A front page article in the ST today has a heading ‘Singapore
residents’ employment rate up’. The article went on to provide figures on the
employment rate of residents in various age group and how many oldies and
housewives are returning to the job market. I combed through the article and
found two words missing, as if it was a deliberate effort not to have them
mentioned. Not a word was mentioned of Singaporeans and citizens. What does
this mean or what implications are there when it is all about residents and not
citizens or Singaporeans? After all the hue and cry over PRs being treated like
citizens or getting better privileges than citizens, many new policies were
churned out to differentiate the differences between being citizens and non
citizens. The citizens were angry that they were taken for granted, like step
children and being ill treated. Some of the measures have placated the
emotional strain and the lesser economic and social opportunities caused by the
presence of residents or primarily PRs.
From the content of the article written and the primacy of
the term residents, what is the message? Is this a country where residents and
citizens are indistinguishable, to be treated in the same light again? Why is
there no mention of the word citizens in the whole article? Is there something
about citizens that is unmentionable or unpleasant to be mentioned? Or is it
that the people must not know the difference between citizens and residents,
that statistics may tell the truth of a picture that the citizens may not be
happy about?
The refrain from providing statistics about the welfare and
well being of citizens, and the lumping of everything under the cover of
‘residents’ is screaming out loud a message louder than intended. By not saying
it has the reverse effect of saying too much. There must be a difference
between citizens and residents and in favour of citizens, not the other way.
Check out the statistics dished out and figure out why citizens or Singaporeans
were never identified separately. A country is primarily for its citizens and
not residents only.
To the PAP dog, citizen and PR are the same because they are both paying tax. They only interested on who is paying money and who is paying more. They only have $$$ in their eye.
ReplyDeletei've given up on singapore. i admire your indefatigable spirit mr redbean.
ReplyDeleteEven if there is $100 trillion dollars in the Singapore Reserves;
ReplyDeleteDo you think the money will be used to better the lives of ordinary Singaporeans?
Vote Opposition.
To benefit yourself & your family.
Stil readin or listenin to the MSM
ReplyDelete///‘Singapore residents’ employment rate up’. The article went on to provide figures on the employment rate of residents in various age group and how many oldies and housewives are returning to the job market. I combed through the article and found two words missing, as if it was a deliberate effort not to have them mentioned. Not a word was mentioned of Singaporeans and citizens.///
ReplyDeleteI think the answer is obvious. Without even having to look at the raw data (assuming they are publicly available in the first place), we can safely assume that employment rate for Singapore citizens is down and that for PRs is up. Hence this creative labeling - the MSM's usual trick of using such tactic to obsfucate and create that "feel good" factor.
Shiok sendiri...
The idea of "cuntry" is becoming less significant. As is the idea of "citizen" because people are incredibly nomadic these days, many reside in territories other than their own places of birth.
ReplyDeleteSo using the term "residents" is apt.
Anyway the mix of Singapore society is changing. As is the culture. In 10-20 years most of the whining dead-shits you find on blogs like this would have died off, or fucked off...taking their imbecility, lack of motivation, victimhood-entitlement-mentality, bad manners and hopeless comunication skills, and most importantly their poisonous, negative baggage... taken all of this with them. Then the genetic stock of Singapore society would be extremely DIVERSE and ROBUST.
I don't approve of social engineering, but it is happening and there is no stopping it.
Vote Opposition.
ReplyDeleteIf you want a transparent breakdown of Singapore Residents into citizens and PRs.
Many things are supposed to be upfront and above board, but many things are also just conveniently swept under the carpet and unmentionable under threat of persecution by the law, hoping that it will just go away.
ReplyDeleteThe strike by Chinese bus drivers recently is just a start of what is to come if we just continue to depend that much on foreigners. Why do these foreigners care since they are just on two year contracts? They have no roots here, no sense of belonging, no caring two hoots what happens to this rock.
Many other problems are just simmering underneath, though all appear calm on the surface just because people are forbidden to talk about them. For how long can they keep the lid on is anybody's guess.
ReplyDeleteNow on flights landed at changi airport, you hear the announcements by the flight stewardess or capitains saying "welcome back Singapore residents" no more citizens.
This is the modus operandi of the Govt and its compliant MSMs in delivering the news if it doesn't look good
ReplyDeleteThey give you the goods news that employment is up.
The hide the bad news that jobs created are mainly taken by the PRs.
Now we know why citizens are going to the social media for the 'complete news' and cirulation of the MSMs falling