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A foreigner has written in to complain about the lack of a foreigners-only queue at a local Singapore bank. The foreigner had tried to remit money to his family in Manila but ended up being unable to do so because of the long queue. He demands that the Singapore government open a separate queuing system for foreigners at major banks and other companies so as to cater to the large foreign population in Singapore. According to the reader, Singapore must allow foreigners in for its survival and so these foreigners should be treated better.
I wonder what our local human rights activists like Jolovan Wham, Kirsten Han, Shelley Thio, Vincent Wijeysingha, etc, have to say about such a letter.They have always cautioned Singaporeans from adopting a "them versus us" mentality toward foreigners. They have collectively denounced the policies that foreigners pay higher school fees or pay more taxes, saying that these policies create a division that makes foreigners feel alienated.
Now that a foreigner has suggested a foreigner-only queue what next? Foreigner only toilets? Foreigner only train carriages? What do our local activists haver say? Are they going to tell this foreigner not to develop a "them versus us" mentality?
Bunch of fucking hypocrites