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#1
By his own account, Lee Con You marveled at how the Roman Catholic Church could survive almost two thousand years since its founding.
He concluded that its survival had to do something with how the church was governed and sought to transplant it to his political party.
#2
Long before the term "nepo babies" was in vogue, Lee Con You installed his elder son to be the third prime ministar, his younger son to be the CEO of SingTel, his only daughter to be the head of some health institute and his elder daughter-in-law to be CEO of Temasick.
Yes, I am referring to Lee Con You's practice of nepotism.
But did you know that the origin of the word "nepotism" came from the corrupt practice of some popes of the Roman Catholic Church?
This is what Etymology Online has to say about "nepotism":
"favoritism shown to relatives, especially in appointment to high office," 1660s, from French népotisme (1650s), from Italian nepotismo, from nepote "nephew," from Latin nepotem (nominative nepos) "grandson, nephew" (see nephew). Originally, practice of granting privileges to a pope's "nephew" which was a euphemism for his natural son.
Source: https://www.etymonline.com/word/nepotism
For details about "nepotism" and the list of countries that engage in it, see Wikipedia's article by clicking the following link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepotism
(A) One of Pinky's sons didn't have to attend rounds of interview before he was given the job to oversee the department that came up with Trace Together tokens during the Covid-19 pandemic.
(B) Yong Ying I was handed the job of overseeing Infocomm Development Authority without attending any selection interview. She has no formal qualifications in IT. Her father, Yong Pung How, a former Chief Justice, was a good friend of Lee Con You.
By his own account, Lee Con You marveled at how the Roman Catholic Church could survive almost two thousand years since its founding.
He concluded that its survival had to do something with how the church was governed and sought to transplant it to his political party.
#2
Long before the term "nepo babies" was in vogue, Lee Con You installed his elder son to be the third prime ministar, his younger son to be the CEO of SingTel, his only daughter to be the head of some health institute and his elder daughter-in-law to be CEO of Temasick.
Yes, I am referring to Lee Con You's practice of nepotism.
But did you know that the origin of the word "nepotism" came from the corrupt practice of some popes of the Roman Catholic Church?
This is what Etymology Online has to say about "nepotism":
"favoritism shown to relatives, especially in appointment to high office," 1660s, from French népotisme (1650s), from Italian nepotismo, from nepote "nephew," from Latin nepotem (nominative nepos) "grandson, nephew" (see nephew). Originally, practice of granting privileges to a pope's "nephew" which was a euphemism for his natural son.
Source: https://www.etymonline.com/word/nepotism
For details about "nepotism" and the list of countries that engage in it, see Wikipedia's article by clicking the following link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepotism
(A) One of Pinky's sons didn't have to attend rounds of interview before he was given the job to oversee the department that came up with Trace Together tokens during the Covid-19 pandemic.
(B) Yong Ying I was handed the job of overseeing Infocomm Development Authority without attending any selection interview. She has no formal qualifications in IT. Her father, Yong Pung How, a former Chief Justice, was a good friend of Lee Con You.
