RED BEAN on Talking cock about meritocracy

[Confuseous]

Every joker, Sinkie or new Sinkie or non Sinkie, is waving this thing called meritocracy to justify the existence and influx of foreigners into our country. Indeed meritocracy is a pillar in our social economic system, but it must not be taken out of context and spoken in vacuum. There is more to just meritocracy about the people of a country, just like children of a family, there must be a line drawn between us and them, between family and outsiders. Once this line is blurred or removed, meritocracy on its own is treacherous with no other attachments. It becomes hardnosed economics, emotionless, devoid of feelings, ties, attachments, nationhood and other aspirations. Everyone is dispensable if he is not good enough. The concepts of nation, sacrifices, citizenship, NS, defending or dying for a country with little pay or even no pay, will just be degraded to rubbish, irrelevant, stupid and hogwash. It becomes what is the price!

Anyone talking about meritocracy without reference and consideration to the interests of nation and citizens is purely talking cock, talking through his arsehole.

Nationhood, citizenship, the well being of a nation and its people cannot be compromised by simply farting about meritocracy. If meritocracy is the uno factor, then it is rightful to get rid of all the oldies and inepts, the sick and disable, and the unproductive and not so intelligent, those that are not meritocratic.

Any joker talking about meritocracy, please be reminded that this is a country with citizens and the interests of the citizens is top most priority. Meritocracy with no regards to the citizens is as good as survival of the fittest. Let’s be careful in what we are talking about, and know what we are talking about. Meritocracy must also be about citizenship at the same time.

Meritocracy? Would you dump your children for someone more meritocratic because your children are dull, disabled, sick, have Down’s Syndrome or dyslexic or less able?

And make sure we are comparing apple with apple and not apple with potato. The kind of pressure cooker education that our citizens had to go through, the degrees from our world class universities, versus some unknown universities or fake degrees, what kind of meritocracy are these people talking about?


Posted by Chua Chin Leng aka redbean at 2:35 pm

 

[jw5]

Well said redbean.

Btw, I would like to hear Zorro's views on meritocracy.

Since Seinfeld ended, I've been looking around for good comedy.

 

[ZombieFart]

Anyone talking about meritocracy....

Meritocracy depends on whoever that has the power to define what is a merit.

 

[SuperMod]

Meritocracy depends on whoever that has the power to define what is a merit.

Although meritocracy as a term is a relatively recent invention, the concept originates from the works of Han Feizi and Confucius, along with other Legalist and Confucian philosophers. The first meritocracy was implemented in the 2nd century BC, by the Han Dynasty, which introduced the world's first civil service exams evaluating the "merit" of officials.

 

[SuperMod]

Let the whole society be slowly divided into communes of creative people. There is no need for political parties in the world. Every individual should stand on his own merit. And people can choose. Why should there be a political party? There is no reason. If you need a finance minister, all the great experts you have in economics and finance can compete for it, and someone can be chosen for it. There is no need for any party. We should move from party politics to pure individuals , from democracy, from dictatorship, to meritocracy.

Merit should be the only decisive point. And we have so many people of great merit , but they should not become part of a political party, they should not degrade themselves. To become part of a political party is below them to beg for votes and promise you false things which they cannot fulfill. So only the third-class people, very mediocre people, become part of political parties ,the best remain out.