It is naïve to assume that all human beings can be trusted to do the right thing, and that we should appeal to the public by their conscience and sense of fairness. While it is ideal to strive towards a kinder and gentler society, Singaporeans must be made to realise the world is actually very brutal.

Why is Singapore schizophrenic? To me, it is both a modern-day wonder and an insane attempt to push the boundary of human sociology, political science and human ingenuity.

With a population of 4.6 million and no natural resources, Singapore is like a 3,000m-tall giant inverted pyramid balancing precariously on a ridiculously small footprint of less than 700 sq km. To further create instability and complexity, the population is a mixture of races, religions and cultures due to its historical immigrant origins.

In some ways, Singapore's few short decades of peace may bring hope to a millennium of violence in Jerusalem.

On the contrary, I feel Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is very optimistic when he said recently that Singapore can be unscrambled in just five years.

With modern telecommunications and banking infrastructure, trillions of dollars can be transferred out of Singapore in an instant if the current leaders and their policies change overnight.

Singapore's economy can become an empty shell within weeks. The grim reality is that global financial investors would have no qualms in rendering us incapacitated in this fiercely competitive world.

In many ways, Singapore is a failure due to its own success. Thanks to its ability to provide housing, work opportunities and good economic growth year after year in a First World environment, it is no wonder that most Singaporeans, especially those born after 1965, have bred a false sense of security, thinking modern Singapore is a creation by mother nature.

Recently, opposition politician Tan Lead Shake made headlines after a tragic event in his family. But what chills the bones is the fact that in the past three elections, an average of more than 20 per cent of the electorate voted for him or anyone else who stood for election with little consideration of his credentials or abilities.

Will Singapore last as long as the 3,000-year-old Great Pyramids of Giza? Very unlikely, when civilisations in history last an average of less than 500 years.

But the real answer lies not just in our children but in the choice we make now to ensure a better future for them now.

Syu Ying Kwok

It is naïve to assume that all human beings can be trusted to do the right thing [Very true. Some human beings can't be trusted to do the right thing. Some people, for instance, voluntarily allow their brains to be washed and their intelligence to be eaten by maggots.  . . . (Poor maggots. They're experiencing a famine.)], and that we should appeal to the public by their conscience and sense of fairness. While it is ideal to strive towards a kinder and gentler [Don't plagiarize other people's words!] society, Singaporeans must be made [sounds violent!] to realise the world is actually very brutal. [I assume that you are a Singaporean too. So don't blame Molly for showing you how brutal she, being part of the world, is. So don't complain if I use harsh words on you or inform you that no self-respecting paper in the world will publish a letter of this quality. It is best folded and kept.  . . . In a tin of assorted nuts. Next to a tin of assaulted crackers.]

Why is Singapore schizophrenic? To me, it [it =?] is both a modern-day wonder and an insane attempt to push the boundary of human sociology, political science and human ingenuity. [???? To me, it's a modern-day horror and an hysterical attempt to push the boundaries of human tolerance for oppression till humans eventually become  . . . for lack of a better word, nuts.]

With a population of 4.6 million and no natural resources, Singapore is like a 3,000m-tall giant inverted pyramid balancing precariously on a ridiculously small footprint of less than 700 sq km. [Gosh, who was the idiot who wanted to add on to the top and make the population 6 million.] To further create ["To further create"?? This sounds intentional. Who's the mastermind?] instability and complexity, the population is a mixture of races, religions and cultures due to its historical immigrant origins. [What's so unstable and complex about having just that few races and religions? Oh yes, I forgot. What isn't complex to those who have the cognitive faculties of my favorite farm animal--I actually mean one that has become a can of luncheon meat.]

In some ways, Singapore's few short decades of peace may bring hope to a millennium of violence in Jerusalem. [Huh?! Context, please? ST editors, did you cut away some text?]

On the contrary [contrary to?], I feel Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is very optimistic when he said recently that Singapore can be unscrambled in just five years. [Well, even 5 seconds is within 5 years. You didn't understand your god's revelations too well. In any case, don't worry. The army--the professional conscript army--will step in if something freakish happens. Somehow. You can be pretty sure that, somehow, the army will be mobilized by those who have lost power through elections. Somehow.]

With modern telecommunications and banking infrastructure, trillions of dollars can be transferred out of Singapore [wherever to? I thought it would be easier for the corrupt ones to just entitle to disgusting salaries instead.) in an instant if the current leaders and their policies change overnight. [With all due respect to the current leadership, may I know what makes you think that the same will not happen if the current leaders remain or if they are succeeded by their chosen ones? Are you saying that the PAP and only the PAP is made up of incorruptible politicians?? And all others, from Sylvia Lim to Chee Soon Juan, are prone to transferring "trillions of dollars" out of Singapore?]

Singapore's economy can become an empty shell within weeks. The grim reality is that global financial investors would have no qualms in rendering us incapacitated in this fiercely competitive world. [So... Let the PAP hegemony continue for eternity in case  . . . in case the penguins in Antarctica decide to migrate to Sentosa to escape global warming.]

In many ways, Singapore is a failure due to its own success. Thanks to its ability to provide housing [to those who can afford it], work opportunities [for talented foreigners] and good economic growth [that benefits the rich] year after year in a First World environment, it is no wonder that most Singaporeans, especially those born after 1965, have bred a false sense of security, thinking modern Singapore is a creation by mother nature. [Oh, if this people feel so secure and so complacent, so happy, why on earth would they want to change anything?? And isn't any false sense of security bred by the propagandists themselves, being too eager to get people to appreciate all that LKY and Friends have made possible for them?]

Recently, opposition politician Tan Lead Shake made headlines after a tragic event in his family. [How is this relevant??] But what chills the bones is the fact that in the past three elections, an average of more than 20 per cent of the electorate voted for him or anyone else who stood for election with little consideration of his credentials or abilities. [How do you know what those who voted for him were thinking? What credentials do you think he needs? A Ph.D in brainwashing natural-born morons who eat the Straits Times for breakfast, lunch and dinner? 

And shit it over the 4 million people?

Heck, I can also say much more than 20% voted for the PAP without even thinking. (Cos they can't?) Which is more chilling?

Will Singapore last as long as the 3,000-year-old Great Pyramids of Giza? Very unlikely, when civilisations in history last an average of less than 500 years. [The way it is now, and with you and your fellow ST-enginnered robots around, I don't know if I would even want it to last another 5 seconds.]

But the real answer lies not just in our children but in the choice we make now to ensure a better future for them now. [Yes, if Molly ever has any children, she would make the choice of bringing them far, far away from those who have even less intelligence in them than herself, the stupidest bimbo ever lived.  . . . And that means  . . . migration.]

Syu Ying Kwok