Chitchat PAP Lawrence: "If I'd known, I would hav done things differently." What Would Oppies Have Done Differently If They Had The Powers Of Hindsight?

[JohnTan]

"Unfortunately, we do not have the luxury of the benefit of hindsight."

In a press conference on Apr. 9, Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong said that if he had known about how cases in foreign worker dormitories would later "explode" into big clusters, he would have done things differently.

Wong was responding to a question asking if there anything that could have been done to avoid having to quarantine thousands of migrant workers.

Cases in dormitories becoming large clusters
"The virus is moving so quickly. If I'd known, I would have done things differently. But no one can tell the next step."

Wong said that it was a very "unpredictable" situation where the virus spreads very quickly.

He pointed out that previously, there have been cases in foreign worker dormitories. However, they "never exploded into big clusters."

"But this time it happened," he said.

Wong also explained that a single lapse by an individual who continues to go to work, and interact with others, can easily end up spreading the virus to many others.

He emphasised a need for a proper system to screen these foreign workers, and separate the sick from the healthy.

To contain the spread of the virus across the dormitories, Wong said that they have to put in all the resources they can muster.

Covid-19 update on Apr. 9
On Apr. 9, the Ministry of Health announced a record 287 new cases of Covid-19 infections in Singapore. This is the highest daily jump to date.

Over 200 of the new cases are linked to foreign workers residing in dormitories.

At a press conference on Apr. 9, Director of Medical Services Kenneth Mak also announced that they have established preliminary links between the Mustafa cluster, the Project Glory construction site, and five foreign worker dormitories (including S11 Dormitory).

The total number of cases in Singapore stands at 1,910, as of 12pm on Apr. 9.

https://mothership.sg/2020/04/lawrence-wong-do-things-differently-foreign-workers/

 

[SBFNews]

No need to wear mask lah. Cockup.

Then why your Josephine Teo chobolan since January? Fucking common sense will tell you Dorms, little india area and Mustafa are high risk zones. NOTHING WAS DONE FOR 2 PLUS MONTHS. NOTHING! ZILCH!

 

[Chase]

The consensus in our forum (except Boss Sam) was to shutdown schools after the Lunar New Year holidays and shutdown non-essential parts of the economy. Instead our citizens were also mocked by our ministers for being xia suay, kiasi for wearing masks and stocking up supplies.

I want to tell our leadership this, "Don't Judge". Your wrong priorities (over economic cost) and arrogance caused this meltdown. A responsible citizen will stock up gradually and not just depend on government handouts like the foreign workers which our country is now babysitting (due to years of neglect by MOM). Like an authoritarian state, our country went on to lose common sense in the past 2-3 months and kids were strongly discouraged by teachers from wearing masks in school.

Finally, I want to say, it is worrying that our well-paid leadership has been behind the curve all these while.

 

[cowbellc]

if you don’t have the luxury of hindsight, you must step down.
we cannot entrust the country future to you.

 

[A Singaporean]

What kind fucking excuse is this? You job to anticipate what could happen. If you cannot do the job please resign. Overpaid bastard.

 

[Confuseous]

if you don’t have the luxury of hindsight, you must step down.
we cannot entrust the country future to you.

That is why people like him and Grace Fu are so lowly paid, in their own eyes.

 

[po2wq]

u r paid highly 4 ur job ... u r supposed 2 b a massif talen, big deal ...

wen u cant even anticipate problems, u r no betta dan any peasant ... u r simply ordinary, overpaid n unfit 4 ur job ...

 

[JohnTan]

If I had the power of hindsight, I would have pressured PAP leaders to ban all overseas sinkies and jiuhukias from entering. CECA foreign talent should be allowed back in, since they are brahmin talent.

 

[cowbellc]

That is why people like him and Grace Fu are so lowly paid, in their own eyes.

we give them the mandate to bring our country forward. If they cannot solve this, how are we going to entrust them to bring us out of any uncertainty?
He must step down

“I was also troubled by the apparent over-confidence of a generation that has only known stability, growth and prosperity. I thought our people should understand how vulnerable Singapore was and is, the dangers that beset us, and how we nearly did not make it.”
― Lee Kuan Yew, The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew

 

[bobby]

If you are paid $m...you are supposed to know everything.

 

[SBFNews]

If you are paid $m...you are supposed to know everything.

She cho bo lan since jan 2020.
bloody like a old vase in the task force
knnbccb, fucking useless minister Josephine teo

 

[Xisiqomelir]

No hindsight?

I guess I forgot SARS happened in the future and not 2003.

 

[yinyang]

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Might as well pay a dog to be a minister la. What’s the point of hindsight .... should have, could have blah blah blah

 

[nayr69sg]

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I am still waiting for the USS and Singapore Zoo clusters.

 

[laksaboy]

Even if he had known (big if), his master was singing an entirely different tune, and I doubt he would challenge him.

So spare us the good cop vs bad cop routine, talk hindsight out of your own backside etc.

 

[laksaboy]

I am still waiting for the USS and Singapore Zoo clusters.

If I remember correctly, the Jurong Bird Park will move to Mandai this year.
If the virus spreads to the birds and those birds fly around...

 

[nayr69sg]

If I remember correctly, the Jurong Bird Park will move to Mandai this year.
If the virus spreads to the birds and those birds fly around...

Already started liao

 

[spotter542]

Where the cunning looking Ong Ye Kung ?
Hiding under his wife's skirt ?

 

[rocket]

I am still waiting for the USS and Singapore Zoo clusters.

Uss and zoo should be no.
But ikea and Mustafa