Tag: Politics
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The Damning Silence
In 2011, I cheered when the Workers’ Party won Aljunied Group Representative Constituency. In 2020, I voted against the Workers’ Party. IN 2021, my choice to vote against the WP was vindicated. Singapore has implemented a series of vaccine discrimination measures over the past three weeks. Unvaccinated people are banned from entering malls, save for…
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[See Correction Notice Below] Do Not Participate In A Society that Rejects You
CORRECTION NOTICE: This post contains a false statement of fact. For the correct facts, click here:https://www.gov.sg/article/factually291121 — The above statement is required by the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act Office and the Minister of Health of Singapore. — Today, the Singapore government has banished hundreds of thousands of citizens from public life for…
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Singapore Descends Into Medical Tyranny
“To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good, or else that it’s a well-considered act in conformity with natural law. Fortunately, it is in the nature of the human being to seek a justification for his actions. ” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago Designate a public…
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BooksActually and Lessons for SingLit
Rice Media’s expose on BooksActually reveals a skein of rot running through the SingLit scene. Touted as Singapore’s premier independent bookstore, BooksActually was a cornerstone of Singapore literature. Its co-founder Kenny Leck is accused of harassment and toxic behaviour. While Leck claimed that there are allegations and inferences ‘that remain totally untrue’, he has apologised…
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First They Make You Take the Vaccine
The government has forced my father to take the vaccine. They won’t call it that, of course. If you fall under the vaccinate or test regime, they will say that you have a choice. Get vaccinated for free, or get tested twice a week on your own dime. My father can’t afford the financial hit.…