LKY - Is He National Hero?

[theblackhole]

Re: Low Is Far Worse Than CSJ

Mr Lee Kuan Yew is a Transformational AND Charasmatic great LEADER...

.....Lee displays traits of both a charismatic and transformational leader which could explain why he is such an excellent leader all round. Dubrin et al (2006, p. 97) states that most charismatic leaders are able to inspire and motivate people but aren’t usually capable of bringing about huge changes unlike transformational leaders. As stated before, Lee has transformed Singapore drastically by appealing to his followers’ values and sense of higher purpose to execute his vision for a new and improved Singapore. He was also able to align his vision with his followers .......

 

[theblackhole]

Mr Lee Kuan Yew is SERVANT LEADER....​

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As Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew was a public servant and therefore displays some aspects of a servant leader. Dubrin et al (2006, p. 69) defines a servant leader as someone who, “places service before self-interest.” In the case of Mr Lee, this is true as he has always been concerned with developing his people’s welfare and socioeconomic status, health and education standards.

Lee also “listens first to express confidence in others.” A servant leader will pay attention in order to gain insight to the concerns, requirements and problems in order to decide what course of action to take. As a politician in a democratic society, this is crucial because if Lee ignored the needs of his country he would have be overturned and lost power. The third characteristic is someone who “inspires trust by being trustworthy.” Lee built a foundation of trust early in his political career. He was able to relate to his voters by describing his political party, People’s Action Party as, “beer-swilling bourgeois.” (Wikipedia, 2007, n.p) More importantly, he consistently delivered on his policies. One example was recognising Singapore’s housing problem and solving it. There was a shortage of housing so he organised housing to be built on government owned land and currently, 90% of Singaporeans own their own home as cited by Elegant, Elliot and Smith. (2005, p.38). Dubrin et al (2006, p.69) outlines the fourth characteristic of a servant leader as someone who “focuses on what is feasible to accomplish” and concentrates on the most important issues which means some will be neglected. As Prime Minister, he was responsible for an entire country with a population of over four million so naturally, some issues would be overlooked but he ensured that his people’s interests were placed first and his three main concerns were national security, the economy and social issues. (Wikipedia. 2007, n.p).....

 

[theblackhole]

Mr Lee Kuan Yew is a A Participative Leader​

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Lee’s leadership style is indeed participative as defined by Dubrin et al (2006, p. 75) as, “sharing decision making with group members and working with them side by side.” In this case, Lee’s group included his cabinet and party members, the experts he consulted with, the people of Singapore and many others. It is hard to pin point a specific subtype of participative leadership and he displays all three: Consultative, Consensus and Democratic. As Prime Minister it is improtant to consider other people’s opinions but often he has the power of making the final decision. This is called consultative leadership. A consensus leader will aim to have all members agree on an issue although in Lee’s case, it is virtually impossible as there are so many people involved when making decisions on behalf of the nation. A democratic leader is one who takes a vote on an issue to decide the outcome. The best example of that in Lee’s case is holding a referendum.

 

[theblackhole]

Lee’s Attitudes, Morals and Ethics

Dubrin and Dalglish (2003, p.98) believes that in order to be a good leader, one must set a good moral standard for their people to follow. Morals are defined as, “standards that an individual or group has about what is right and wrong.” (Week 3 lecture slides, 2007). Unlike values which are fluid, morals are fundamental. Josey (1980, p.5) states that Lee is a socialist first and foremost and believes in the importance of freedom, better living and peace. This served as the basis for his vision which is the Singapore we know today. He also believes in the importance of multiculturalism and this is reflected in the nation he has created. According to Contact Singapore (2007, n.p.) the country is made up of 76% Chinese, 13.7% Malay, 8.4% Chinese amd 1.8% Eurasians and other minority groups.

Lee sees the importance of discipline and a good education which is why he has provided a world class education system. Singapore’s Ministry of Education (2007, n.p) states that their education system is recognized throughout the world and provide first class facilities. Josey (1980) describes Lee as a disciplinarian and this comes from his strict childhood where he was subject to corporal punishment and this is reflected in the laws and penalties he has set out for Singapore today. He believes that there is no harm in corporal punishment and credits it to the contribution of his success. Johnson (1999, p.38) stated that in the 1970’s, Lee did not approve of the, “bead-jangling, hirsute, pot-smoking, guitar-strumming hippies” so he banned from entering the country so that they couldn’t influence others and it help to maintain a virtually crime-free country.

Elegant, Elliot and Smith (2005, p.38) describes Lee’s core values as “Confucian Values” and can be summarised as, “a political philosophy that might be loosely summed up as respect for authority and order, while putting the good of society above that of the individual.” These values influence Lee to use a utilitarianism form of decision making as discussed previously.

 

[theblackhole]

Lee’s Strengths and Weaknesses

It is hard to fault Lee which is why he is such an outstanding leader. He has a strong presence, the knowledge and experience and an excellent communicator. A survey conducted by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM, 2007) showed that the top five leadership behaviours/skills identified were:



Performance
Character
Persistence
Adaptability
Flexibility


Lee’s performance record speaks for itself and Smedinghoff (2004, p.9) believes Lee displays excellent character and this is shown through his integrity. He states that, “Lee Kuan Yew's insistence on replicating his integrity was recognised when the Institute for National Development voted Singapore the least corrupt country in Asia, and the seventh least corrupt worldwide.”

Lee is persistent and this is shown through his forty years of service to Singapore. He is also very adaptable as demonstrated through his strength through hard times during the Japanese Occupation of Japan.

Arguably, one of his flaws is his lack of flexibility. Many have argued that his government regime is autocratic. Lee defends himself and has been cited by Elegant et al (2005, p. 38) as saying, "Anybody can join the PAP and change the policy from within," he says. "If you've got a better idea, you come in, you convince us and take over." Afterall, Singapore is a democratic country but the public keep voting to keep him in power and would probably continue to be if he didn’t step down. Shaw (1998, p.29) argues that Lee’s cabinet is handpicked by him which be why so many people think Lee is an autocrat.

He has tough laws including ones on censorship. When Elliot, Abdoolcarim and Elegant (2005, p. 42) confronted him about the ban of a documentary film that was made locally about a Singapore opposition politician he replied, “I would have said, to hell with it. But the censor, the enforcer, he will continue until he is told the law has changed.” However, he did not do anything to change the law.

 

[theblackhole]

Conclusion

Mr Lee Kuan Yew was perhaps speaking about himself when Bawaba (2006, p.1) cited him as saying, "a successful leader is someone who can communicate with the people and identify with their aspirations. He should also be trustworthy and demonstrate a track record of good judgment." His accomplishment and forty year reign in Singapore’s political scene speaks for himself. He is highly regarded by others and this essay has shown that he displays many traits of an exceptional leader. Lee is testimony to show what hard work, perseverance and discipline can achieve.

Lee Kuan Yew has achieved what many world leaders dream of and accomplished this without violence. He is an example of an exemplary leader.

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[escher]

Ha ha ha ha!

Looks like a very raw nerve is touched and stroked by us all here.
Fucking toad LKY sending one of his fucking highly paid maggot aka theblackhole to do damage control.

No less than a division of scholars with dictionaries galore to uphold the greater glory of LKY
Paid by the $$$$ bastard toad LKY screwed from all of us.
Making himself even more despicable than a toad or a cockroach with legs.

Go get your cheebye lky himself here
or he too fucking cowardly to come to SBF?

PUKE

 

[johnny333]

Re: Low Is Far Worse Than CSJ

Like it or not, LKY will go down in history as the founding father of our great nation!

As long as LKY & son are in power don't expect the truth to come out. People are just too afraid to speak out. When LKY ups the lorry I expect more skeletons will be uncovered. Then we'll see just how many extra eggs he & his family have taken

 

[bushtucker]

does a national hero work for the enemy? translator for the japanese!

 

[escher]

does a national hero work for the enemy? translator for the japanese!

I wonder when LKY knew only one language at that time, what the fuck was he translating?

You seen how desperately LKY highly paid mealymouth toady theblackhole tried to cover for his fucking paymaster LKY- of course using our money to pay him,

With reply like
He is also very adaptable as demonstrated through his strength through hard times during the Japanese Occupation of Japan.

I leave aside what fucking Japanese Occupation of Japan as another of the lies of theblackhole whose head is buried in his own arsehole and incapable of even regurgitating what LKY told him to say despite being paid highly.

Which LKY wrote of in his memoirs that he did so that he could eat better and live better! How is that for fucking self interest combined with fucking cowardice? I bet you LKY will think my father was an idiot who ended up with 2 bullets in his upper chest and had to eat tapioca and grass while LKY feasted on roast pork and chicken on his pay as a fucking translator of one language.

What fucking hard times did LKY had during the Japanese Occupation? LKY stated in his memoirs he ate better and lived better!
Is theblackhole telling us that LKY lied in his memoirs?
Or that those two are so full of fucking lies that they do not know what the fuck is the truth anymore.

 

[Sideswipe]

I wonder when LKY knew only one language at that time, what the fuck was he translating?

the Japanese had their own English translators and they would want a Malay to translate Malay, not Chinese LKY. the books told us that those traitors and hanjians were usually given job titles of translators so that they can move around with the Japanese troops without attracting much attentions and suspicions from the local population.

 

[escher]

the japanese had their own english translators and they would want a malay to translate malay, not chinese lky. The books told us that those traitors and hanjians were usually given job titles of translators so that they can move around with the japanese troops without attracting much attentions and suspicions from the local population.

hoi !!! Theblackhole

COME BACK


COME AND GIVE YOUR GLORIFIED ANSWER AS TO WHAT LEE KUAN YEW WAS FUCKING TRANSLATING!

COME WITH MORE QUOTATIONS FROM YOUR CHOICE OF WORDSMITHS TO FURTHER HONOR WHAT LKY WAS DOING IN WW2


Amuse us even more with your fuckedup answers
And do not fuck with your slippage of fingers and LKY will take ruler on your hand for that.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

In case anyone dun already know....
Theblackhole = kopiuncle = geylang uncle = iluvsingapore

 

[syed putra]

joseph stalin was a national hero once. but nobody wants to be associated with him today

 

[escher]

In case anyone dun already know....
Theblackhole = kopiuncle = geylang uncle = iluvsingapore

Lanjiao to all that.
Whatever fuck name that toad want to be called as, that toad can cum.

Not that I think it is just one person, more like a whole fucking team of researchers and garbement skholars.
See the England that they wrote with.
What the fuck having brains and no fucking heart to accept $$$$ robbed from us.
Yes! They followed the footsteps of their fucking master LKY - to eat better and to live better.

Selling their souls for 40 pieces of silver, or gold, or even CEOs positions.
All paid by the $$$$$ screwed and fucked from all of us.

That toady under whatever fuck name can continue to entertain and amuse us all here.
The way he did so in a fucking deluge of verbal diarrhea glorifying his fucking LKY paymaster to kingdom come.

Come back!
Tell us what LKY did translate for Jap Kempeitai, when LKY knew only one fucking language, in WW2 to eat better and to live better.

 

[neddy]

If he is not, then who is Sinkie national hero(es)?

Is Mao Zedong a national hero?

 

[kopiuncle]

In case anyone dun already know....
Theblackhole = kopiuncle = geylang uncle = iluvsingapore

wow! you are a great historian
what a great discovery
geylang uncle is your chokong lah
you and your vulval mouth
and big anal hole...shameful with such ignorance
go and learn from screwball first before you post next time...cheers!

 

[kopiuncle]

Lanjiao to all that.
Whatever fuck name that toad want to be called as, that toad can cum.

Not that I think it is just one person, more like a whole fucking team of researchers and garbement skholars.
See the England that they wrote with.
What the fuck having brains and no fucking heart to accept $$$$ robbed from us.
Yes! They followed the footsteps of their fucking master LKY - to eat better and to live better.

Selling their souls for 40 pieces of silver, or gold, or even CEOs positions.
All paid by the $$$$$ screwed and fucked from all of us.

That toady under whatever fuck name can continue to entertain and amuse us all here......

you are going berserk like that jw5 after being screwed
why so worked up for what
dont sweat the small stuff lah
this is just a cyber forum
you say your piece and i say mine
why the need to kpkb here....cheers!

 

[Reddog]

Is Saddam Hussein a national hero to the Iraqis ?

 

[escher]

Y A W N !!

Fuck off.

Bring back that theblackhole entity.
His England a lot more entertaining then what you hope to be.

You just a smear of shit on the sole of my shoe