tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post406545536098049692..comments2024-03-29T22:35:40.298+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: The relevance and irrelevance of the Thai crisisChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-36265506408310924102010-04-17T00:54:25.734+08:002010-04-17T00:54:25.734+08:00Soldiers are to secure the safeties of the homelan...Soldiers are to secure the safeties of the homeland and its' inhabitants. They should never harm(emotionally and physically) the very people they are to protect.<br /><br />Soldiers who hurt their fellow countrymen are just simply unfit to be armed as they are definitely of unthinking or deranged minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-16578846231750507682010-04-15T16:23:16.295+08:002010-04-15T16:23:16.295+08:00It is unlikely that this sort of thing will happen...It is unlikely that this sort of thing will happen in Singapore.<br /><br />There are many reasons for this, mainly rooted in culture.<br /><br />The Thais tend to hide behind their bullshit religion -- Buddhism + make-it-up-as-you-go-on + the royal family + shifting power dynamics in the military and police.<br /><br /><br />There is a definite culture of politics in Thailand. In Singapore the Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50053243813464982182010-04-14T13:56:55.359+08:002010-04-14T13:56:55.359+08:00I think sensible people will know that paying them...I think sensible people will know that paying them out of this world salary should satisfy them. The only rare possibility is that sensible people become deranged and think that $10m or $20m should be reasonable and not paying them that kind of salary could push them to the edge. <br /><br />Then we will have a rogue govt. See how far fetch is such a scenario? Almost impossible to happen right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-63921076520745240212010-04-14T10:45:19.098+08:002010-04-14T10:45:19.098+08:00Got to agree with You Mr Chua.
Sigaporeans are al...Got to agree with You Mr Chua.<br /><br />Sigaporeans are all sensible!<br /><br />patriotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-65869960922310875622010-04-14T08:46:40.497+08:002010-04-14T08:46:40.497+08:00Hi patriot, you are over concerned. Singapore will...Hi patriot, you are over concerned. Singapore will never have a rogue govt. So the fear of a rogue govt unleashing the military to shoot at its people is unfounded.<br /><br />Thank god.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-80587229021618918362010-04-13T17:58:10.364+08:002010-04-13T17:58:10.364+08:00It is a fact that soldiers are more robotic than m...It is a fact that soldiers are more robotic than mercenary. Part of the making of a soldier is to make him/her take orders blindly and that's known as 'loyalty', if not obedient.<br /><br />Let's hope military intervention is never needed in SIN and if it is ever needed; it is for the removal of despots and shenanigans and not to quell unhappy citizens.<br /><br />Liked what Anon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-3329451314974550842010-04-13T16:28:16.520+08:002010-04-13T16:28:16.520+08:00Do remember that soldiers also have family members...Do remember that soldiers also have family members among the protestors. Would the soldiers shoot at their own family members. I am sure they would not. Unless they are robots or mercenaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-71003206382711261602010-04-13T11:14:39.401+08:002010-04-13T11:14:39.401+08:00I can see some similarities and some differences. ...I can see some similarities and some differences. I can also see nature's hand at work.<br /><br />It is unlikely that there will be two similar cases to talk about. In the first place, everything is different. In social science, an inexact science, one can at best draw on some trends, patterns and selective factors that could tell a story.<br /><br />Yes many irrelevance and some relevance.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-14106927276523049512010-04-13T10:28:20.290+08:002010-04-13T10:28:20.290+08:00"The true leaders, those with the support of ..."The true leaders, those with the support of the people, will be shoved into the seat of power. The elite may resort to all kinds of things to stay in power, including the Army. But the soldiers are not idiots. They will have a mind of their own. And when they perceive that the people is not in favour of the elite, they will change sides. Unless of course the Army is made up of cartoons or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com