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Waiting for something witty to reply here. In the meantime shall continue to rape your blog.

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My advice to you sir, enjoy the freedom that you’ve gained and be thankful that, unlike other countries, political prisoners here don’t “disappear”.

But you think he was rude? You mean, compared to Yeo?

And what should they have done? Their credibility was at stake too…

Plus they didn’t say it was “really small”. And “petit”(french for small) is just in the title of the article, suggesting it was added by the author of the article. It does say the French actually used the word, one of them just said France was larger than S’pore, which causes blah blah… I wish the article was clearer here.

In my humble (French) opinion, Yeo was right about one thing, the French could learn from S’pore to expect their MRT workers to NEVER strike.
And Yeo was wrong to complain about traffic conditions. A normal ride from Orly airport to French MFA in Paris, even in an official limo driving over speed limits, probably lasts about an hour and a half. Something few S’poreans are used to.

And don’t even get me started about letting Singapore have nuclear weapons… One accident and we are all dead…

Society is about sacrificing the right of the individual for the greater good of the population. Singapore is successful because the government enforces this unlike many other countries where the right of an individual can outweigh the safety and needs of the rest of the country. If you prefer to live in an environment like that, move! If you like it here, then understand that the cost of the entire country progressing is the occasional trampling of some individual’s rights. There’s no ideal world where you can have both at the same time, if you think there is, look into the mirror and tell yourself you’re an idiot because that’s what you are.

People don’t seem to know how good we have it here and how fragile this balance is, instead of treasuring it, so many people seem intent on breaking our system to replace it with some yet uninvented perfect world. Take a lesson from this guy, spends 32 years in jail protesting the government only to come out and find Singapore a vibrant and modern city. I’d be embarrassed and humbled if I’d bet on the wrong horse with 32 years of my life. Why don’t you anti-government types bet 32 years of your life against the government? If you’re right and they fall, you might President when you get out.

But then again, not every political prisoner is right, go on, roll the dice and find out if you are?

1) “it is an honest mistake, let’s move on”

2) “this is a freak incident that happens once in 60 years (since Korean war)”

3) “just because there is public curiosity and outcry, does not mean the public should know”

4) “Singaporeans need artillery shells in their stupid animal hides”

5) “Two of our citizens died? That is PEANUTS!”

5) “Some of our citizens were killed by Commies North Koreans. That is exactly why we need MORE foreigners to come in, so I suggest we give the North Koreans citizenship. We need foreign talent like them who can kill so well”

6) “If a lame and limping man can run away from our custody, why can’t the 2 able men run away from the artillery shots? It is not our fault at all”

7) “The public was not vigilant enough to report the incident to us, that is why we did not know that our country was attacked.”

8 ) “We cannot take matters into our own hands. Instead, our foreign office will ask North Korea to extradite those soldiers responsible to us knowing full well we will be ignored. But we have full trust that N. Korea will charge their own men for knocking down our citizens with their artillery shells”

9 ) “If only we could have handcuffed all the people on the island and moved them further away, there would not by any causalities”

10 ) “We are not a country. We are NOT A COUNTRY. We are only half of a country or only a city. Hence, this is not a war, only an accident like how one of our super expensive helicopters crash landed all by itself. We will talk to the manufacturers of the artillery shells about this”

11 ) “2 men killed by North Koreans and 1 woman tourist killed a few years ago may seem a lot, but if you consider the country’s births from 1950 till now, that means that temas…ahem South Korea actually reaped profit in population terms. The defense chief will ‘resign’, then we’ll get an angmo to wayang, then the ex-defense chief will be back again.”

12 ) “As president, I must share my epiphany after a “round the world” at tax payers’ expense that times are changing, we need to be ….(thousand words)…Hence I cannot pardon 2 convicts on the death row to make up for the 2 deaths, even though they are young boys. I can’t do anything apart from shaking hands and showing up for NDP unless it affects my multi-million ’salary’. Unfortunately, my silence cannot last another term, DO YOU THINK I WILL LIVE FOREVER?”

13 ) “As the police, we cannot arrest those murderous North Koreans who burnt our citizens. Our only responsibility is to arrest those who threaten to burn our eminent politicians online regardless of their actual intentions.”

14 ) “We need to get our national newspapers to change the headlines. Instead of writing ‘2 citizens killed by N.Koreans’, we should write ‘Less than 3 citizens killed by N.Koreans’. Then we make the article small and add many articles to make us look good on the same page.”

15) “We will get a North Korean called Gou Liang to interview the families of the deceased asking them why they lost their loved ones and help the dead men retrain and be alive again. (Inspiration from Singapore’s TV show to ‘help’ unemployed locals)

16) “This is why I say we need to be cheaper, faster and betterer. If they run faster, they will not die. If their lives were cheaper, we will have not qualms with their death. Join us at FCUK-U-C and you will see what zorro means”

17) “What is the problem with dying from artillery shells. S. Koreans are too fussy. Furthermore the hike in death toll is not due to foreigners, but because of local people who hog a place near S.korea and N.korea at the same time”

18) “If only I learned from Li Con U. He can call his peers commies and jail them indefinitely but I let real commies rule like gods in N Korean.”

19) “Don’t worry. We have enough soldiers for war. more than 90% of primary school kids love our country and are willing to defend it. Foreigners can go back to their native countries while we will give C4 for the kids to strap to their bodies while their run screaming and charging to the North. After we punish the north for their atrocities, foreigners can come back to claim their flats and condos.”

Any other contributors like me who stand in awe of the PAPies’ wisdom???

LKY, you recently cried when your beloved wife past away. I wonder how many times the parents of Chia Thye Poh cried during those 32 years of illegal detention.

LKY, you should be awarded with the best acting role with the Academy award!

And for goodness sake, please do not compare Chia with Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela fought for justice with the rest of the world assisting him (except a hand full of nations, Taiwan etc) plus million of dollars as aids too. What did Chia Type Poh got for his fight for justice? Noting! A big fat zero.

Leave the man alone. He was detained for 32 years. Forced to stay in one place, pay rent and zip his lips is not freedom or luxury on a resort island. In Singapore, freedom is illegal! Singaporeans are so passive. 32 years and hardly anyone protested. The 24 detainees from 1987/8 also didn’t get the support they deserved; even had to hire QCs because no singapore lawyer would defend them after PAP had Francis arrested. PAP has sucessfully instilled fear in its citizens. That’s why so many emigrate in order to ‘live’ as a human being should. They’ve damaged the country and its citizens’ psyche.

If the former, then it doesn’t matter what the PAP says, you are opposed to it in principle.

If the latter, then consider that every Court of Appeal judge knows that conviction in a drug trafficking case means an automatically means death, hence they take conviction very seriously.

In other words, if they did not feel it was very safe to convict, they wouldn’t convict.

So while there is always a chance of a miscarriage of justice is always a possibility, it is already minimised if the judges are honorable and responsible men.

Hence the real question is whether Singaporeans support the death penalty, for those who are genuinely guilty. And also whether they’re willing to live with the small possibility of miscarriage of justice.

Do what we can according to our abilities and consciences during our short time here on earth. For those who had lived in harmony and try to be righteous despite our imperfect man-made world we live in will surely receive God’s favors. As for Mr Chia, I prayed for your health and your family . The past is already the past but for now it is timely that you are able to take care your ageing parents, that is truly being wise and caring. All those who had refuse or deny you a fair trial will eventually have to answer for it. Politics have no place for mercy and fairness in this world because everyone put on masks to look good and righteous . Have you heard of any politician who sincerely admits and repent from mistakes.

MS still enjoying life in Johore state???

But that aside, that’s what the true Christian does! Standing up for God’s word and not being ashamed of it.

Rom 1:16 anyone??