National flag at half mast for foreign leaders

Singapore flag flown half mast for the Queen of the British Empire, our former head of state when Singapore was a colony, out of respect and cherishing memory of our colonial past. Any Singaporean wishes for the British to come and rule us again like the Hongkongers? Would Singapore be seen as not showing respect to other foreign leaders if we don't fly half mast for them going forward? Is Singapore going to fly half mast for Abe, the ex PM of Japan, out of respect or whatever?

It is yet to be confirmed, or at least I have not read it any where, that Singapore is going to fly half mast for Abe. If Singapore does, it would mean that Singapore have flown half mast to two WW2 Empires. Both have something in common with respect to Singapore. Both invaded, colonised and ruled Singapore in one form or another. And Japan also is noted and hated by many Singaporeans for the atrocities and massacres of many residents here, mainly the Chinese, but also loved by some Singaporeans today that did not suffer under Japanese rule and atrocities. Abe paid his respect annually at the Yasukuni Shrine to show his love and respect to the war criminals. How many did the British killed when they took control of Singapore is not recorded in the British history books. Probably very small if any, as they were little resistance to the British occupation and colonisation.

The Americans terminated the native Americans to ensure that there would not be able to challenge and claim back their land. The Japanese tried it in China, to terminate the Chinese. Anyone remember these cruel and barbaric acts of the Americans and Japanese, and also the British in India and Africa?

Assuming that Singapore flew the flag half mast for Abe, would this become a precedence, like flying the flag half mast for the Queen of England? Would Singapore then be seen as being unfair if it did not fly half mast for the President of the USA or China? Or closer to us, would Singapore fly half mast for the Sultan of Malaysia, or President of Indonesia or the Sultan of Brunei? Not the same, because they were not our colonial masters? In the case of Abe, he was not a serving PM. Would the ex American Presidents also think Singapore should also fly half mast for Bush or Obama or whoever was the ex President of the USA?

I think Malaysia would have a very good case for Singapore to fly half mast using the Queen of England as a precedent. Singapore was once in Malaysia, and Singaporeans too were citizens of Malaysia, something unlike the colonial subjects of the British Empire or the Japanese Empire. Actually subjects of an Empire does not equate to citizenship, a lower class, maybe a polite term for servants or slaves of the Empire. At least when Singapore was in Malaysia, we were citizens and have citizenship rights, as equals to all citizens of Malaysia then.

Would I be suffering from depression now that I have no chance to have tea with the Queen of England? I still remember dearly that I was once a British subject, aka servant or slave of the British Empire. Wondering if this is something to be proud of or ashamed of. Anyway as migrants, it was a matter of choice or lack of choice. When one is a poor, pride should be kept in the waste bin. At least today we can have a bit of dignity as citizen of an independent state and not have to sing God Save the Queen, and not a subject of the British or Japanese Empire.

 PS. Any tour agency organising a Pay respect to the Queen tour to England? Don't underestimate the love and respect for the Queen of England by the bananas and the stupid. Many must also be suffering from depression with the death of the Queen.