Serious MIW on Brexit.

zeroo said:

BY FREDDIE CAMPION
June 24, 2016, 11:27 am ET

Man, Brexit. So sorry everyone. I mean, what were we thinking? It seemed like a great idea at the time. But now we look at the years of political unrest and global financial turmoil we just unleashed on the rest of the world, and we're starting to think maybe it wasn't such a hot idea.
I mean, we knew David Cameron threatened to resign if we all voted "Leave," but none of us thought he'd actually go ahead and do it. To be honest, as this voter told the BBC, we didn't actually think our votes would, like, count.

This guy's not the only one. I think this woman did a good job explaining how we all feel when she told ITV earlier today we'd do anything for do-over.

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Lohmee said:

I agree with you completely.

Too bad we have lost his visions.

Singapore is being led by blind men now.

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zeroo said:

Once again, Mr Lee Kuan Yew proved to be a man of great wisdom and foresight.

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NaturalAristocratNoHeart said:

The latter will ALWAYS have the "bigger" voice because in any (human) society the poor, the disenfranchised and the have-nots will always form the majority.

I'm just stating the obvious...

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Leongsam said:

The EU brought about a situation where just about anybody could take a short train ride and become "British". Millions of muslims have already done so. The problem is that they took the journey without any intention of adopting the culture of their hosts. Their aim from day one was to take over. If this is allowed to continue, all the bloodshed of the 2 world wars will have come to nought.

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Pinkieslut said:

Ambassador-at-Large Bilahari Kausikan also weighed in on the Brexit vote.

“It isn’t often you see a country commit suicide before your eyes,” said Mr Bilahari to Channel NewsAsia.
“We are also witnessing the tragically irrational consequences of western democracy. The UK is only an example of the dysfunctionality of a system taken to extremes," he added.

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frenchbriefs said:

what if u create a society that is equal?not perfectly equal but as highly equal as possible,like the swiss and the scandinavians.

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scroobal said:

You either did not read his whole message or did not understand it. Its far from narrow minded or bias. Its actually an objective observation and insightful. And the message is also crystal clear. Its obvious that the message is meant not only for ordinary citizens but for his PAP colleagues including those in the cabinet. Its basically a warning. Compare that with the message that PM, Bilahari Kausikan and Tommy Koh sent out. The latter 3 painted the negatives of the exit but did not highlight the causes for the majority of Brtis to go for the exit. Its a first world nation and they are much better educated so why did they go down this path. Tharman messages covers that.

Here is what he is saying
- "Those doing well in their jobs and incomes voting to stay; those who felt they’ve been losing out voted to leave" does this comment not resonate with PMETs and locals not part of the Singapore's economic pie
- "But to tackle it, the politics of the centre must stay connected to the challenges that ordinary people face" - what do up think this means?
- "address their need for jobs and security, and a balance in immigration that preserves a sense of identity." - surely you must at least grasp this?
- " A growing disaffection with the establishment.
- "A weakening of trust and consensus in society, and of the centre in politics."
- "Tackling this without turning inward, and weakening jobs and society further, is the central challenge everywhere." - note the use of the word "further".

Note the points above are all his words.

PM, Bilahari, Tommy etc did not even come close. Anyone in cabinet including the PM will know that the message is for him, the cabinet, the establishment and the PAP / PA machinery.

In summary, he is saying that it is pointless growing the economic pie if we lose our identity, do not in include everyone in society to enjoy that pie etc. Note his warning on immigration. Also more damning is the lost of trust in the establishment by the people. The Brits decided to sacrifice the larger economic pie to regain their identity and reclaim their country from the politicians in which they have lost trust with. All this is mirrored in Singapore and should be obvious.

2 Singapore leaders issued a comment on the same issue within 24 hrs, one the PM and the other the DPM. It does not take much to figure out who is the idiot between the two.

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Pinkieslut said:

... “It isn’t often you see a country commit suicide before your eyes,” said Mr Bilahari ...

Tommy Koh said Mr Cameron had "messed up big time by holding an unnecessary referendum" ...

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garlic said:

Stop at two policy tanked big-time... why no one fark LKY? Pls, when eng eng (free) remind everyone the root cause of the open-leg immi policies was the stop at two shit he caused... once stopped, till now cannot restart...

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ckmpd said:

pap shd just respect what the British voters decide for their country. It has got nothing to do with pap

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mojito said:

I think sinkies in general cannot read between the lines even if you told them straight in the face. That includes many here.

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