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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Nobel laureate's gentle reminder to PAP</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right>
Subscribe </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>Guestman551 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>12:43 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 1) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>24120.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>Mr Wole Soyinka,75, the first African to win the Nobel prize in Literature, is widely revered as one of the finest writers alive of English prose and poetry. He was in town to grace various events organised by the University of Singapore's Department of English Language and Literature. In 1993, he was sentenced to death by the Nigeria's military ruler Sani Abacha for 'treason' but fled to US. He is now a creative writing don at universities in Las Vagas and Los Angeles. Here are some of his thought provoking views on Singapore and the world:
On Singapore: I find it well laid-out, very orderly with a kind of antiseptic atmosphere.
On The problem with mass migrations: If the government truly cares for its own people, it will realise that there's a real problem if its people are going out in droves.
On The solidarity of evil: It's what I call many leaders who are themselves criminals in their own territories.
On Anyone who defends errant leaders: Stop playing the game of We versus Them. The only 'versus' that has any meaning is freedom versus power.
On The worth of freedom: Without it, people are caged animals, and human has not yet progressed.
On What he tells those who tolerate leaders who are criminals: Why are you saying this over dead bodies, the tortured, mutiliated, raped itizens, your own people?
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On Singapore: I find it well laid-out, very orderly with a kind of antiseptic atmosphere.
On The problem with mass migrations: If the government truly cares for its own people, it will realise that there's a real problem if its people are going out in droves.
On The solidarity of evil: It's what I call many leaders who are themselves criminals in their own territories.
On Anyone who defends errant leaders: Stop playing the game of We versus Them. The only 'versus' that has any meaning is freedom versus power.
On The worth of freedom: Without it, people are caged animals, and human has not yet progressed.
On What he tells those who tolerate leaders who are criminals: Why are you saying this over dead bodies, the tortured, mutiliated, raped itizens, your own people?
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