Do you think Hong Lin Park aka Speaker's Corner will be closed down.

[lifeafter41]

Recently we are seeing a lot of activities at Hong Lin Park, with Lehman Brothers debacle, DBS High Notes etc.

Are Singaporean finally having the courage to speak out and pour out their greivances to whatever is the high handedness of the establishment, such as the banks, power generation companies, transport companies, etc.

What about the recent announced hike of the power tariffs rate, and even EMA have come out defending the Power generation companies and now you even got SP telling Singaporean it's not their problem.

Are we seeing a shift in the people's perception that the Government is not about the people, for the people, but their only the bottomline aka Singapore Inc.

 

[Bigfuck]

Please close it! This is the best season to do so.

 

[theblackhole]

yes please close the corner before it becomes the speaker's tombstone.

 

[cass888]

Are Singaporean finally having the courage to speak out and pour out their greivances to whatever is the high handedness of the establishment, such as the banks, power generation companies, transport companies, etc.

Don't talk rot lah. People go down because it's something they actually CARE about.

Small things like bus fares, electricity bills don't hurt the majority of the population much.

 

[lifeafter41]

Don't talk rot lah. People go down because it's something they actually CARE about.

Small things like bus fares, electricity bills don't hurt the majority of the population much.

Not when you are the sole breadwinner, with three schooling kids and a mortgage on the pigeon hole for the next 15 to 20 years and the majority of the population (70 to 80%) stays in the pigeon hole.

 

[imperialarms]

never forget tat we are sinkies, jsut complain a bit can liao, dont do toomuch or wait got trouble

 

[cass888]

Not when you are the sole breadwinner, with three schooling kids and a mortgage on the pigeon hole for the next 15 to 20 years and the majority of the population (70 to 80%) stays in the pigeon hole.

I said MAJORITY of Singaporeans. Not the 20% who voted for the reCHEEme. The 80% may have a tough life but they do not live from hand to mouth.

 

[kuntakinte]

A shift in people's perception ? Nah... pappies will never, they loved being sodomized by PAP over and over again. If PAP is gone one day, they will be very sad and may attempt suicide !! Being sodomized has been part of their life.

In any case, it is a good lesson for those moronic Sinkies that believe in the gahment and the local newspapers wholesale.

Sadly, some morons are still in wonderland !!

Recently we are seeing a lot of activities at Hong Lin Park, with Lehman Brothers debacle, DBS High Notes etc.

Are Singaporean finally having the courage to speak out and pour out their greivances to whatever is the high handedness of the establishment, such as the banks, power generation companies, transport companies, etc.

What about the recent announced hike of the power tariffs rate, and even EMA have come out defending the Power generation companies and now you even got SP telling Singaporean it's not their problem.

Are we seeing a shift in the people's perception that the Government is not about the people, for the people, but their only the bottomline aka Singapore Inc.

 

[Leongsam]

Recently we are seeing a lot of activities at Hong Lin Park,

I think it should be closed immediately to the nip the problem of "people speaking out" at the bud!

We can't have people "speaking out" whenever they aren't happy about something. It would destroy the fabric of society.

One only has to remember the riots and unrest of the 50s and 60s to realise the importance of maintaining order and harmony in multiracial Singapore. Meetings at Hong Lim to discuss High Notes/Minibonds could easily turn into something far more ugly when the crowd realises that 99% of the victims of this sorry saga are all Chinese!

All it would take would be for a small minority in the crowd to play the race card and mayhem could ensue!

I say shut Hong Lim park down immediately for the greater good of Singapore society.

To those who may think I'm scaremongering, here's some stark reminders of what can go wrong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Race_Riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_middle_schools_riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Hertogh_riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hock_Lee_bus_riots

 

[imperialarms]

I think it should be closed immediately to the nip the problem of "people speaking out" at the bud!

We can't have people "speaking out" whenever they aren't happy about something. It would destroy the fabric of society.

One only has to remember the riots and unrest of the 50s and 60s to realise the importance of maintaining order and harmony in multiracial Singapore. Meetings at Hong Lim to discuss High Notes/Minibonds could easily turn into something far more ugly when the crowd realises that 99% of the victims of this sorry saga are all Chinese!

All it would take would be for a small minority in the crowd to play the race card and mayhem could ensue!

I say shut Hong Lim park down immediately for the greater good of Singapore society.

To those who may think I'm scaremongering, here's some stark reminders of what can go wrong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Race_Riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_middle_schools_riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Hertogh_riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hock_Lee_bus_riots

then it is best we dont create trouble..i dont want to hide under burnt cars

 

[myo539]

I think it should be closed immediately to the nip the problem of "people speaking out" at the bud! We can't have people "speaking out" whenever they aren't happy about something. It would destroy the fabric of society.

Well said, Sam! I will take your opinion at face value - there is no sense of sarcasm in your post, is there?

However, I do not agree with you that Hong Lim Park should be closed - it will close on its own or become moribund in no time - as before.

Like many other attractions in Singapore - when Sporeans smell something new, they will flock there by the hundreds. After sometime they grow bored and tired of it and look for another new opening to fly to. If they can't find one, then they will KPKB that Singapore is a boring place and flock to another country to boast about what Singapore has (yes those very attractions that they grew tired of).

That is another of the Spore syndrome after the Kiasu mentality ingrained in most Singaporeans I observed.

 

[masgnoeL]

Hong Lim Park, like Geylang Red Light District, serve the same purpose, legitimately.

It allows an avenue for people who needs to let off steam, de-stress, for passion and anger.

You go to Hong Lim Park for redress and Geylang to undress.

 

[theblackhole]

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You go to Hong Lim Park for redress and Geylang to undress.

good one! you go to parliament for wat? sleepdress?

 

[masgnoeL]

good one! you go to parliament for wat? sleepdress?

There is already a word for it. It's call "wayang". Can't change that.

 

[tomoko]

Before they close, they will swop in with ISA first, then only they shut down

 

[jw5]

Recently we are seeing a lot of activities at Hong Lin Park, with Lehman Brothers debacle, DBS High Notes etc.

Are Singaporean finally having the courage to speak out and pour out their greivances to whatever is the high handedness of the establishment, such as the banks, power generation companies, transport companies, etc.

What about the recent announced hike of the power tariffs rate, and even EMA have come out defending the Power generation companies and now you even got SP telling Singaporean it's not their problem.

Are we seeing a shift in the people's perception that the Government is not about the people, for the people, but their only the bottomline aka Singapore Inc.

Sinkies only complain when their own money is involved.
They couldn't care less if it involved other people, even if there was gross injustice.

 

[Goh Meng Seng]

Sinkies only complain when their own money is involved.
They couldn't care less if it involved other people, even if there was gross injustice.

Dear JW5,

Be patient. Step by step. We got to start somewhere, isn't it? I guess this issue is a very good start.

Goh Meng Seng

 

[lifeafter41]

Sinkies only complain when their own money is involved.
They couldn't care less if it involved other people, even if there was gross injustice.

Noted some of the people was not involved in the debacle, also start to speak up.

The way I see it. its starting to get interesting.......

 

[cass888]

Sinkies only complain when their own money is involved.
They couldn't care less if it involved other people, even if there was gross injustice.

See? Singaporeans are not as docile as you make them out to be. They just don't care, that's all.