Japanese textbook row
think: why is it that koreans n chinamen r so against japan even after so many yrs since e Japanese occupation? singaporeans, on e other hand, can’t really be bothered if e new japanese history textbook whitewashes e japanese militarism durin WWII?
plus: why did those chinamen protest outside japanese department stores in china? u dun see singaporeans doin that?
hah.. this i noe~!! that’s cos e opportunity cost of singaporeans doin sthg so stupid, immature and time-wasting is definitely much higher than those chinamen. imagine us taking one day off work to riot outside takashimaya. e wages we lose will prolly be 10 times more than those idiots!
haha. i hate chinamen…..
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Posted by
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15:01:30
Well, maybe to you its stupid, but to them its an expression against what they believe is an injustice towards their country.
Why do people protest and riot? Because thats the only way their voices will be heard. They dont have enough social stature to effect any change through conventional means.
Singaporeans wouldnt do something like that.. because were all talk no action. And maybe were just too unemotional. Take for example the casino debate. Although there are plenty of people who oppose it, all they do is run off their mouth and bitch and moan about how itll ruin lives and families. But at the end of the day, they just lie down and accept what the Gahmen decides.
Youre entitled to your opinion. But to call those protesters idiotic is an insult to them and what they believe in.
Yeah sad fact is, there is no way everyone can be pleased with the govts actions. Therere some means of expressing feelings that may not be practical or even acceptable at all –> Quoted frm the Cheena govt itself. They do not support the behaviour of their own people (although i suspect theyre prolly laughin behind the scene to see Japanese firms suffer!)
In any case, im pro-casino. hahaha. * mercenary snow white *
those whore afraid itll ruin their lives, get a grip of themselves & dun gamble. temptations r everywhere. lets hope that the govt can present some good measures to make it harder for them to succumb to such temptations.
Got casino means got jobs… Got jobs means more people got money… More ppl got money means more ppl gamble… More ppl gamble means Govt earn more!!!
Anyway, I dun mind working at our IR.. Integrated Resorts as our govt calls them…
The assumption of decreasing risk aversion as wealth increases is not wrong, but to assume that people will put more of their money into gambling at casinos as they get richer is definitely not justifiable. wahaha. doesnt this sound too familiar? –> to Ash
dude, maybe you ought to check on that time machine that sent you here from 1870. who the hell uses the term "chinamen" anymore? serious blow to your credibility. now go check the bushes to make sure no one left with your craft and sewed up your wormhole.
hahaha usin e term "chinamen" means that im someone frm e past? hmmm thats sthg new.. hahaha. i haf this hunch that this is a defending "chinamen". ahem, pardon my use of lousy vocab here pls.
jus for ur information, its a term we use to distinguish us frm the chinese in china. cos btw, im chinese too. if u dunno this, does that mean ure not one of us?
in any case, why do i need credibility to publish sthg on my blog? its sthg personal, u dun pay for it, n ure not compelled to read it, tho i welcome all readers! =)
I dare you to go up to a Jewish holocaust survivor and tell them the same:
\"OH WELL the holocaust happened DECADES AGO! FORGIVE AND FORGET STUPID!\"
let\s see you survive.
but e weird thing is those ppl who riot n protest r not e survivors! but e younger generation who dun seem to haf much to do wif e gruelling past.
for another discussion, read: http://liangcai.blogspot.com/2005/04/row.html
haha liangcai, i jus helped publicise ur blog. hope u dun mind! =)
most nazi holocaust protesters arent direct survivors either.
The issue here is more about what fuels the fight for a cause which as been set from a few decades ago. True enough time will not change facts for those directly related in these issues, but for those who did not live during those times and have heard recounts either from those related in these events and re-representations of the facts in the media or otherwise, would violent protests be the way to voice out the viewpoint that they hold?
I am inclined to feel that there is nothing wrong with protesting against something you feel strongly against, but violent protests which comes to injury and damage to property? Would a new generation who never directly experienced the event, be justified enough to protest to this extent? I dont mind accepting the notion of patriotic nationalism but the debate will go on.
Just my few cents worth
* droolz *
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