Abe’s words and deeds don’t match

In an article by a Martin Sieff appeaing in the Mypaper on 20 Aug 15, the author explained why Abe’s words didn on match his actions. In his view, he said Abe ‘believe that a few highly qualified and clearly limited expressions of polite regret can wipe clean Japan’s historical debt towards China’ and Korea. He asked, ‘Can the murderous, horrific slaughter of 20 million people in China alone from 1937 to 1945, not to mention the enslavement of the Koreans people for 35 years, be banished by 25 minutes of mumbled politeness?’

What Martin Sieff did not say about the colonization of the Koreans was the brutal oppression of the Korean people to alter their ethnicity and culture, to take on Japanese names and learn the Japanese language, in other words the Japanisation of the Koreans to become Japanese. And this was done in very harse and cruel ways, demeaning and insulting to the Koreans.

So, Abe thought what he said in 25 minutes was enough and Japanese can forget about their crimes against China and Korea and the rest of Asian. There is no need for the future generations of Japanese to apologise anymore.

And what has he been doing while apologizing at the same time? ‘Abe has pushed ahead consistently and relentlessly with policies to resurrect the Japanese armed forces and clear the way for their use far from Japanese territories and waters.’ Abe is repeating what his grandfather did in the Second World War and shoving aside the objections of the Emperor. Emperor Akihito and the royal house have been defending Article 9 of the Constitution and the values it embodies, to renounce war. If this is an indication of what the Emperor thinks, and if this was what his father, Emperor Hirohitho believed, we are seeing Japanese history being repeated. The hawkish politicians are seizing power to conduct wars and overruling the Emperor. A weak Emperor would eventually be put to blame for the war crimes committed by the politicians who would wage wars in the name of the Emperor.

Abe and his warlike politicians are unremorseful of their heinous war crimes and wanted the country to go to war in the name of defense, the same myth the Americans created to justify war. The Americans have been conducting wars all over the world since the end of World War 2 in the name of defending America and the rest of the world, in the name of peace. Japan under Abe is adopting the same warmongering formula, to reject its pacifist Constitution, to set Japan in the course for war.

How can China and Korea forgive a unrepentant Japan that arrogantly thinks a few words of apology could atone their war crimes against other countries and people?

Singapore is or was Honesty and Integrity

Honesty and Integrity were the two pillars that differentiated Singapore and Singaporeans from the crowd. For a few decades, maybe 3 or 4 decades, Honesty and Integrity have be the hallmark of Singapore and Singaporeans. Singaporeans were prized catch wherever they go, as honest, reliable, hardworking and unquestionable integrity.

How long can Singapore preserve this glittering image that keeps us standing a head above many other countries? We built and crafted these qualities in Singaporeans for several decades to produce a culture of trust and a people that are dependable and trustworthy as second nature.

Now comes the change. 50% or more of our population are foreigners, including many new citizens. These people come from cultures and societies where cheating, bribery, corruption and fakes are par for the course. And we are happily integrating them into a Singaporean people that have moved away from those value systems.

What would be the impact to Singapore and Singaporeans? Would the foreigners become like Singaporeans, imbibing Honesty and Integrity as a way of life, become more like us? Or would the Singaporeans be diluted and we become more like them, and our Honesty and Integrity brand becomes tarnished?

When coffee is mixed with milk, you are not going to get black coffee or white milk. Depending on the percentage of each item, you either get brown coffee or white coffee. It would be lying to think that our Honesty and Integrity brand would still be as shining as before.

Thank you for your silly indiscriminate immigration policies. Talking about Honesty and Integrity will be different today and it can only get worse. Even whiter than white washing powder would not be able to remove all the coffee stain when you have such a high concentrate of coffee in the mix. They could to some extend remove transparency, honesty and integrity.

What have you done to the pillars of Singapore’s successful brand with people from cultures where corruption and cheating are a way of life?

NSP – The fallout of Hazel Poa

Hazel Poa, the acting Secretary General of NSP, resigned from the Party last night when the CEC reversed its earlier decision not to contest MacPherson SMC. Steve Chia, the Treasurer, will be the likely candidate to stand for NSP in the first confirmed 3 corner fight in this GE. Hazel said she opposed strongly the decision to be involved in a 3 corner fight that the opposition parties had agreed not to do so earlier. For NSP to breach this agreement and to start a brawl in the opposition camp would not speak well of the party. The foxes are showing their tails.

This development has taken the voters by surprise, an unpleasant one as no one would thing NSP would stand a wee bit of a chance to win MacPherson. The question is why throwing good money and to negate an undertaking that would raise doubts about the credibility of the Party? The happiest person would naturally be Tin Pei Ling and you could see it written all over her face. She welcomed more contestants, the more the merrier, to MacPherson. Someone must have found MacPherson likely to go to the WP and something must be done to avoid this fate.

This move by NSP has thrown the opposition camp in a little disarray. The unity that was forged earlier and celebrated is now in question and cast a dark cloud on the opposition. Would it now be free for all, a state that would be very welcomed by the ruling party. The opposition camp needs to tread carefully and not be distracted by the NSP to go for each other’s throat. It is best that they stick to what they have agreed earlier and let the foxes unmasked themselves.

With NSP now hanging by a big question mark, there must be thoughts of counting NSP out from the agreement and opening up Sembawang and Tampines for 3 corner fights as well. The four major parties may want to close rank and not be ruffled by this event, to maintain course, and be wary of the foxes. More nasty surprises are likely to come as GE approaches.

Political manipulation of the unthinking mind

How to raise property prices? So simple, don’t build or don’t build enough. Then blame the people. Blame those who earn a bit more, not million dollar salary type, for competing with the lower income to buy public flats. Yes, blame the higher income earners. And the lower income will be stupid enough to believe you and also blame the higher income earners for not getting their flats.

Ok, daft sinkies, you see the logic and the moral of the story? Con the stupid, they are very easy to be conned and to do the fighting. See how angry they are when the higher earners, not million dollar salary type, who try to be prudent to save for retirement wanted to buy public flats? They get cursed and cursed when the people that should be cursed should be the people that refused to build more flats. So simple, can understand or not? If not, blame your own stupidity for being misled.

How to force people to use expensive hospital wards like A and B1 wards? Don’t build C Class wards or build only a few for show. Then make it difficult for those who want to go to C wards to wait long long. Tell them queue very long, not enough C Class beds. Let them wait in the corridors.

If this is not enough, do mean testing so that the ‘gian png’ type, got a bit more money, but not million dollar salary type, would be forced to use B1 or A Class wards and pay more. And let those lower income unthinking people to scold them and blame them for wanting to stay in C Class wards. And when they spent too much on higher medical bills in A or B1 wards and not enough for retirement, blame them again for spending beyond their means. Tell them must be prudent!

See, so simple. Don’t build C Class wards and blame those higher incomes, not million dollar salary type, for creating demands to deprive the lower income from their C Class beds. The problem is passed to the higher income, not million dollar income group type, to bear the brunt of the anger of the unthinking lower income group. Just say not enough C Class beds and point the finger to the higher income, not million dollar income type, for taking away C Class wards.

Does the lower income group understand who caused the problem for shortage of C Class beds? Can understand the logic of supply and demand or not? What is the moral of the story?

Think, think, think. Don’t be deceived and conned into believing that the higher income, not he million dollar income type, is the problem. Can see who is creating the problem?

It is so simple!

PS. I used the term stupid not because I think the people are stupid. They are made to look stupid, not by me, to blame the higher income, not million dollar income type, for all their woes.

Pasir Ris GRC – The biggest upset

Many voices are heard in the social media about Desmond Lim and his SDA. Some even accusing him of being a mole but no one knows. What is this Desmond Lim may become irrelevant for many reasons. It could be the biggest victory for the PAP in this election in Pasir Ris. The voters, from reading the social media, are now one head two big, not knowing what to do. Some were saying they did not want to vote for both.

In desperation, some anti PAP activists are calling voters to vote for anything except PAP. Even if they have doubts about Desmond Lim and his SDA, they are encouraging people to vote for him and SDA just to vote out the incumbent party and Chee Hian.

What would be the contest in Pasir Ris be like assuming that it is status quo with no opposition party willing to step in to put up a 3 corner fight? Would it be opposition versus PAP or as some were rumouring, PAP Team A versus Team D?

There were comments that it is better to have a mole party than the PAP in Parliament and the voters should just blindly vote for Desmond Lim and the SDA.

Another angle to look at this battle will be to vote SDA in and to knock out Chee Hian and his team which may have office bearers or potential ministers in them. So, would the battle cry for Pasir Ris voters be to vote out Chee Hian and his team. This is equally a very significant loss to the PAP and would cost a very big upset in Hsien Loong’s cabinet. It would be unbelieveable but a very strong message that it is all over for the PAP. Actually if this were to happen, it is likely to be the same across the island with PAP suffering a serious defeat.

Chee Hian is a DPM and said what you like he is still a big chess piece in the PAP camp. And facing him is a no hoper party led by Desmond who managed only a few hundred votes in Punggol East by election and lost his deposit as well. This team is about the weakest the PAP can hope to face short of a walkover.

Losing Pasir Ris is as good as losing the whole game. Would there be so much discontent and cross over in Pasir Ris to deliver such a heavy blow to the PAP? Could a perceived D Team beat an A Team?