The Hong Lim Park protest this Saturday is led by a young man with no
political affiliation yet but with the support of many CPF members who
want their money back. Would there be any political party showing up
with their leaders and supporters to stand side by side with the people
in this protest? Would any political party think they should seize the
opportunity to champion the cause of the people?
Would it be funny that no political party thinks they should be
supporting the people when the people needed them most? Or would it be a
case that since it is not the initiative of any political party, then
they don’t have to show their support. Let the people go and fight for
themselves?
What would the people say when these political parties come knocking at
their doors asking for their votes in the next GE? What would the people
say to these political parties and their leaders? Would they simply
ask, ‘where were you when I need you most?’ Or would they just show them
the middle finger and slam the doors?
What are the political parties thinking? Would they be seen to be abandoning the people?
Kopi Level - Green
6/04/2014
Japan is worthy to be peace keeper?
Chris D Nebe, a senior German gentleman, a film producer, has made a film on the truth of Diaoyu Islands. ‘Diaoyu Islands: The Truth’, is made by Nebe using his own money. He was not financed by anyone to produce this film but out of a sense of justice and fair play, to tell the truth.
Anyone thinking that the Japanese are decent people must watch this short movie by Nebe, the link, http://youtu.be/7w7rgl95Ft4 , before making up his mind. Look at the historical facts, the millions of Chinese that were killed, the hundreds of thousands of Koreans, Pinoys, Indians, Australians, British and the Americans that were massacred by the Japanese.
View this movie and help yourself to make an informed judgment. People ignorant of history will only make a fool of themselves.
Kopi Level - Green
The biggest protest rally at Hong Lim
This Sat, 7 Jun, a massive rally is expected at Hong Lim to protest against the retention of the people’s life savings in the CPF. “Return our CPF” or "Return Our Money" is the war cry of many grandpas and grandmas and also from the young. For the grandpas and grandmas, they have not much left in their CPF but still money to them. For the young, the fear of a few hundred thousand dollars of their savings being retained by the scheme is sending shivers down their spines.
The CPF issue gained prominence after a young blogger blogged about it and is being sued by the Prime Minister for defamation for his allegation of mismanagement. Roy Ngerng, an otherwise nondescript health worker, is now in front page news in the social media. International media have also picked up the trails and are likely to be present in force this Saturday as well.
The furious effort of the people in pumping money into the pocket of Roy to pay for his legal fees and damages has taken everyone by surprise. The initial shock of facing a lawsuit from the island’s top defamation lawyer representing the Prime Minister must have put on a lot of stress on this young man. The surge of support by the masses has in a way alleviated his fear and renewed his confidence in his cause to tell the story of the CPF savings scheme.
More than $80,000 has been raised in 5 days through crowd funding and with more coming in. It is a cause that affects every citizen, young and old, and touches their hearts. They are going to turn up in full force this Saturday at Hong Lim.
Would other political and non govt organizations stand up to support this cause kickstarted by a young blogger inadvertently? The issue is not political and transcends all political parties and non political parties. Would they rally their supporters to support a young man championing the aspiration of the people to want their money back? Or would these organizations stay away as if it is none of their business?
Political parties in particular would strike out to the estates and walk the streets to ask the people for their support and votes during election campaigning. The people now need their support in this case. The people may not be knocking at the doors of the political parties. But they are expecting the political parties to come forward to support them. Political parties that failed to answer this call, thinking it is none of their business will have no reason to ask for the people’s support in the coming GE. This is a reciprocal act. It is also something that political parties have been shouting, to fight for the people’s interests. Now it is time for them to show that they are indeed fighting for the people and to come forward to stand, not behind the people, but with the people on this cause.
When the political parties called for support from the people, the people answered. The people are now calling, would the political parties answer or would they hide in their little corners and ignore the people?
Would there be a massive turnout this Saturday when the people are marching in front in the protest, leading the protest? Where are the political parties and the politicians? So far not a whimper is heard from them except for KJ Jeyaratnam who would be one of the speakers on Saturday. Would the political parties fail the people?
Kopi Level - Green
6/03/2014
Daft Sinkies’ thoughts on CPF
With the pending lawsuit against Roy Ngerng and the protest rally at
Hong Lim this weekend on the people’s savings in the CPF, what is the
daft Sinkies thinking on this issue? Many are crying foul and demanding
that they get their money back, they want their life savings back at 55,
no more funny and unintelligent excuses. What would the rest of the
world be thinking, would they be puzzled, mouth wide open, eyes popping
out, at the thought of the people’s life savings being held back and to
be decided by the govt on when and how much they could take back?
Here are the thinkings of some Sinkies. Some are still questioning if the CPF savings are indeed their money. And they need a minister to say yes, it is their money. And they feel so relief in hearing that. Can you believe it, Sinkies saving a life time, putting their hard earned money into a saving scheme and not sure if the money is theirs?
And some even said, it is gone, treat it as a tax to feel better. To this kind of thinking, by not acknowledging that it is their money, by giving up, they will feel less painful. It is a kind of resignation, a kind of capitulation. Can you imagine that daft Sinkies could think like that? And the money is no small sum, hundreds of thousands of highly valued and desired Singapore dollars, that many in other countries could feel very rich and could live on for a life time.
And some take consolation, or maybe really feel it, to be exhilarating, jubilant, when they see the string of zeros in their CPF statements, feeling so very rich.
And some are still hurriedly putting in more cash into their CPF savings to feel richer, to enjoy higher interest rates and to feel secure.
And there are some odd balls protesting and wanting their CPF money back. They are rejecting the 4% interest rates for no interest. And they are not only contributing money generously to a young man to make their feelings felt to the Govt, but will attend in force in a protest rally this Saturday at Hong Lim Park, the Speaker’s Corner, where no permit is needed to hold a protest, just a simple registration of intent.
Would the media report on this strange protest and the strange behaviors and thinkings of the daft Sinkies? Maybe the world’s media will report this incident as a comedy, an uniquely Singaporean thing that would not happen in any country, people protesting to have their life savings back. The whole world may have a good laugh at the daft Sinkies if they come to know what the protest is all about. This is going to be front page news material for the world media except ours.
How can daft Sinkies be not a joke?
Kopi Level - Green
Here are the thinkings of some Sinkies. Some are still questioning if the CPF savings are indeed their money. And they need a minister to say yes, it is their money. And they feel so relief in hearing that. Can you believe it, Sinkies saving a life time, putting their hard earned money into a saving scheme and not sure if the money is theirs?
And some even said, it is gone, treat it as a tax to feel better. To this kind of thinking, by not acknowledging that it is their money, by giving up, they will feel less painful. It is a kind of resignation, a kind of capitulation. Can you imagine that daft Sinkies could think like that? And the money is no small sum, hundreds of thousands of highly valued and desired Singapore dollars, that many in other countries could feel very rich and could live on for a life time.
And some take consolation, or maybe really feel it, to be exhilarating, jubilant, when they see the string of zeros in their CPF statements, feeling so very rich.
And some are still hurriedly putting in more cash into their CPF savings to feel richer, to enjoy higher interest rates and to feel secure.
And there are some odd balls protesting and wanting their CPF money back. They are rejecting the 4% interest rates for no interest. And they are not only contributing money generously to a young man to make their feelings felt to the Govt, but will attend in force in a protest rally this Saturday at Hong Lim Park, the Speaker’s Corner, where no permit is needed to hold a protest, just a simple registration of intent.
Would the media report on this strange protest and the strange behaviors and thinkings of the daft Sinkies? Maybe the world’s media will report this incident as a comedy, an uniquely Singaporean thing that would not happen in any country, people protesting to have their life savings back. The whole world may have a good laugh at the daft Sinkies if they come to know what the protest is all about. This is going to be front page news material for the world media except ours.
How can daft Sinkies be not a joke?
Kopi Level - Green
Chuck Hagel farting in Shangri La
The Americans ‘will not look the other way when fundamental principles
of the international order are being challenged’. Is this a statement
of peace or a provocation for war? And Abe stressed about the rule of
law. In the first place the Japanese broke all rules of law when they
sneaked up to Pearl Harbour to destroy the American fleet without any
declaration of war. They also attacked Russia in 1939 without declaring war. Can anyone trust the Japanese to obey the rule of
law?
As for the Americans, as the Chinese General Wang Guanzhong pointed out, what rule of law when the Americans refused to ratified the UNCLOS? What laws was Chuck Hagel talking about, American law of the gun? At least the Chinese were a signatory to UNCLOS, a commitment to abide by the UN laws of the sea. The Americans refused to accept these laws, meaning they do not want to abide by it.
What laws did the Americans followed when they invaded Iraq and murdered Saddam Hussein and killed and wounded several hundred thousands of civilian and innocent Iraqis? They did not even apologize when they should be prosecuted in a tribunal for war crimes. They could repeat the same dirty trick in Asia. Malaysia, Myanmar and Indonesia better watch your backside.
And what did the Americans did in Libya when the UN forbade them to attack Libyan military positions but to maintain a no fly zone? They violated the UN resolutions, violated the trust the UN bestowed on the Americans to observe the rules of engagement. Can you trust the Americans to abide by the rules of law or fundamental principles of international order when they had violated every one of them at their own discretion?
The world’s number One gangster and the world’s number One rogue nation during the Second World War talking about abiding by international order and the rule of law? Or are they talking about gunboat diplomacy, the rule of threats, threatening other nations with military intervention? The American gunboats are everywhere in Asia. The Japanese are sending their gunboats to the Philippines and Vietnam. Are they for peace?
But not to worry, many Asian leaders and academics are American and Japanese apologists would believe them. They would tell you, Americans good, Japanese good. America is indispensable to keep peace in the region. And the barbaric Japanese, the murderers of hundreds of thousands of Asians, raping Asian women and making them comfort women, are the best peace keeper! My God, aren’t Asians stupid? I think they are stupid to the core.
PS: China should put its batteries of DF21 on Red Alert and roll out its war chest of American T bills to do battle with the White House and the Yakuzas.
Kopi Level - Green
As for the Americans, as the Chinese General Wang Guanzhong pointed out, what rule of law when the Americans refused to ratified the UNCLOS? What laws was Chuck Hagel talking about, American law of the gun? At least the Chinese were a signatory to UNCLOS, a commitment to abide by the UN laws of the sea. The Americans refused to accept these laws, meaning they do not want to abide by it.
What laws did the Americans followed when they invaded Iraq and murdered Saddam Hussein and killed and wounded several hundred thousands of civilian and innocent Iraqis? They did not even apologize when they should be prosecuted in a tribunal for war crimes. They could repeat the same dirty trick in Asia. Malaysia, Myanmar and Indonesia better watch your backside.
And what did the Americans did in Libya when the UN forbade them to attack Libyan military positions but to maintain a no fly zone? They violated the UN resolutions, violated the trust the UN bestowed on the Americans to observe the rules of engagement. Can you trust the Americans to abide by the rules of law or fundamental principles of international order when they had violated every one of them at their own discretion?
The world’s number One gangster and the world’s number One rogue nation during the Second World War talking about abiding by international order and the rule of law? Or are they talking about gunboat diplomacy, the rule of threats, threatening other nations with military intervention? The American gunboats are everywhere in Asia. The Japanese are sending their gunboats to the Philippines and Vietnam. Are they for peace?
But not to worry, many Asian leaders and academics are American and Japanese apologists would believe them. They would tell you, Americans good, Japanese good. America is indispensable to keep peace in the region. And the barbaric Japanese, the murderers of hundreds of thousands of Asians, raping Asian women and making them comfort women, are the best peace keeper! My God, aren’t Asians stupid? I think they are stupid to the core.
PS: China should put its batteries of DF21 on Red Alert and roll out its war chest of American T bills to do battle with the White House and the Yakuzas.
Kopi Level - Green
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