Correcting PM Lee’s pioneer package address

[Confuseous]

PM Lee referred to his father LKY as Singapore’s founding prime minister. But Singapore has no founding prime minister for neither 1959 nor 1965 were founding years but the years we attained total internal self-government and independence respectively. We have only one founder – Sir Stamford Raffles, whose name is behind the school that educated LKY, PM Lee’s father.

I refer to the 10 Feb 2014 Straits Times report “PM Lee outlines health-care package for 450,000 pioneers”.

PM Lee reportedly paid tribute to those who were at least 16 years old in 1965 as the pioneers who built the Singapore nation from its infancy. But the Singapore of 1965 had been thriving and prospering for 146 years already since 1819 and not at all at infancy.

First generation of Singaporeans
PM Lee thanked this first generation of Singaporeans. But the generation of 1965 wasn’t the first generation of Singaporeans. Generations of Singaporeans have existed since colonial times as these letters attest to:

http://trulysingapore.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/correcting-pm-lees-pioneer-package-address/

 

[halsey02]

His world began, when daddy created that WORLD...and that is 1965. PAP is the world...

 

[laksaboy]

What he's saying is telling the old folks peasants out there to be grateful for their Pioneer Package, for LKY is the pioneer of pioneers.

The pappies are indoctrinating your kids in school with revisionist nonsense.

 

[Leongsam]

This guy obviously does not know that Singapore was nothing more than swampland and a handful of fishing villages when LKY took the helm.

 

[The_Hypocrite]

If u believe tat..u must b a bigger retard than I thought..

This guy obviously does not know that Singapore was nothing more than swampland and a handful of fishing villages when LKY took the helm.

 

[kaipoh]

Many swamplands also turned to be modern, developed 1st world countries without LKY. Classic example NZ. it situated in the middle of a deep ocean, volcanic and earthquake belt it has became so good that even Boss, the wisest man, you quit Sg and decided to to spend you twilight there. Action better than speak.

This guy obviously does not know that Singapore was nothing more than swampland and a handful of fishing villages when LKY took the helm.

 

[Leongsam]

If u believe tat..u must b a bigger retard than I thought..

Well said. I have added to your points.

 

[batman1]

LKY is the mother of all pioneers....

 

[The_Hypocrite]

Comparing the Past (Old Guard Era) and the Present day (Pinky Era). I realise Singapore did damn well in the past was due to Goh Keng Swee and not old fart. If Old fart was that good,,we would not be in the mess we are in now,,,

Many swamplands also turned to be modern, developed 1st world countries without LKY. Classic example NZ. it situated in the middle of a deep ocean, volcanic and earthquake belt it has became so good that even Boss, the wisest man, you quit Sg and decided to to spend you twilight there. Action better than speak.

 

[Leepotism]

LKY is the mother of all pioneers....

He's probably the only person in the world who successfully legalised corruption.

 

[borom]

“ History is written by the victors.” ......... Winston Churchill

That is why it is important to have regular changes of government so that no particular story, I mean history get entrenched.
Strange that a country that claimed its universities are highly ranked/"world class" have academics that are eerily quiet and have no opinions on politics/public policies?

 

[AtleticoMadrid]

What about the younger generation?