Race and religion: The futility of a sanitised debate

Parliament will have “a proper debate” on issues like hate speech, race and religion next month, said K Shanmugam on March 19 at the 15Religious Rehabilitation Group retreat. This a curious way of framing any debate, which kind of highlighted the fact that in the context of Singapore, space for any other than proper debate is, in the eyes of many observers, pinhole sized.

Yes, the Singapore model of consultation and constant inter-reaction among leaders of the main religious faiths sets the right tone in helping to maintain harmony. In a real crisis, however, how the society at large itself responds will make a big difference. There must be appreciable give and take for all to feel they have a stake in influencing the direction and want to participate.

It may not be about religion or race at all. It may be something as clear as having high tolerance backed by a heavy degree of steely determination.published an article on how the New Zealand Prime Minister handled the crisis. Jacinda Ardern practised a policy of explicit disregard towards the Australian terrorist, it said, quoting the Kiwi leader: “He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety. And that is why you will never hear me mention his name. He is a terrorist.

Do Singaporeans have this resilience? This is of far greater importance than a sanitised debate or whatever may be planned for Parliament next month.Oh wow. Some 60 teams are battling it out at next month’s Singapore Cricket Club Soccer Sevens tournament, with 17 of the teams overseas-based clubs from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and Hong Kong.

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