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No mention of Sporns being discriminated against in their own cuntry while having to risk their lives in NS + Reserve Service While 1 Familee of Sell Cuntry Thieves lavish freebies on FTrash to perpetuate 1-Familee Rule.
Jul 23, 2010
Vital to keep S'pore colour-blind
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BRAVO to Ms Radha Basu for her stand against bigotry and xenophobia on Tuesday ('Counter anti-foreigner talk').
I am proud to live, work and pay my taxes in Singapore.
I have met many expatriates who tell me they prefer Hong Kong. I always invite them to come down to Singapore for a while. Sure, we have cleaner streets, lower crime and high living standards, but what sets Singapore apart is its status as the most multicultural, diverse and tolerant city in all of Asia.
This is not to say the number of foreign workers should not be carefully monitored, or if necessary, restricted.
Having said that, the presence of foreign workers here should not be used to justify the uglier parts of human nature.
In most parts of the world, bigotry, small-mindedness, ethnic violence and dull monoculturalism are sadly the norm. In many European countries, second generation immigrant children refuse to identify with the land they are born in.
Even in the United States, a history of slavery had created deep racial scars, which are slowly healing.
Former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt once acknowledged Europe's failure to create multicultural societies.
He also mentioned Singapore as the one country where multiculturalism flourishes. Social pluralism is a proud, defining feature of this young, promising country.
We need more of Ms Basu's ideas and experiences in the hearts and minds of every Singaporean - and anyone who wishes to live here.
Eric J. Brooks
Jul 23, 2010
Vital to keep S'pore colour-blind
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BRAVO to Ms Radha Basu for her stand against bigotry and xenophobia on Tuesday ('Counter anti-foreigner talk').
I am proud to live, work and pay my taxes in Singapore.
I have met many expatriates who tell me they prefer Hong Kong. I always invite them to come down to Singapore for a while. Sure, we have cleaner streets, lower crime and high living standards, but what sets Singapore apart is its status as the most multicultural, diverse and tolerant city in all of Asia.
This is not to say the number of foreign workers should not be carefully monitored, or if necessary, restricted.
Having said that, the presence of foreign workers here should not be used to justify the uglier parts of human nature.
In most parts of the world, bigotry, small-mindedness, ethnic violence and dull monoculturalism are sadly the norm. In many European countries, second generation immigrant children refuse to identify with the land they are born in.
Even in the United States, a history of slavery had created deep racial scars, which are slowly healing.
Former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt once acknowledged Europe's failure to create multicultural societies.
He also mentioned Singapore as the one country where multiculturalism flourishes. Social pluralism is a proud, defining feature of this young, promising country.
We need more of Ms Basu's ideas and experiences in the hearts and minds of every Singaporean - and anyone who wishes to live here.
Eric J. Brooks