Tharman’s comment on freedom

Actually I wanted to use the title Tharman – Once a dissident, but some may misunderstood its meaning. Like Once a Rebel being used on Ho Kwon Ping, both titles are actually badges of honour for someone who had crossed the line as young idealist and survived and became successful in their own right. They had been there, done it and lived to tell their story. When Tharman told the students that he was once a dissident, it was in this context, had been a youthful idealist and went through the baptism of fire.

Why is that important and what has that got to do with his comment on freedom? Let me repost his comment here, ‘Society has to find the right balance and some freedoms have to be curbed for it to evolve in a way that advances other freedoms, he said. “Every society faces this. We haven’t found the perfect balance, and we have to keep evolving.’’

I first misquoted Tharman by saying ‘We have found the perfect balance’ which has a totally different meaning. Now let’s look at his statement once again. His two key phrases, ‘we haven’t found the perfect balance’ and ‘to keep evolving’. The ‘haven’t found it’ is like saying it could be better and the ‘evolving’ can only be evolving for the better. This is what an idealistic dissident mindset and a govt critic, a bit like me, would be like. It is not there yet and can be better. And hopefully it will evolve over time, maybe not in this regime but some time down the road.

It is also important to understand what Tharman is thinking, what are his values and whether they are going to be more pro people, more freedom or otherwise. If it is his destiny, and if Singapore is going to have a non Chinese PM, no other non Chinese minister can stand near to him. Tharman’s view is therefore important as he could possibly be the One. There is some silver lining in his, ‘We haven’t found the perfect balance, and we have to keep evolving.’ Having been in a position when his freedom was curbed, he would have a better appreciation of what freedom is all about and what is the better or perfect balance to be.

What do you think? How would the perfect balance be like under his watch if that day becomes a reality? How much of his youthful idealism as a dissident is still with him and how would this impact the freedom of the day some time in the future?

Apology to DPM Tharman for misquoting him

I have made a factual error in my post 'Who decides how much freedom we can have.' Tharman did not say he is happy with the perfect balance today but that it is still evolving. That makes the content of the article totally out of sync. But I was using his quote to ask the question on how much freedom we should have and who should decide that.

I have made the necessary amendment of the article where appropriate.

Sorry Tharman, no intent to misquote you.

Fighting terrorism is your responsibility

This is just about what Nicholar Fang said in his article in the Today paper today. His article titled ‘Fighting terrorism cannot be the responsibility of the Govt alone’ is as good as the people must be responsible too. I would agree if the people have a say to stop the govt from policies that would bring in more foreigners from regions that are breeding grounds for terrorists. Why would the govt want to bring in herds of wild beasts knowing that they are wild beasts and can do us harm and then expect the people to fight for themselves, to fight the wild beasts when the people are telling the govt they did not want the wild beasts and to stop importing them? Should it then be the govt to be solely responsible for creating the problem, putting the people to unnecessary risks living among the beasts, 2 million of them?

Oh, Nicholas said not to fight, hide and run, you are no match to the terrorists. This is the best piece of advice but on second thought, where to hide, where to run in this piece of rock when half the population are foreigners?

Nicholas Fang also quoted Shanmugam saying that ‘The fact that members of the public had not noticed anything suspicious is worrying’. Is Shanmugam serious when making this comment? To me, everyone of the foreigners here is suspicious and looks like a terrorists. And I think most of the average Singaporeans who did not know what a terrorist looks like would share the same view. The terrorists never wear a badge on their forehead to say ‘I am a terrorist!’ So what to expect from the people? To the people ignorance is bliss.

Put it this way, if the terrorists were holding a meeting in the kopitiams with all the people around them, who would know what the hell they are talking about even if they are planning to bomb the Istana?  Anyone understand what they are saying, undertand their language? They did not have to hold their meetings in hideouts. They can hold their meetings right before our eyes and no one is wiser.

What does Shanmgam expect the people to notice? The general public are not uninterested? They simply have no clue who is a terrorist, who is not. And the two million foreigners are all over us, living with us, working with us, in sensitive organizations and jobs, in mundane jobs, in top jobs, who would know which one is a terrorist or working for terrorist organizations, or going to be self radicalised?

Oh, Nicholas article also quoted this, ‘He also revealed that the information that had led to the arrests did not come from the community.’ So, if there was no such information from somewhere else, the terrorists would still be operating here happily and peacefully right? Then how to expect the ordinary people to know better?

Maybe a safer option is to advertise to the terrorists that this is a friendly place for them to build their bases as long as they don’t attack us and we would not ‘kacho’ them. What do you think? Win win solution.

There are more than 2 millions of them here! How many are potential terrorists, have connections with terrorist organizations, will be self radicalized? And who brought them here?

China’s appeasement policy towards the World’s Number One Terrorist Nation would not work

China has adopted a policy of appeasement towards the aggressive Americans and their constant and repetitive provocations thinking that the gangsters would back down. No, this has failed miserably. The gangsters are taking it as a sign of weakness. From warnings and threatening China with force, from sailing their warships and flying warplanes into Chinese waters and airspace, from coaxing and arm twisting Asean countries to join the gangsters to start a war with China, it is now calling on the other Europeans countries and also India to join the gang of terrorists.  The Number One Terrotist Nation knew that they have failed to get the Asean countries to do their bidding and is counting on their traditional European allies to do the job invoking the White Man supremacy to rule over the coloured people of the world.

The stage is now set for another ‘invasion’ of China like the 8 Nation invasion in the early 20^Th Century. China must change tact, abandon this policy of appeasement and take the devil by the horns. The Americans have dropped all pretence to hide their hegemonic ambition, what fucking pivot to Asia? It is the domination of Asia once again under the White Man’s rule and lie. If the rest of Asia is going to remain as non participants, China must strengthen its relations with its allies, in Russia, in North Korea, in Iran and Pakistan and whoever willing to stand up to the American terrorists.

There is no more reason for China to want to isolate North Korea and Iran to toe the line of the world’s Number One Terrorist Nation. China must formalize its military alliances with Russia, North Korea, Iran and Pakistan to take a common stand, to be ready for war with the Americans and the European powers.  Canada and France are in, so is Japan and India, to fight on the side of the Americans. China cannot afford to lose the North Korean ally and risk the North Koreans joing the American terrorists to contain China. China must be confident enough to come out in open support of North Korea and be pressure to do North Korea in by the Americans. The Americans are up to no good, to contain China and isolate China.

War is imminent in Asia. It is best for the rest of the Asian countries to stay out if they would not come to the side of China and be prepared to be ruled by the European powers, to be ruled by the white men again in a new phase of colonization, formulated by the Neocons.

There is no escape or avoidance for a Third World War. Wherever the World’s Number One Terrorist Nation set foot on, it is war and destruction and the killings of the people in the region.

To possibility avoid this fate, China, Russia and their allies must declared their intention, to stay together to fight the rogues and terrorists of the world. Only when there is conviction and determination to face might with might would the Number One Terrorist Nation reconsider their plans. They only hope to divide the world up and attack them one at a time. The potential victims of the Number One Terrorist Nation must show a commitment to stay as one, to stay together, to fight the Terrorists and White Plague coming and threatening to rule them all over again.

Can Asia avoid this White Plague?

South China Sea – The reluctant and uncomfortable truth

Is the South China Sea a problem of freedom of navigation? Nay, that is an American deception and excuse for them to move into the region. No one dares to tell the truth in front of the world’s Number One Terrorist Nation.  No one today but not yesterday. 15 years ago, LKY the Oracle had spoken about it. The problems facing South East Asia were Terrorism and the contest for influence and power between China and the USA. What craps the Americans are trying to spin to deceive the stupid leaders and people in the region about freedom of navigation?  Freedom of navigation has never been a problem or an issue in the South China Sea. China has never arrested any ships or boats. The only fishing boats that have been arrested in the South China Sea were those of China’s by the Vietnamese, the Philippines and the Indonesians. Who then is the threat to freedom of navigation?

Singapore has diplomatically steered away from this freedom of navigation shit stirred up by the Americans and not be seen as another American lackey following the pipe piper. Ng Eng Hen conveniently carried the Oracle out to tell the Americans and to enlighten the rest of the Asean states that the real problem is the relationship between China and the US for influence and control of the region. Forget about the freedom of navigation red herring. The rising power in China would naturally seek for more influence and the receding power in the US would resist and want to fight back.

“With the US and China as the main protagonists, the South China Sea and territorial disputes therein, willy nilly has provided the stage on which this strategic rivalry is being played out,” said Dr Ng.” I think all of us are conscious that more is at stake than disputed rocks or islands. As Mr Lee observed in his 2002 speech – ‘the competition for economic and diplomatic influence has started.’.

What is sad is that the current leaders in some Asean countries are so immature to swallow the American shit of freedom of navigation and are willing to go to war to serve the American agenda and interests, dragging their country and people into destruction and suffering and become collateral of a war without knowing why. The Americans seen through their stupidity and kept on playing to their little egos and make them jumping up and down wanting to go to war.

And then came out of nowhere, Duterte, to see through this American farce and said no, the Philippines will not be somebody’s lackey and do silly things against the interests of the Phlippines and its people. Former Asean Secretary General Ong Keng Yong has been quoted to say, 'We don't want to get involved with any contestation between the two big powers...we are best served by staying on the ringside.'