"Your feelings do not represent reality or facts. Feelings change and are subjective. Facts are not!" — Ghui, OPINION
Perhaps, Mr Wong was not referring to people like this elderly lady when he talks about ongoing work, but it is important for us as a society not to forget that there lives among us, a group of elderly folk who go on doing back-breaking work, not because they want to keep active, but because they simply cannot afford not to work.
Yet, these are the effects of a system that provides limited social safety nets and does not have a minimum wage. As our country pushes ahead with the Goods & Services Tax hikes, will this become even more of a common sight?While the Government can do more and better for these old folk, it is important to remember that we as a society are also empowered to show greater kindness, empathy, and consideration.
If this is indeed the case, we should all be concerned. Racism should have no place in society, but what constitutes racism? The accusation of racism should not be used to attack comments that simply cause offence because a particular reader is triggered by it. Since when has the sharing of data constituted racism? There is a big difference between subjective offence and objective racism.
This resulted in a person named Azhari Ali objecting to his characterisation of the event, claiming Tay had “unfairly singled out Islam”, even though that was not the post’s intention. If we reach a point where we do not allow our fellow citizens to talk about historical events or share data openly, then we become a society that is unable to take ownership of our own triggers and issues. We will become a society that is very unkind to one another and that which creates separation and disunity.
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