TR EMERITUS

How many times have we heard of this mantra that this little island which we inhabit has scant natural resources and because of this, we have to rely on our people to pull us ahead? So it is all the more ironic – galling even – when I tell you that our most precious resource, that is, our people, has been all but neglected... 

It has been said before, the existence of humans depends on security and freedom. It is the constant valuation between the two that determines the condition of our polity. History seems to show that such a valuation is a pendulum rather than a linear continuity, one way or the other. Security without freedom is slavery, freedom... 

(This post is dedicated to Singaporeans who still fear the PAP.) Lee Kuan Yew had understood the power of fear (and greed) and cultivated a population to fear PAP in order to remain in power forever, if possible. A divided citizenry allows PAP to retain full control, remain non transparent and unaccountable. For years, relatives...