Making a statement eh? In fact, making many statements culminating in the real life event this Saturday. I don't know, but a reaction like this looks to me like anger turned inward. You can't hit the party that hurt you, you hurt yourselves and the readers. In what way is this different albeit more extreme of Tibetan monks immolating themselves? I think it is unhelpful to ape other people's reaction to oppression. It's better to find our own unique response given our extraordinary circumstances. For this we need to look no further than our alternative political parties especially the WP. In fact the other political parties are becoming increasingly unlike opposition parties elsewhere. The organization furthest along in adapting to our political landscape is actually our MSM. They were forced to practice that everyday. I am optimistic that given time people will come to recognize that the MSM isn't a simple mouth piece of the government. I wished it could move away faster but that depends on the quality of leadership they have.
Remember just as the historical Venice had to figure out unique responses to survive and thrive, Singapore face the same challenges and opportunities.
I hope folks don't take such measures too far because anger turned inward never helped in the end. There will be no winners. How I wished they are shrewder. Learn from Biology especially the Laws of Natural Selection. If you are more inclined the another way, read Sun Tzu then.
Ok, do whatever you want. Just don't get killed. There are too precious few of you to waste. Anyway in the remote and unfortunate outcome that you all are wasted, all that is needed is time for nature to produce a resilient and unbeatable response. As they say in the market, it is not a matter of winning or losing but the ability to stay in the market that counts. In my view, 'blacking out' is as dumb as the Barisan Socialis once quit parliament. Where are they today? But all was not lost. Nature indeed found a way.
'Patience, my young Padawan'. Don't confuse a marathon for a sprint. Even God usually choose to stand by the door and wait for the prodigal son to return. Well, to make this more accessible and practical - It's hard to learn from old stories, understand the story of Laura Munson. Thatcher's metaphor of running a country as a homemaker runs a household wasn't too far fetched. Lacking wisdom but with plenty of intelligence and support, our admin officers are a confused bunch. And I wonder if the PM really understand the Taoist story of how to cook a small fish.
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