Black shirt it is.

I shed no tears whenever fellow Singaporeans complain about the high cost of living, how there are too many foreigners etc..

Singaporeans deserve it for their inaction and if you die poor,tired and hungry, you only have yourselves to blame.

I believe the 33.4% will support if they are “aware.”
Base on the number of voters from the last elections, it can add up to > 100,000 people. Hopefully there will be some from the 66.6% who share the same sentiments.

The simple act of wearing BLACK for the entire day is a test for Singaporeans to bond with each other. There is not much time left to 9th Aug.

I believe it is better to have tried and failed, than failing to try.
Only way to find out about ourselves as Singaporeans.

still have lots of time till national day, let’s do it . i going to tell all my friends and supporter. as for the amanda baby, we have more than enough people & reason to drown her & her way of thinking. let’s rock on national day…… black celebration

There are enough volunteers helping out at grassroots level , are you one of them ? I have been at it for a long time because I will never forget my past.

Most of us are not that well off to increase our donations to the poor. What about you ? I know our ministers have plenty and there is the exorbitant reserves they have bragging about. Time to show us the money, at least a little of it, right amanda ?

Some of the folks out there are doing 2 jobs to pay the bills and there is only 24 hours in a day . Are you making a lot of money ? Perhaps you can advise the readers how to do so, since you sound so smart.

Foreigners have been invited in abundance by the government and it is extremely difficult for locals to compete with them in certain low skill jobs. Singaporeans have to match them in every category, like staying in a room with 5 to 10 other people and make do with the same pay. Can you honestly agree that Singaporeans should regress back to living in 3rd world conditions because that is what it takes to be better than the foreigners, working harder with lower wages.

Perhaps you have some smart suggestions for the middle age beer ladies working in some kopitiams on how they can be better than the younger China women. How about the elderly folks working in food courts clearing tables, or elderly folks in charge of public toilets ? Mind you , most of them can be my parents. Should they hold 2 jobs or perhaps work overtime if they need more money to pay their bills ? Or do you have some smart suggestion as to how they can upgrade their skills ?

Personally I think you should drop by and chat with some of them and ask those elderly folks what they think. Those elderly folks are gainfully employed BUT there are some collecting cans and card boxes etc,etc who will be grateful to your smart suggestions on how they can increase their collection and make more money.

When the day this government implements a policy to draft all the able young ladies for NS with similar conditions and pay , I believe many men will change their mindset. lol
They will love your company .

For example, if you think that the poor people need your time, go volunteer at the grass roots level.

If you think that poor people need your money, go donate $.

if you think that the cost of living is too high, make more money.

If you think that Foreigners are stealing your jobs, please become better than them. I have firm believe in Singapore’s meritocracy.

If you think NS is a problem, change your mindset.

Tell me, amanda, what other choices do we have all these years? Protests are really bad for Singapore’s image as a peaceful nation? Is silent protest(wearing black) classified as “NOT PEACEFUL” to get the message across. Tell me the reasons why most people are not happy over the relentess rising cost of living in Singapore. Are you one of the unhappy people? Many from the outside world thought Singapore is a paradise city, the many foreigners I met had the same vision but then these people did not realised how unhappy (most)Singaporean over the govt. policies imposed on us.

I am glad that we have the same idea. But I think BLACK is more appropriate because WHITE is the official colour of the ruling party. The contrast is important to enhance the visual impact.

I like your idea of the people doing it everyday to get the message across. There are so many people who are affected by the ‘bloody’ policies. Surely they can support such a cause.

Take the simple act of wearing BLACK as a symbol of mourning for the country.

Your suggestion is quite similar to mine which I did mentioned in the

“The relentless rising cost of living in Singapore”

aquarius on June 26th, 2008 4.28 am

“The people are the real power – they have to find out this power themselves and excercise them responsibly.”

“Perhaps, it’s time to feedback effectively to have a silent protest, everyone plays his/her part as Singaporean by wearing white & black(attire) everyday to send the message across. We, and I believe, most people are unhappy over the relentless rising cost of living in Singapore now.”

Do you think Singaporeans have the courage to do so as what you have suggested? Unlike HKG. I doubt so, only the SDP.

Those who feel hard done by the government’s policies should collectively do so. There is no necessity to gather in any specific location, just go about your normal routine, even watching the parade. Let us see for ourselves whether Singaporeans can do something as simple as this.

What do you guys feel about this ?

Ignorance of the law is no excuse – this is a fundamental premise of the law. Therefore even if the Myanmarese claim not to know the law they can still be charged. This principle applies in all situations… it is not dependant on any wording of the statute.

However there is a defence which allows for some ignorance; the defence of mistake of fact – s.76 of the Penal Code. The person must reasonably believe that his actions are justified by law. This defence is more onerous then simple ignorance.

Andrew,

thats a very intersting comparison you made. Under the Constitution the Prosecution is given the discretion to bring charges. This discretion is quite broad and there appear to be no guidelines. The exercise of such discretion is the reason why TBT is charged and the Myanmarese are not. Perhaps the AG’s Chambers thought that the Myanmarese did not deserve to be charged and exercise their discretion. For whatever reason.

So with regard to the two situations it is the same. If arresting the Burmese brings more benefit than cost then they will do it. But in this case, it brings more cost than benefit, so no deal. Alternatively, the reward of arresting the SDP brings more reward than cost, from the govt point of view. So deal.

It is as simple as that. This is how our govt works. So if you want to change their mind, you have to up their cost and minimise their reward.