Income inequality or something more to it?

 

Singapore — There has been much concern about the plight of a frail, elderly cardboard collector after a photo was posted on social media on Monday (Dec 7) showing a luxury car reversing dangerously close to her.

Facebook user Vladimir Guevarra saw the woman stacking cardboard on a trolley as he was cycling along Eng Hoon Street in Tiong Bahru sometime last week. The pile of cardboard that had been collected was nearly as tall as the woman.

Just as he thought the woman was “too old and frail to be doing this”, he noticed that she was unaware that a Porsche SUV was reversing towards her....

He added: “I was stunned over how big her stack was, and I wondered how much — or how little — money she’d get for re-selling that, presumably, to a recycling shop.”

Using the hashtag “rich poor divide”, he wrote: “I approached her just to check she’s ok. Boy, she looked tired. I gave her the cash in my pocket and told her to have some dinner. SG friends, in case you see her, perhaps social services can help (?) She looked too old, and shouldn’t be doing this.”

 

The above is posted in theindependent. The stark harsh reality of Singapore is clearly described by the picture above. How old do you think this old lady is? 90? What do you think she is doing? Should she be doing this or be taken care of in her last few years of existence? 

That pile of cardboard, and a rubbish bin, beside that $400,000 Porsche, how much was the cardboard worth? $3?

Singapore is such a rich country, throwing millions and millions away in bad investment without blinking an eye, $460m to save a failing Indian bank and its hundreds of thousands of customers that have nothing to do with us. And we have this very very senior citizen struggling to earn a few dollars at an age that taking a step is difficult and a big effort to do so. She is not the only senior citizen doing this.

What kind of society have we become? Where is the compassion of our millionaire, multi millionaire politicians? Throwing millions, hundreds of millions, billions, to foreigners and so miserly to our senior citizens, our children in need of financial assistance. What the fuck?

Wait a minute, look at that poor dog and poor cat, so poor thing, let's do something about it. Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle, kiss, kiss, kiss.....

Random Thoughts Of The Day

  1984 George Orwell said... Random Thoughts Of The Day

1. Intimidation:

Intimidation is a form of indirect corruption. The suing of opinion-influencers, such as bloggers, is a form of intimidation not only upon the individuals concerned but also upon the larger masses in the cyberspace of this Information Age. Such intimidation must not be condoned nor upheld in a non-corrupt Court of Laws.

This is not only an archaic practice which should have been sent to the domain of the Dodo Birds long ago, but also a form of indirect corruption that falls into the category of Ill-will.

And ill-will is very ugly. It does not speak well of the one who harbours the ill-will. It also affects those who are associated with the deed involved. For example, if you asked me to murder your wife's secret lover, than I have become an accessory to your ill-will if I carry out what you had wanted me to do, irrespective of whether you have communicated with me directly or through a third party.

The fact that it is still being practice shows that Singapore is still very backwards and that Singaporeans are being led by people who are highly insecure, overly sensitive and thin-skinned, and have the tendency to behave like military dictators who are unable to take "No" for an answer. Such dictators simply detest criticisms and dissents. That's why they need "Yes-Men" around them all the time.

2. Defamation:

Is there such a thing as defamation?

Before we talk about defamation, we have to understand what fame is. What is Fame?

Fame means popularity. Popularity means many people know who you are and what you stand for. Some may have good opinions about you, while some may not. Some may be having varying opinions about you - sometimes good and sometimes bad and some may have fixated stereotype opinions about you for various reasons.

If you do not have fame at all, then you cannot be defamed. It's just like if you do not have any money, how can someone take away your money. Simple as that. Agree? Of course, you cannot disagree with that.

If you are very famous, you already have fame. So how can anyone defame you? It is not like you are sitting on the throne like a king and someone comes along and dethrone you. The fame you have acquired stays with you throughout your lifetime. Nobody can take it away from you. So how can someone defame you at all?

Therefore, either way, whether you have fame or do not have fame, you cannot be defamed.

Then what re defamation lawsuits all about?

My answer is: To keep the lawyers employed and to make the courts busy, as if they are not already too busy.

3. Why sue the whistle-blower instead of the main culprit?

The answer given boils down to convenience and probability of winning the case.

If I were to sue someone in another country using another country's legal system, it is very inconvenient for me and it may drag on and on for a long time. And also my chances of winning the case is very slim. But if I do it in my own courtyard then I have a good chance of success because of indirect influence due to my stature, my position and whatever powers I may wield at the moment.

But that's very unfair, is it not?

There is no such thing as fairness in the business of winning. It is just like Donald Trump's "Art Of Rob, Borrow or Steal" that is being practised all the time. 

1984 - George Orwell

Great culture of the most elite Australian military personnel

 

Quoting from an article in the Australian Guardian and substituting China for Australia and vice versa, this statement makes more sense.

'We can summarise the moving parts in this way.

Given the human rights atrocities that occur on the watch of the authoritarian regime in Canberra, Australia is in no position to criticise China for its record in Hong Kong. If Australian forces faced similar allegations, nobody would ever know about it, because truth isn’t tolerated by the Australian govt.

But Australia also needs to remember this: something went badly wrong in the culture of our most elite military personnel. We need to understand what, and why.'

What is this culture of the most elite personnel? Let me see....ok, here it is. 'As well as the alleged murders and two instances of “cruel treatment” carried out by 25 Australian perpetrators either as principals or accessories, included in Brereton’s catalogue of horrors was a practice known as “blooding”.

Junior soldiers were allegedly required by their patrol commanders to shoot a prisoner in order to achieve their first kill. Brereton says this apparently normalised culture of extra-judicial killing was “reinforced with a code of silence”. 

 Wow, wow, great Australian culture, must have inherited from the days when they invaded Australia and massacred the native aborigines...like this  “members from the SASR were driving along a road and saw two 14-year-old boys whom they decided might be Taliban sympathisers. They stopped, searched the boys and slit their throats.”

The Australians military has great culture and traditions and proudly telling the world about it. Somehow the Americans, the British fighting in Afghanistan did not have such great culture, or was it that their 'reinforced code of silence' was more effective and no one squealed?

It is looking like only the Australian soldiers were the bad guys standing up like sore pricks to be recognised. The rest, especially the Americans and British, were so angelic, pure as white, no dirt on their beautiful white skins, definitely no blood in their hands, no throat slitting of young Afghan boys.

The Australians have a lot to learn from the Americans and the Brits. Wait a minute, did not the British and Americans trained the Australian Special Forces, sharing the same doctrines and modus operandi and warrior codes?

PS. Shouldn't this culture be kept hush hush, not to be told so that no one will know about it, about blood letting and first kill, a secret warrior code? Now who is the idiot that revealed this to the public and to the world? If no one exposed this great culture, no one would know and no one is wiser.

My Thoughts Of The Day - 1984 George Orwell

 1984 George Orwell said... My Thoughts Of The Day

1. Lawsuits As A Form Of Intimidation:

1 The use of expensive lawsuits by rich and powerful people against the commoners who are vocal about government policies and actions, especially upon opinion-leaders and analytical thinkers, such as prominent bloggers, facebookers and tweeterers, can be construed as a threat and effective form of intimidation. This intimidation is not only cast upon the individuals concerned but also upon the larger masses in the cyberspace of this Information Age. Such a threat and intimidation must not be condoned nor upheld in a non-corrupt Court of Laws.

The most intimidating lawsuits are the defamation lawsuits, which are not only an archaic practice that should have been sent to the domain of the Dodo birds long ago, but also a form of indirect corruption that falls under the category called Ill-will.

Ill-will is very ugly. It does not speak well of the one who harbours the ill-will. It also affects those who are associated or involved with the deed that is manifested from this ill-will, which is the demon that manipulates the heart and mind of the suffering soul. For example, if you asked me to murder your wife's secret lover, then I have become an accessory to your ill-will if I carry out what you had wanted me to do, irrespective of whether you have communicated the instruction with me directly or through a third party.

The fact that expensive defamation lawsuits are still being practice by very powerful and filthy rich people in Singapore today, shows that Singapore is still a very backward country, and that some Singaporeans are highly insecure, overly sensitive, and have the tendency to behave like military dictators who are unable to take "No" for an answer. Such dictators simply detest criticisms and dissents. That's why they need "Yes-Men" around them all the time.

2. Is there such a thing as defamation?

Before we talk about defamation, we have to understand what fame is. What is Fame?

Fame means popularity. Popularity means many people know who you are and what you stand for. Some may have good opinions about you, while some may not. Some may be having varying opinions about you - sometimes good and sometimes bad - and some may have fixated stereotype opinions about you for various reasons.

People are entitled to their own opinions. You can't control them.

As long as you seek fame or if you are a public figure, you have to accept that there are various opinions about you out there in the public domain, especially in the social media. You can find all sorts of discussions in these social media, from gossip to religion, from travel to business, from sex to politics, from gambling to shopping, etc. Basically, they span across the whole spectrum of human interests and endeavours, from meaningless to serious issues.

So, if you are the type that is very jumpy whenever someone criticises you, then you'd better steer clear of these social media. Treat them like pornography, which are meant for adults only. Or treat them like traffic noises along a busy highway. Like that, you will be able to remain sane for a longer time.

Now, if you are not a public figure or celebrity, then the chances are that you will not be famous. If you do not have fame, then you cannot be defamed. It's just like if you do not have any title, then no one can take away your title. Simple as that. Agree? Of course, you cannot disagree with that.

Next, if you are very famous, you already have fame. So how can anyone defame you? It is not like you are sitting on the throne like a king and someone comes along and dethrone you. The fame you have acquired stays with you throughout your lifetime. Nobody can take it away from you. So how can someone defame you at all?

Therefore, either way, whether you have fame or do not have fame, you cannot be defamed.

Then what are defamation lawsuits all about?

Answer: It's about keeping the judges and lawyers busy and employed, especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

1984 George Orwell

Covid19 - Brave Americans making America Great Again

 California Governor Gavin Newsom's order came into effect one day after the state set a record with more than 30,000 new COVID-19 cases, triggered in areas of Southern California where fewer than 15 per cent of intensive care hospital beds remain available....

There have been 14.7 million confirmed infections and 282,253 coronavirus-related deaths reported in the country since the pandemic began, the most in the world.

California has been under a stay-at-home order for all but essential services since March. The new order, which will last at least three weeks, bans private gatherings of any size, shuts all but critical infrastructure and retail operations, and requires everyone to wear a mask and maintain physical distancing.

But the sheriffs of Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties have said they will refuse to enforce the order...

Dr Anthony Fauci, tapped by Biden to be his chief medical adviser on the coronavirus, warned the nationwide surge could get worse after the year-end holiday season.

After millions ignored expert advice and travelled for the Thanksgiving holiday in November, Fauci anticipated Americans would once again behave recklessly during Christmas and New Year's Eve festivities.  Reuters

Above report is a true reflection of how brave( not stupid) the Americans are in standing up against the virus.  They are not going to obey any orders to take precautions against the virus.  They are going to do what they want to do, to celebrate, to have fun, to live the Great American way of life. This is the way to make America Great Again. It is a very lofty way to show the world that the Americans are fearless and a great people. The 3 sheriffs are heroes and other sheriffs should follow their examples not to obey their governors on lockdowns and masking up and avoiding parties. If not the Americans would never be great again. Latest count, 7 sheriffs are defying the governor, not going to enforce the restrictions on Covid19. Beautiful, really.

The people of the world should cheer and clap for the Americans for being so brave in times of adversity. Truly no other country would dare to be as brave as the Americans. The rest of the world that are not thinking of making their countries great again need not have to follow the brave Americans in what they are doing, freedom, freedom of expression and freedom to live as they like. 

Let's wish the brave Americans well and success in making America Great Again, with or without Trump. 15m and still going strong!

Clap, clap, clap.