Chitchat A new statue of a British colonialist exposes a divide in Singapore

[dr.wailing]

 

[bobby]

A lot of people donch know but before Raffles founded SG he was actually the Lieutenant-Governor of Java….

 

[superpower]

Putting aside the wisdom of glorifying colonialism with its exploitation and repression of native races and their lands to extract immense wealth for the home nation, Stamford Raffles was not the hero he is often made out to be.

By many accounts, he was a pathological liar, sociopath, bully, incompetent nincompoop and shyster that would out many CECA folks to shame. A right arsehole, as the Brits would say.

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https://www.ricemedia.co/current-af...over the island,Raffles: Schemer or Reformer'.

Sir Stamford Raffles Was a Monster. So What?​

by Pan Jie
February 11, 2018

Does the guy praise you in public, only to whisper ‘child-molester’ behind your back? Is he also an incompetent jackass who criticizes everything you do but is incapable of owning his own mistakes?

If the answer is ‘yes’, take heart because William Farquhar had such a boss too. His name was no other than Sir Stamford Raffles—full-time national hero and part-time sociopath.

Although Raffles is celebrated for ‘founding’ modern Singapore, historical records show that he was also an asshole, a hypocrite, a pathological liar, a pimp, and a moron who was incapable of managing a Gong Cha outlet, let alone Singapore.

This is the conclusion that readers may draw from Nadia H. Wright’s recently-published book “William Farquhar and Singapore: Stepping out from Raffles’ Shadow”. By celebrating Raffles’s deputy William Farquhar, Ms Wright inadvertently sheds new light on just how much of a prick Singapore’s founder was.

 

[Loofydralb]

SG now would be better off being a British colony rather than be ruled by PAP.

 

[dirtywoman]

Then R.I. students are all assholes?

 

[dr.wailing]

Then R.I. students are all assholes?

I was told that R.I. stands for Rotten Idiots, yes?

 

[laksaboy]

Ignore the barkings of the libtards at the Jew York Times.

Those so-called journalists were responsible for the communists and BLM trash taking down 'racist' Confederate statues in America.

 

[dirtywoman]

I was told that R.I. stands for Rotten Idiots, yes?

R.A.F.F.U.C.K. RAFFUCK RAFFUCK ALL THE WAY!

 

[syed putra]

It's just PAP humiliating malays by honouring raffles the guy who brought in coolies by the millions and eventually overwhelming the malays.

 

[oliverlee]

He was the original scout for the freemasons who scouted for a beacon for their empire building in this part of the world

 

[Pinkieslut]

Why not put statue of Lao Lee? Or CECA prince Sang Nila Utama?

 

[syed putra]

Why not put statue of Lao Lee? Or CECA prince Sang Nila Utama?

Sang nila utama is not a ceca name.

 

[Truthspeak]

A lot of people donch know but before Raffles founded SG he was actually the Lieutenant-Governor of Java….

He was a freemason

 

[bobby]

He was the original SPG fucker….

 

[eatshitndie]

in sg angmoh is da best! many spgs willing and waiting with wet labia.

 

[Pinkieslut]

He was the original SPG fucker….

Did he up local Minahs, Cantonese whores or nonyas?

 

[dirtywoman]

It's just PAP humiliating malays by honouring raffles the guy who brought in coolies by the millions and eventually overwhelming the malays.

why don't u march to Istana and protest?

 

[red amoeba]

Our slave masters aren’t the British. It’s the men in white. Pls wake up.

 

[dirtywoman]

Our slave masters aren’t the British. It’s the men in white. Pls wake up.

MiWs more despicable than colonial masters. This is true.

 

[Sideswipe]

SG embrace colonialism past shamelessly.