Political leaders must be sensitive to the feelings, emotions, sentiments of its constituents

 Bill Clinton was quoted to have told his Americans, if they believe America will forever be number one, then go on and bully everyone, invade and bomb every country, kill everyone, threaten everyone, rule by might is right, abuse the law, twist everything to your favour, distort the truth, lie, cheat, do anything you want, as no one would be going after you. But, if America is going to be number two one day, better be careful in what you do. The whole world is watching and will not be forgiving when America becomes number two. America will have to pay for all the crimes, abuses of the law, of the system, of power. The world will exact its revenge on the Americans. Now, with all the power, the Americans can twist and turn every word to its advantage, black can be white, white can be black, because you hold the power. What is wrong can be right, because you said so. Remember, don't be the last Emperor.

The ruling party has been in power for as long as Singapore's existence. Will it lose power one day? LKY thought so. Only the foolish will think the party will never end and will rule forever. For so long, the ruling party has been patting its own back for doing all the right thing and necessary thing. Make tough decision is a badge of honour of the ruling party, without fear or blowback.

When the ruling party is in power, there is nothing to fear, just do it and explain away the problems, even with sophistry. Who is there to say no? Did anyone say there is no monopoly of wisdom and always be right? There have been many policies and decisions that the ruling party had pushed through using its own logic, interpretation and assumptions of what is good for the country and people. No objection, no protest does not mean everyone is on board and agreeing with the ruling party and its policy and decision.

The current outburst on the Nepal landslide and SIA's investment in Air India is just a tip of the iceberg. The pent up feeling of unhappiness or discontent has been building for years. CECA, influx of foreigners in high paying professions, the repeated disparagement that we need more foreign talents, marginalisation of Singaporeans, high cost of living, high cost of medicare, high cost of everything, and many other things, have been there and waiting to blow up when something snaps.

The ruling party shall be thankful that it is given a peep into the smouldering tension beneath the serene and calm facade of Singapore socio polity. Many policies and decisions are a matter of judgement and preferences, not a black and white, right or wrong decision. And there are many options to the policies and decisions, with many shades and colours. The ruling party must know that no protest, no disagreement, no objection do not mean all the people agree with what they decided and their policies.

Unless the ruling party can guarantee that it will always be the ruling party, then all is well. When the ruling party loses its mandate and no longer be the ruling party, the can of worms will be opened and everything will crawl out. The luckier ones would have departed. But the last emperor and his coterie of officials will have to bear the brunt and anger of the day.

When in power, everything goes, everything is right even if it is not right. When power is eclipsed, everything that was right may not be that right, everything that was good may not be good after all. Political leaders can rule by its own assumptions, biases, prejudices and interpretations of what is good and otherwise. It is always good to know the feelings, sentiments and emotions of the people and take them into consideration in decision making. The other side of the coin is still a part of the coin. All quiet on the western front does not mean nothing is happening or going to happen. Many issues, decisions and policies need to be tempered and moderated by understanding and acknowledging the concerns of the people. It may not be a case of right or wrong, but a matter of preferences and subjective choices based on many personal or cultural idiosyncrasies. Ignore them at your own peril.

Political decisions, like political appointments, are never totally objective and scientific. Political decisions are often compromised solutions, never totally right or totally wrong.

Vietnam is still suffering the consequence of Agent Orange sprayed by the USA during the Vietnam War

Do we know that Vietnam is still suffering the consequence of Agent Orange sprayed by the USA during the Vietnam War? The damage to the environment is still hidden deep underground in the soil, affecting water, vegetation and human body physically. The biological remains of Agent Orange can never be removed and will continue to haunt the country for decades to come.

This is a crime against humanity, pure and simple. How I wish that someone would do the same to the USA and let us see what they say. Saddam Hussein was criminalized for his WMD possession accusation, including chemical weapons that were proven to be lies. His death was a travesty of justice, nothing more.

What crime against humanity that happened in Vietnam, on the other hand, was real and yet the perpetrators got away without responsibility and accountability. All proven and documented. Just proves how hypocritical the world is today. What has the UN done? What has the ICC and ICJ done? What has the human rights watch group done? Nothing! Just closing their eyes - see nothing, hear nothing and do nothing. What are world bodies for when they are created to cater to protect the interest of one country? What is justice when it can be brushed aside by the barrel of a gun?

In the face of what I read online, I always have a particular habit of avoiding Vietnamese fruits. Some are really weird looking in color. Please do not take this as a racist remark.


Anonymous

India and USA's problem, blame somebody

The war against Pakistan by India also attempted to apportion blame on China for giving weapons to Pakistan. The unrest situation in Manipur is also trying to blame Myanmar for interfering. All this is taking a leaf from the USA tactic of blaming everyone else but themselves when things go wrong.

Russia and China are the perennial punching bag for the USA's domestic problems. Both parties are using the same playbook. When Biden lost the 2016 election, Russia was the scapegoat for the Democrats. In the end nothing was proven after years of scapegoating. China was blamed for stealing USA jobs, even no gun was pointed to the heads of people like Steve Jobs and others that went to invest in China. After making all the money in China over the decades, and the golden goose starting to stop laying golden eggs, China has been targeted for overcapacity in manufacturing. Of course, they did not say anything about China making all the high-end stuffs for them for decades. China is now saying enough is enough for the plundering and we are not going to make them for others anymore and just making pittance while the big brands make their killing.


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Forked tongue American terrorists said they are not at war with Iran...they are only killing Iranians

 What is a war between two countries? US$330 billion, dead soldiers not compensate for dying, no clear objective, no Congress approval for war, thousands killed, 3 aircraft carrier strike groups, 50,000 men, 6 months, we fight to win, no quarter given, we are not at war, small skirmishes....

America is not at war with Iran... America is at war with Iran. Both are spoken by the clowns in Washington to suit their convenience. The war or Operation Kill Iranians is running into its 7th month and more than US$300 billion had been expended in terms of weapons and war machine. But the lying clowns still refused to call it a war because it needed approval from Congress. The clowns in Congress just play along, pretending not to know and saying it is none of their business. They have absconded from their primary duty to authorise or not to approve war for America. Why so? Because many are traitors, bought by Israel and thus cannot call out Trump and stop this genocide against the Iranians people. So all pretend that there is no war against Iran. Then what is it? Terrorism! America is the number terrorist state in the world.

3 carrier strike groups have been deployed together with more than 50,000 soldiers, and the forked tongued from both sides of the aisle in Congress, just went along with mass murderer Trump by not calling it a war. This is American democrazy at work, American rule of law or actually rule of the lawless when American terrorists say what they want and do what they want. America is not at war. Americans terrorists are such peace loving people.

In the meantime, the drunkard War Secretary Hegseth has been screaming his voice sore about killing the Iranians, calling them bad people, when the American terrorists are doing the killing. And not only the silly hillbillies and rednecks are supporting him, many silly leaders of silly countries are tacitly supporting the American terrorists by acting dumb, not to say a word about this 21st Century genocide, a repeat of the massacre of the native Red Indians. And the fuckin Americans, everyone of them, are still strutting around the world acting like they are the angels of God, lecturing the world about good behaviour, and condemning every country that is not at war with anyone.

The Americans are a laughing stock, the silly clowns to the whole world. Wherever they went, people only laugh at them, at their stupidity, while they pretend to be still the hegemon of the American lawless world they called free world. The Americans are the real sickos today and everyone knows it except the Americans themselves.

The American terrorists are NOT at war! This is what they want the silly hillbillies and rednecks and the world to believe.

Frankly without 51% Management Control also very hard

 Frankly without 51% Management Controls think very very hard to be BLUE in the books again

Why Sinkieland the balance also in the BLUE ,

Because the Papies are businesses people's with no mercy even on their own citizens

Taxed first and that also their Agenda of doing the same for the tourists and foreigners and any one that stepped onto this Soil

Why MAS and Air India in the RED

Because for their own they have special concession rates for their own travelling between their internal cities or airports

Just like MAS also for their own domestic flights

Like previously also their petrol and others

Malaysia now 20 millions and maybe about one or two million on their concession rates

For India, billions and maybe a few hundred millions

Just thin the enormous prices for their domestic and international travels

Unless the Management is in our hands that they could change their policy and even that they be hassled and intimated by their own.

So no way, the Controlling Management can implement the Papies styles of ensuring the monies in our Treasury first and later ok ok give you dafts some reliefs which you are so grateful 🙏

Just to add some time they trying to use SIA name and reputation and prestige to glorify their Airline

Think their Services could match the SIA?

Different type of Work Attitude and Services

Also mostly International travellers not prefer their Airline unless no choice

Now even Changi beaten by so many Airports in rankings

In time cannot imagine SIA!

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