
I salute you.What you have done, many of us may not have had the spine to do so.I truly hope your deeds will engender a more effusive and thinking population in the future.You did not suffer in vain for your universal beliefs, for they will one day be as prevalent as the air around us.
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Atobe, in short we call it the PAP smear!
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wahahaha!Originally posted by Gedanken:Atobe, in short we call it the PAP smear!
*BEEP*!!!!
PUN ALERT!
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JBJ calls on Singaporeans to speak out
http://www.singapore-window.org/sw03/031206af.htm
Agence France Presse
December 6, 2003
Singapore
VETERAN Singapore opposition politician J.B. Jeyaretnam on Saturday, Dec 6, urged his compatriots to speak out against the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) after receiving an award for his human rights work.
"We need more disturbers of the peace because the peace that the PAP wants and which we've had is the enforced silience of the people where not a voice in dissent is heard," he said.
Political dissent of any kind is rare in Singapore where the PAP has been in power since the city-state gained independence in 1965 and has enjoyed crushing victories in every elections.
Jeyaretnam, the former secretary-general of the Workers' Party, is a long-time foe of the PAP, has regularly questioned its policies and has been a champion of human rights in his colourful political career.
He entered parliament in 1981 as the first non-PAP member of parliament but was eventually expelled when declared bankrupt after he was unable to pay off the massive damages awarded to PAP members in a series of defamation suits.
Local civil rights group, the Think Centre, awarded its first ever human rights award to Jeyaretnam to mark Human Rights Day on December 10.
"He's a man of principles who's been trying to bring justice ... he deals with them all," said Think Centre president Sinapan Samydorai.