Tag: Civilisation
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Racism Is Not Hurt Feelings
If Social Justice Warriors are to be believed, we live in the most racist period of human history. Racists are everywhere: in school, in church, in government. The only way to deal with them is to point your fingers and shriek. And to an SJW, there is a simple test for racism: if you are…
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As Singapore celebrates her 50th birthday, I wonder what challenges Singapore will face in the future. And I’m no optimist.
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Reclaiming the Centre Through Word and Deed
Imposing limits on freedom of speech to protect feelings will harm society.
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Acceptable Targets: A Tale of Two Terrorist Attacks
The Charleston attack and the Day of Terror illustrate the principles of open source warfare: domination of the news cycle, rush to atrocities, and leverage of political topics.
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The Appeal of the Islamic State
Yesterday The Middle Ground published an opinion piece titled A Young Muslim on ISIS. While it approaches the Islamic State (henceforth called Daesh here) from the perspective of a Muslim, the writer makes a few generalities that don’t hold up. Crucially, he says: “My sense is, if you add a dash of ignorance and a sprinkle…
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What Singapore can really do for refugees
As a small country, Singapore can only do so much to aid refugees. No amount of idealism can override Singapore’s limitations.