Like I've said, the prevention of the spread of armed insurgency to Singapore was important, as CPM considered Singapore to be part of Malaya and therefore under their "jurisdiction". However, it never happened. The pre-emption was a credit to Lee Kuan Yew, I've admiringly conceded, but not him alone. My point is, whoever opposed him politically thereafter till he relinquished his premiership in the early 90s, he branded them as communist or marxist. Do you really believe Lim Ching Siong, Tan Wah Piow, Chia Thye Poh, Vincent Cheng, Francis Seow et al are communits or marxists? Last twist some 10 years ago was the branding of Tang Liang Hong as "Chinese chauvism" since the "brand-names" of communist and marxist have fallen out of vogue and credibility with the collapse of the USSR and the opening up of the PRC. You admire him for that?