This is the real hard truth of LKY

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From the
time Lee (Kuan Yew) was a schoolboy, his aggressiveness has been the subject of
comment. A story in circulation during the 1960s came from a family source. The
eleven-year-old Harry asked an uncle for one of his canaries. The uncle refused
and thought no more of it until he discovered the dead bird: the boy had pulled
all its feathers out. 'If he could not have it, no one else would.' 'Lee would
hit anybody' was the testimony of another old family friend.

Since coming
to office, Lee has tended to indulge his instinct to bully and demolish. The
need to flee from untenable situations have been reduced and dignified by the
mechanism of physical or mental withdrawal. Power mostly removes the humiliation
of being bested.

Within this dominant characteristic of aggression we may
trace elements of rage, fear and self-aggrandisement. They may be proportionate
to what arouses them, or they may carry an extra force derived from a previous
injury. They make a negotiated settlement so much harder.

Two quite
separate sources related the following story: 'A former Singapore newspaper
proprietor, now retired, was having an audience with Lee and apparently not
toeing the line. Lee leaned over, grabbed him by the collar, and said "I'm a
thug, you're a thug, and as one to another, you'll do what I
say."

------ No Man is an Island, James
Minchin
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[Leongsam]

People like LKY move the human race forward.

 

[GoldenDragon]

People like LKY move the human race forward.

To me, the hard truth is, even LKY cannot escape DEATH.

 

[Tension68]

To me, the hard truth is, even LKY cannot escape DEATH.

True bro.
The only sure and definite thing in life... is DEATH.
It will happen to everyone.. no one escapes death.

 

[Leongsam]

To me, the hard truth is, even LKY cannot escape DEATH.

That's what losers say when they're trying to cheer themselves up.

 

[eatshitndie]

People like LKY move the human race forward.

he definitely contributed to wealth creation and asset enhancement of many sinkies. for that, i can't fault him and must give him credit.

 

[zhihau]

This is the real hard truth of LKY

me think the real hard truth is that he misses KGC badly :o:o:o

 

[Fook Seng]

The hard truth is that he believes strongly in genes but it is genes that have let him down.

 

[wMulew]

Most of U losers would still be miserable and begging for a living if it wasn't for him dragging the country from 3rd world to 1st.

 

[Liquigas]

he definitely contributed to wealth creation and asset enhancement of many sinkies. for that, i can't fault him and must give him credit.

Asset enhancement definitely yes but my pay package stagnant for the past 10 years. Lucky thing is that the 5-room HDB flat I bought 10 years ago for $350K is now worth $700K!

 

[hairylee]

People like LKY move the human race forward.

Yes, and he could not had done it without his cabinet colleagues.
And it is proven that without them he has brought this country backwards.

 

[moolightaffairs]

That's what losers say when they're trying to cheer themselves up.

u r very correct! lets cheer for our emperor lee!

皇上，万岁，万岁，万万岁！

 

[Leongsam]

Yes, and he could not had done it without his cabinet colleagues.
And it is proven that without them he has brought this country backwards.

Technocrats are a dime a dozen.

Visionary leaders come once in a lifetime.

If you take a look at what is happening to Apple without Steve Jobs despite the fact that the team he led to glory is still there, you'll see my point.

 

[moolightaffairs]

Yes, and he could not had done it without his cabinet colleagues.
And it is proven that without them he has brought this country backwards.

its WE the people make all these happened! its your father and mother or even your grand parents made all these happened.
there is a saying about sg. no natural resources, but we got people.

 

[Leongsam]

its WE the people make all these happened! its your father and mother or even your grand parents made all these happened.

Peasants don't make things happen. They're simply digits in the process.

 

[moolightaffairs]

Peasants don't make things happen. They're simply digits in the process.

try do it alone then.

 

[Leongsam]

try do it alone then.

You're confusing leadership with task execution.

 

[Fook Seng]

Asset enhancement definitely yes but my pay package stagnant for the past 10 years. Lucky thing is that the 5-room HDB flat I bought 10 years ago for $350K is now worth $700K!

And that is the reason, asset enhancement coupled with pay stagnantion (usable pay reduction), the basis of the formula that set people thinking that if they were to migrate to another country, they can release the large amount of value that is there in assets which otherwise they cannot realize the value of because they still need a roof above their heads.

It is also this binary policy making (all or nothing and follow the crowd mentality in the government and civil service) that has caused the weird problems that Singapore is experiencing today.

 

[moolightaffairs]

You're confusing leadership with task execution.

what is a leader when the crowd don't follow?
the crowd choose to follow LKY that make him who he is today.
the crowd can choose to follow Lim Chen Siong, lky and pap can go mudland to join DAP.

 

[Leongsam]

what is a leader when the crowd don't follow?
the crowd choose to follow LKY that make him who he is today.

Again you're confusing cause and effect. The crowd had a choice and they chose him over the others because he inspired them the most. That's what leadership is all about.

If you can't grasp this concept, it shows that your IQ is definitely below 120 and you're running the risk of being eliminated.