tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post113823614049526637..comments2024-03-29T14:28:43.377+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: the road to mediocrityChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1138875112577065582006-02-02T18:11:00.000+08:002006-02-02T18:11:00.000+08:00some segments of the society will be hardwired, no...some segments of the society will be hardwired, no doubt about that. but segments will not get wired no matter how hard you try.<BR/><BR/>the seductive power of politics is so strong that once safely embedded one feels so good and comfortable that staying and preserving that position is everything. and the masses will forever be the masses until something gets too out of hand to shock them to Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1138872481526180352006-02-02T17:28:00.000+08:002006-02-02T17:28:00.000+08:00The "reasons" (logic) doesn't matter that much. It...The "reasons" (logic) doesn't matter that much. It is the <B>internal hard-wiring</B> that is hard to break.<BR/><BR/>Such is the effectiveness of constant "campaigns" thrust upon a non-critically thinking, state educated population, who are "punished" WHEN THEY DISAGREE WITH AUTHORITY.<BR/><BR/><B>MATILAH SINGAPURA!</B>Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1138779328005006202006-02-01T15:35:00.000+08:002006-02-01T15:35:00.000+08:00reading the posting by the guy teoh chin leong thi...reading the posting by the guy teoh chin leong this morning, it is the best proof that, well, it can. the conditioning can be so serious that it becomes second nature. when the govt said it is done for your own good. or whatever reasonings, no question ask.<BR/><BR/>but the cynical group is getting larger and larger. people don't buy their reasons so easily and in fact questions a lot. how can Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1138774670544814362006-02-01T14:17:00.000+08:002006-02-01T14:17:00.000+08:00No lah. Still can, and it still happens.Intense co...No lah. Still can, and it still happens.<BR/><BR/>Intense conditioning by social constructs - over 2 generations, reinforced on a daily basis.<BR/><BR/>WOW!<BR/><BR/>Entertainment!Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1138349749912222722006-01-27T16:15:00.000+08:002006-01-27T16:15:00.000+08:00just maybe a few decades ago, the small circle of ...just maybe a few decades ago, the small circle of elite in any society could actually ram down their limited wisdom on the populace. <BR/><BR/>today, it is a different story. everything one does or say is subject to questioning even by the cleaners and roadsweepers. so trying to pull wool over people's eyes cannot do now.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-1138346813640710872006-01-27T15:26:00.000+08:002006-01-27T15:26:00.000+08:00Government edicted meritocracy invokes mediocrity....Government edicted meritocracy invokes mediocrity.<BR/><BR/>Why? Because they protect their own, and bullshit themselves and the rest of the population about meritocracy.<BR/><BR/>I love to see people's delusions. It brings validity to my own :-)Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.com