Full interview: Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on US-Singapore relations

[@linl1966]

If every country have someone like him(or at least 50% of his insights) who does hold a legit position in the country... world peace is not a dream. Singapore peoples.. u guys are a very blessed citizen.

[@michanee]

Yes, indeed we're very lucky to have Dr Balakrishnan around..

[@justfair7399]

He is our national treasure. Very blessed we are

[@deschan2246]

He overrun YOG budget by few hundred millions. Is that blessing?

[@deschan2246]

@@justfair7399 Burning treasure ($$$)

[@Ganiish]

@@deschan2246 hidden costs and 1st time singapore doing it. He took the blame as a leader and not run down the ones who made the mistake. U are clueless

[@brmin7312]

We are very blessed to have such a wise leaders who understands the world and how to keep us going. Very insightful piece which all Sporeans should listen to.

[@htahtoo8851]

One can tell straight away that Grateful So is unctuous.

[@brmin7312]

@@htahtoo8851 Dear fellow Singaporean, please spend some time to listen whether our Minister is talking sense and for the interest of Spore. Listen with an open mind. You can disagree on govt 's policies but you can't do a blanket condemnation of everything the govt does. Then you are not even true to yourself. I strongly recommend you to listen first before jumping in to comment.

[@htahtoo8851]

@@brmin7312 Relax! V. Balakrishnan is a public figure. He certainly needs no introduction from you.

[@patmoh4204]

Definitely not in this instance. Singapore is being safely neutral so maybe that is called being smart but not useful advice. Its like asking a big bully to stop punching another just as big person who is defending the blows aimed to stop defending himself.

[@shielatee302]

This guy is All Talk… He can’t even stick to A Budget. So much easier when Spending the People Money. Agreeing to Policies coming out PMO when his life not effected. Listen to his words… His speech pattern n choice of words sounds exactly to the PM meaning they both share the same the speech writer. There is nothing Genuine about this man. Singapore do invest Much in Foreign Companies but yet our Sovereign Fund Entity keeps making looses. Plus there is No Such Thing ~ Trickle Down of Economy n Globalisation is an epic fail of the 90s. Go read up…his truth is just that…his truth! Jobs???? Yeap Singapore busy dealing with other nations Unemployment at the expense of the Singapore People. Politic n Business are connected at the hip in order for both of them to Survive! So less arrogance more sense. This guy definitely not the sharpest tool in the box.

[@tinatang1]

We were very fortunate to have LKY and his team who were very astute in managing our foreign and domestic policies and who were courageous and skilful enough to enable tiny Singapore to thrive and prosper. LKY once said, when 2 elephants fight, the grass gets trampled? We have to navigate extremely cautiously now that the US has decided to challenge China militarily? We all have to pray that our current leaders are as astute and courageous as our pioneering leaders. I hope tiny Singapore can play a successful role in preventing an existential threat for all humanity - war between 2 nuclear-armed countries. If America views China as an existential threat, she will not hesitate to use her nuclear arms surely, and surely China will respond in kind to protect herself?

[@albertwong1919]

I love our FM's positive note at the end, but seriously I see head winds in the horizon! US politicians are a reflection of the American people's perception of the world and 80% of the US citizens are clueless of the world around them and everything is centered around the US how can their leaders even accept and cooperate with China?? Remember 40% of Americans that support Trump still thinks global warming is a Chinese conspiracy! Singapore is now treading on egg shells and I really hope our leaders have contingency plans for the worst case scenarios of the current technological and trade war between China and the US.

[@beatneek100]

Can China play by international laws and act accordingly in their practices instead of brainwashing their country through media censorship and throwing tantrums and pushing the narrative that they are the victim and how other countries have disrespected them again. Please! I am a Singaporean living in China for 14years . The world is in this current state of development and relative prosperity because of the vision of the US and their commitment to freedom and liberty. That is why we are no longer living in the shadows of draconian rule and the madness and suffering of Communism . We are all beneficiaries and continue to benefit from a world that can trade openly and freely .China included from the time they entered the WTO . China thinks that they are advanced and international and on par with the US. Go and live in China for a few years ..

[@albertwong1919]

@@beatneek100 - Eh did u not see what happen in Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Iraq, etc.. and the did u not know the 40 years of sanctions in Iran did virtually nothing, but cause hardship to the common Iranian people? Lets not pretend that the world is in shades of white and black. Both the US and China only work to serve their own interest and what the US has done since WW2 around the whole has good and bad, similarly China is doing the same for its own interest, but there is the big difference here, the US has engage in countless wars/conflicts since WW2 and have more than 750+ military bases around the whole. Russia and China aren't the countries that are going around to destabilize and causing regime change around the world its the US that is doing so and that is to feed its Military Industrial Complex go google and search companies like Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, etc.. these companies are feeding on the wars around the war and u are cocoon into absolute ignorance of what is really happening around the world.... go look at the stock of these companies the last 40 years and u can see how much it has grown and than u look at the conflicts started by the US and their proxy wars... US are bombing Somalia, and Syria even today under Biden.... Keep reading main stream media and keep getting told how to think.

[@beatneek100]

Yes. US have gone into all these countries and left them in tatters under the guise of help and provably to serve their own interest . if they had not ? What will those countries be like today .? actually ..what will our world be like today ? Yes.. it is known that they are playing both sides and they are supplying the arms and making a fortune from what they are starting . My point is They have shaped the global economy into one that is guided by laws and enough transparency to at least function on a greater scale than ever before ,where countries can participate in open and fair trade . I am not saying they are without agenda in their intentions .I am just stating the fact that had US not taken the role they had on the world stage , we will most likely not be living in this world of relative peace, stability and prosperity for the last few decades up till today. it is easy to point out all that they have been doing that is quite hard to swallow but they also have sacrificed and invested in the world they believed in. Is it ideology ,bad policies or something that had to be done in the defence of a world where countries around the world can be safe and free, we will never really know .

[@albertwong1919]

@@beatneek100 - Than u miss the point! Now the US is refusing to play by the same rules they helped created... applying sanctions and causing disruption to the global supply chain. Lets not be so naive to think that the US help create WTO, WHO, UN, etc.. out of good will, after WW2 the US 40% of the world's economy, u can now see the picture why the US need a stable world because it is tied to their economic success to have a rules base order. Now US is around 20-25% of the world's economy and China is fast catching up and overtaking the US, also if u know your history China and India was the 2 dominant powers in the world's economy around 2 centuries ago. Now your argument about the US creating a stable environment?? Seriously it is US direct interest to have a stable world because they are 20-25% of the world's economy, but that doesnt rule out the fact they have impose wars/proxy wars on smaller countries that arent even developing to feed their Military Industrial Complex and in todays world where information is readily available the US is finding it very difficult to sell to the world why they are bombing Somalia and even Syria for that matter! The US have occupied most of Syria's oil field and they already have Iraq's oil fields.... So what has China done in the past 40-50 years... they have put in huge infrastructure in their own country, since u lived in China for 14 years u should have seen all this happening with your very own eyes. Have u been to US cities? I have studied in the US 2 decades ago and their cities are the same even today. California dont even have a high speed rail/train system.... and US is suppose to be a super power. Yet the US spend 1Trillion on Afghanistan for 20 years(actually US was in Afghanistan since 1979), and they dont even have a universal healthcare for their own people??? 1 Trillion USD they can have universal healthcare for 50 years for their own people.

[@lanlantulan]

@@albertwong1919 Well said Albert. This Phoeve Lim is just a blind man, he speaks the same tone like US media, just propaganda to smear China just like what was done by US media to countless countries they deem enemy, which the US politicians had been inbuilt in their mind, shame on people who did not see who the real threat of the world peace going forward. The world will see more and more evil sides of US government tactics to maintain its hegemony at the expense of all other countries at large.

[@actuallicensedteacher1846]

Singapore has the world's best diplomats by far.

[@Christian7355c9b]

No ....stop being so ignorant

[@deschan2246]

Talkers not doers

[@TR-lb4om]

@@deschan2246 How much can you expect from a city state

[@johnlim8991]

Dr Vivian spoke in a politically balanced manner. Regarding the statement about USA's investments in Singapore, I wish to say the following. Being Singapore's largest FDI is welcome as long as the USA's investments do not carry a burden of having to choose sides if USA enters into a conflict with China or Russia. Singapore must remain neutral at all costs. My serious concern is US Government does not hesitate to impose economic sanctions on any country in various forms if the country is perceived to be not an ally but a potential adversary.

[@johnlim8991]

@bell198000 I believe Singapore Government can engage both China & USA in a balanced and rational manner. However, I personally have no faith in USA behaving rationally. Remember former President George Bush Junior's famous cliche, "You are either with us or against us". Will Biden or his successor apply the same cliche if a conflict arises between China & USA? Of course, I earnestly hope Singapore will not succumb to such pressure from USA. I am confident China will not behave like USA.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? UCL Show

[@onlinevoice195]

Mr Vivian is very articulate. He might make a good PM.

[@suseelaselvaretnam8704]

Not possible even if he were a brown LKY who spoke fluent Mandarin - simply because he is not of the right colour skin. That's one of a couple of glaring downsides of being a non Chinese in Singapore. Even new arrivals from PRC overtake you in promotion for the plum jobs.

[@mikemcyap]

Unfortunately, the wrong half of him is Chinese. :D

[@Nick051967]

Very interesting. Unusually insightful. Such a contrast to the meaningless soundbites typical in so many political interviews

[@christopherwolak2385]

Agreed 100%. Well said.

[@wesiski5006]

Excellent presentation from our foreign minister!

[@bobafett5757]

*Salute and always respecting Dr Vivian cos his insights about foreign affair is brilliant and he is the most suitable to be our next PM cos not only he is a diplomatic poltician but also an experienced doctor whom knowledge is superb about pandemics*

[@googlgfacef218]

Sadly next PM will be chinese for Singapore And always malay for our north neighbour. Another 500 years things might change though. China will rule all of Asia.

[@shielatee302]

Delusional Bunch…

[@justfair7399]

@@shielatee302 Are you well awake? You sounded ill. Too much hate

[@shielatee302]

@@justfair7399 Anyone who say Anything who does not agree with your Masters in Office is unsound or coming from hate or anger. Facts n what happens on the ground where all these Utter Uselessness in Office is out of touch with don’t really care about your feelings or mine. Not everything is about Me or You. That is why there is a term ~ you will Never really know until you walk in another person shoe. Empathy n Compassion for other sufferings is not a fallacy. I am not self obsessed or self focus like your Master. So go your way. We are NOT HERE TO AGREE. That is the Beauty of having a Mind n the ability to Think which is lost on these so call leaders. So don’t worry about me. I am doing fine. It is actually my Downtime. I must be rattling a lot of people as one after another coming after me with the same point. Try something new…it is getting exhausting n I do not Do Boring too Well 😉 Stay well n take care 👋

[@Jack-hy2ki]

@@shielatee302 ok lor. No hate no anger but just dumb. Can? Hahahaha

[@tinatang1]

The only worry I have of Spore's ability to remain neutral (to be useful and not used) in this geopolitical contest, is our reliance on US investments because everyone knows that the US is governed by its huge corporations, especially her military industrial complex, which control US politicians. The politicians in the US do not govern for the good of Americans but to enrich the military industrial complex. Just look at all the 100+ wars the US has waged since 1945. Eisenhower's warning has come true. THE US has allowed her foreign policies to be directed by their military industrial complex!

[@brmin7312]

Which is why we need wise leaders.

[@comnixx1]

The best foreign & domestic policy for Singapore is to take each day at a time, don’t rush…

[@bobafett5757]

Its good not to rush but must keep up with the pace.

[@adindahutabarat_sinolog]

Great insights🎉

[@jameshue55]

Any country that practices meritocracy and calculated fairness will stay afloat, however difficult the times.

[@gohseng1733]

Opp. Parties pls take note that we needs effective farsighted quality leadership to govern Singapore. We are first world country and important for us to maintain good relationships with China and USA. Whatever the pressure , we have to stand strong and united and never take side. ASEAN countries stand strong and united, never take side.

[@nzwakiqeqe8902]

I hear your point and yes for Diplomacy...find what "works for your country" and go with it. I hear the slant of the Biden biased interviewer... Don't blame him at all. He pushes an agenda of findinfing out the who in the relations presented. 😄

[@tipenemokaraka-hiriwa8074]

Yes it is wise to remain neutral but to be sovereign is where the true stand lies for a nation that was fought over by the east and west which was represented by the east India company and the British (corporates and the crown) being a strategic trading port. Govts have swayed either side and yet ones bank is where ones policies derive from. When it is foreign controlled and not state owned one is manipulated due to debt and conditions of loan agreements. Singapore can do much better to learn from China and her stand for sole nation control.

[@eddymohd5282]

With all due Respect, Gd morning Minister Of Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan Sir. Wishing You Sir All The Best in Your Future Endeavours. Dated this 27th September 2022. A trip down memory lane.. 🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🙏🙏🙏🦋🦋🌻🌻🕊🕊

[@yunchenwang4075]

Seems Singapore leaders are aware of the information campaigns going on. And even openly saying good governance is more important than ideology. I take that as criticism of American.

[@tinatang1]

The Biden administration has passed a bill to devote 500 million US$ in a comprehensive propaganda campaign to demonise China to Americans and the world - US$500 million per year for the next 5 years! Their mainstream media has a worldwide audience, including Singaporeans, so the anti-China narratives will brainwash millions, including naive Singaporeans! Just look at their smearing of Chinese vaccines in SEA and the world and look at the accusation that covid 19 is a man made virus leaked from a Wuhan virology lab. You will not hear American media calling for a similar investigation into the Fort Detrick bilogical weapons lab where there is considerable evidence that an outbreak of pneumonia-like deaths attributed to vaping and influenza near Fort Detrick in July 2019 could have been due to covid-19 instead! Blood tests in December 2019 showed that nearly 5 million Americans had covid-19 antibodies in December 2019 too! Do the math and it looks like covid-19 could have already been quite pervasive in America before Wuhan identified its first case on 1st Dec 2019. Remember also that nearly 300 US soldiers went to Wuhan in October 2019 to participate in the international military games and coincidentally the outbreak of covid-19 occurred in Wuhan!

[@johntwohy8337]

@@tinatang1 based on the Strategic Competition Act 2021, its USD 300m every year from 2022 to 2026. It pays the media about USD10m now so It''ll be a substantial increase of funds.

[@DaigoParry]

@@tinatang1 Vivian Balakrishnan is aligned with the NWO. He is a disciple of Henry Kissinger. Go to Vivian’s Instagram account and see for yourself. He openly says he takes mentorship from Henry Kissinger. Kissinger and Bush Sr are/were the grand architects of the NWO. Remember Bush Sr’s speech about the “thousand points of light”? I just pray that there is an operation behind the scenes by the military white hats in US government to stop this BS. Vivian cannot be trusted. I wouldn’t trust him. He has “Globalist” written all over him.

[@kuyaocstriviaeverything9860]

The Foreign Minister of Singapore is vefy cool, showing steel nerves and very deep intelligence. Singapore is not only a beautiful progressive country. It is also being managed by very good, efficient and honest national leaders. I ad.ire Singapore. How I wish my country will be like Singapore in the future.

[@Ganiish]

Absolutely confident we have best minds in the world... As long as singapore embraces meritocracy and not race base. We will all progress & be happy

[@deschan2246]

Absolute sure u r clueless

[@ngchoonlan4399]

I feel that vivian balakrishnan should be our next prime minister over of the 4g selection.

[@stevenlow8452]

Well said.

[@mikemcyap]

The interviewer can't even be bothered to get his facts right before the interview. Addressed the minister as "Mr". He's Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan. Get the salutation right, please.

[@sjaw100]

The USA corporate sector is powering the political parties….they fund the candidates. To say that they are above the political process is so wrong and naive.

[@mengsiongkheng113]

Agree fully. That is also why the US has faltered somewhat in looking after its population. It’s political class has been captured by vested interests.

[@tinatang1]

I fully agree that the US is governed by its huge corporations which fund the politicians they have picked to champion their industries! Please, be aware of this, Mr Balakrishnan!

[@pdjtw]

Can we please tighten our airport security checks (of people coming in to SG) in light of what has happened in Afghanistan

[@Jzhongzhi]

Why would Taliban want to bomb us? You ask them to point to where SG is on the map, they look at you like you are nuts.

[@juehuadai3903]

Now this world is connected so firmly, till I am starting to doubt why we still have the concept of "nation", why this world is not a single nation.

[@ingkie]

We must not blind ourselves that big countries play by the rules. Even when they do, they do it for their very own interest, whether it's US or China or any country. It's hope that Singapore stays neutral. It must never be nice or bad to one over the other. Also take note of US attitude and behavior in Afghanistan and Vietnam, US is ready to abandon his allies and partners to save its own skin. Remember, Singapore and ASEAN is geographically closer to China than US.

[@tinatang1]

We need politicians who are fully educated in the history of our country and the Asia-Pacific region, but we also need all Singaporeans to be similarly well educated in an unvarnished version of history of Singapore and Asia.

[@neerajbhattneeru]

When flight open of india to Singapore? Any information guys

[@lanlantulan]

Good interview in all. let's see how bad things go with hegemonic country positions itself so hostile towards China.

[@diva555sg]

Huh? We are equal? No leh! Your salary is in millions & you use POFMA & use law against us instead of heart to heart talk.

[@onlinevoice195]

Not that I agree with their million dollars salaries, but comparatively, sg is doing far better than most countries in the world now. Those other gov might not have high salaries, but the people still suffer, and the gov still have their millions of dollars by other means.

[@chuaengjoo3130]

See the difference See the similarities Not identical

[@theinquisitor7191]

Biden: My BUTT'S BEEN WIPED. 😂

[@patmoh4204]

I can't understand why Singapore is asking China to cooperate in this instance as China is not the aggressor. Does Singapore expects China to bend over backwards. USA IS BEING UNREASONABLE IN CONTAINING CHINA GROWTH.

[@rubaraniv3181]

Pat moh may be you not looking at how china bullies other small countries go and do more research on this than you will know why our gov is saying what they saying

[@user-pt2pc5uf1g]

This half bred is badly brought up. To think he can sit in the House while passing snide remarks on a Parliamentary colleague?

[@Dan-kh3fg]

He didn’t foresee the danger

[@plsgoaway_2891]

Yes keep the alliance with the US

[@cosmoray9750]

Former Huawei Executive Speaks kzbin.info/www/bejne/fabbhKSblq6te7M

[@niconiconii5266]

Singaporean, stop making blanket condemation on government or oppositioin, judge with wider view. To be honest, I think PAP will lose more seat in next GE but please keeps the relevant and competent ones on seat. Let's have a PAP government and more WP MPs in next GE, a 5 years or a last 5 years of SERIOUS, WISE, CALM observation on competency and insight of MPs before a DECISION TO CHANGE OR KEEP of PAP government.

[@yapsweeleng]

Hishamuddin ..... haiyar-yar .....

[@tinatang1]

I am so glad that Russia and China have decided to be "better than allies" because this unity to protect their common interests might be the only deterrent to US and NATO aggression against China and the Asia-Pacific region.

[@onlinevoice195]

You mean against CCP? Other Asia Pacific regions have no issues with US.

[@jimrule8652]

Singapore it would be a good ideas to be a Neutral country you only have to look at Australia and America the people are homeless and living in poverty and homeless and bad safty

[@mohawk548]

In 5 years time , when China becomes the world no.1 economy , Mr. Vivien may have to tweak much of the contexts he has delivered. He needs to have the 50 years vision ahead of time , not the past 50 years of glorification where power presence were imminent. 👌🏻

[@susantan7112]

Singapore is not the right one to pretend they represent other SE Asian nations. As agriculture and basic industrial producing country, they have problems with outside nation very different from Singapore.

[@zhenmeiheng4917]

Singapore is the richest in the region and plays an important role in ASEAN, if not Singapore then who do you think it should be? Haha

[@justfair7399]

She doesn't wish Spore well. Perhaps a bitter person with no future

[@tinatang1]

The US sacrificed 57,000+ soldiers in Vietnam but 24+ million Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians were killed and later, the US paid the Indonesian government to kill 3 million Chinese in Indonesia on the assumption that all Chinese were communists. The ideological war fought in SEA in the 60's and early 70's was a total tragedy that is yet to be fully evaluated. I hope America will not use the military approach in this geopolitical competition again. This time such an approach will surely lead to mutual nuclear destruction and the end of the world?

[@nantakumaran9789]

Tina- Your statement on US military involvement in South East Asia is correct? South Vietnam government corrupt ,US supported.US did not learn from French defeat in Vietnam ? Your statement that US paid The Indonesian government to Kill 3 million Chinese I Indobes is Not True ? Pres Soekarno was in power at that time,Soekarno was in the driver seat But Somebody was controlling the steering wheel ?Then the Communist abortive coup of 1965 occurred millions were killed Should All American companies shift from Singapore ? In China,Under the leadership of Mao n other Chinese leaders ,Millions of China,millions were killed,disappeared,tortured etc So from 1900-2000,I can safely more than 200 million gone ? Historians say for Cultural Cultural revolution etc ,more than 70 million disappeared ? The question is Who paid for this killings ? Even in India,millions died in racial politics,starvation etc .

[@evelyngoh477]

golden age? ha ha ha!

[@brmin7312]

Can smell a loser miles away. Bitter, pessimistic and probably suffering now. Well it's not too late

[@wingwahwingwah8089]

An old stone man carving rock by the sea. The sun will burn it. He'll call on God to wish I was the sun. ‎‎"Be" God says. It'll be the sun. But the clouds come and cover the sun, and it has no judgment. ‎‎He wants to be a cloud. "Be" God says. It'll be a cloud. When the wind picks up, the cloud becomes the toy of the wind. ‎‎He wants to be the wind this time. God tells him to be. ‎‎The wind dominates everywhere, there's a storm, there's a hurricane. He bows to everything. Just when he's in a good mood, he comes across a big rock. ‎‎The rock doesn't tell me if you're from there! You know, God also lets it be a rock. ‎‎He stands tall and strong against the world now... He wakes up with a pain in his back.... An old stone man carving the rock. ..‎All thy passions in the end became virtues, and all thy devils, angels.

[@wingwahwingwah8089]

That immense framework and planking of concepts to which the needy man clings his whole life long in order to preserve himself is nothing but a scaffolding and toy for the most audacious feats of the liberated intellect. And when it smashes this framework to pieces, throws it into confusion, and puts it back together in an ironic fashion, pairing the most alien things and separating the closest, it is demonstrating that it has no need of these makeshifts of indigence and that it will now be guided by intuitions rather than by concepts. There is no regular path which leads from these intuitions into the land of ghostly schemata, the land of abstractions. There exists no word for these intuitions when man sees them he grows dumb, or else he speaks only in forbidden metaphors and in unheard o,f combinations of concepts. He does this so that by shattering and mocking the old conceptual barriers he may at least correspond creatively to the impression of the powerful present intuition.

[@wingwahwingwah8089]

This tree sits alone here on the mountain. He has overcome, growing, and man and beasts. And if he started talking, he wouldn't find anyone to understand him that's how much he grew up‎ now he waits and waits but what is he waiting for? He lives too close to the residence of the clouds, is he waiting for the first lightning bolt?" ‎‎the young man, shaking his hands, shouts: "Yes, what you said is true. I myself had a terrible desire for collapse, while I was aspiring to the high, and you're the lightning that I've always been waiting for! Look, what have I been since you came before me? Envy to you destroyed me!" That's how you say the young man, weeping bitterly. But enchaining him with one arm, took him with him. And after a while, walking next door, began to say: My heart is broken. Your gaze tells me, better than your word, the danger that lurks. You're not free yet, you're still looking for freedom. This search made you stop sleeping and watch all night. You yearn for the free peaks, your spirit is thirsty for stars. But even the worst instincts in you are born to freedom. The wild dogs in your being want freedom, they linger with joy in their prison, when your spirit is working to free itself. You to me are still a prisoner who dreams of freedom. Ah! The soul of such captives becomes very enterprising but also perfidious and evil. Even the liberated spirit needs purification. He still carries bars and mould even his eyes must purify. Yes, I know the danger that's lurking around. But I conjure you, on my love and hope, do not leave your love or hope! You still feel noble, just as noble you still feel those who hold a grudge against you, only tossing mischievous glances at you. You know, you're all in the way. Even the good ones, a man full of nobility stands in their way and even if they say it's good, they'll still be looking for it to remove it. The noble man wants to create new values and a new virtue. The good man loves the old stuff, keeps everything old. The danger, for the noble, is not to become good, but to become insolent, ironic and destructive. I've known, oh! Noble men, who had lost their 'highest hope. And then they'd shame on every higher hope. That's why they lived their lives in passing joys and had no goal beyond the moment. "Spirit is pleasure" so they said. And so their spirit had broken wings, now it crawls on the ground and lies down like a rodent. They once dreamed that they would become heroes, now they're just debauchers. Bitter and fear for them any hero. But I conjure you, my love and my hope, do not banish the hero that is in you! Keep your highest hope holy! That's what my Mama said not Luther. Hypocrisy has its place in the ages of strong belief in which even when one is compelled to exhibit a different belief one does not abandon the belief on already has. I think I said that before!

[@ahkiet99]

hahaha ,u are oredy taking side , train your army in us , use thier weapon , allowed us navy base...

[@brmin7312]

Without their weapons, there is no peace. If there is no peace there is no security. If there is no security, there are no FDI. If there are no FDI, there is no economy which means no jobs. The reality is you can only own what you can defend.

[@brmin7312]

We are not taking sides. We are realistic and we must know where we are situated.

[@CringeBasedDuality]

unfortunately Biden is showing signs of being senile

[@brmin7312]

Like ???? Any reference?

[@marjo391]

No wonder pfizer and Moderna were heavily praised in Singapore.

[@bobafett5757]

Pfirzer and Moderna deserve to be praised and put at highest level due to its indisputable efficacy.

[@DC-jz9pc]

@@bobafett5757 there are ppl prefer Sinovac out there....

[@linl1966]

@@DC-jz9pc its for the lesser side effects, although lower efficacy, some people cannot risk to resist the side effect symptoms( example of people who are really weak/not as healthy by nature, & people with a lot of other health issues ). Also a number of them choose to use the 100 years tested vaccines system used by Sinovac (like polio) rather than the just recently tested mRna. Please don't politicize this. The longer poeple and countries politicize these vaccines, the longer covid will persist. There is no universal database to actually research about it since every sources will be claimed as biased by the opposing party. =(

[@bobafett5757]

@@DC-jz9pc Let them make their own choice.

[@greatasia606]

All lies! The Philippines kicked the US out and the Americans came to Singapore and said they wanted to base here. They told Singapore that a "NO" is not the correct respond.

[@lucienne4027]

JESUS CHRIST IS COMING!!!! THE RAPTURE IS NEAR 🌈 REPENT FROM YOUR SINS🙏 DON'T BE LEFT BEHIND!!!!

[@greatasia606]

王法和家规。You can create your own religion and a holy book by putting together a collection of the laws of the states and rules of the families.

[@gohseng1733]

Jesus Christ shld go after warmonger USA. Bullies, cheaters and stealers and lies. USA shld be punish for causing civil wars and millions millions of innocent people killed and everywhere countries destroyed.

[@DC-jz9pc]

@@gohseng1733 what about Mao zhe dong?

[@DaigoParry]

@@gohseng1733 He sent Trump to exposed the US’s hypocrisy. But you all called it a conspiracy theory. When Trump said Jesus Christ is “The Boss”, you all hated him for saying that. You can’t have it both ways. Jesus Christ IS sending his human deliverer like Gideon and Samson and David to tackle the evil and to flip “the moneychanger’s tables” so to speak. If you didn’t support Trump, you have no business talking like that. America is corrupted asf. Look at Fauci and Bill Gates and Goldman Sachs. Who is the one openly denouncing those fools? Trump. But he was silenced on Twitter.

[@gohseng1733]

@@DaigoParry Trump is part of the conspiracy to destroy China’s growth and disunite Chinese race. He has his owned agenda how to STOP China and make USA number one. However, he fail badly in the trade wars with China and keeping out Huawei business in USA and forcing her puppets allies not to use Huawei. Blackmail forcing Canada to detain the daughter of Huawei boss waiting to dispose her to USA for dirty political reasons. His agenda full of lies and hatred towards China as his Secretary of State, Pompeo promoting. Anyway, make no difference whether President from Democrats or from Republicans . They all find all types of dirty politics to deal with China. China is fully aware and shall not kowtow to USA.

[@greatasia606]

Yeah, Globalfoundaries?! Do you know who is the biggest shareholder of Samsung and TSMC? American master can print US$ to buy any of your assets, and you can't reject the offer. Did you know why South Korean government had to release Samsung young boss before he completes the jail term? Ha ha ha!

[@brmin7312]

Tell them to stop printing

[@deschan2246]

🥱🥱🥱🥱😴😴😴😴😴 fall asleep after 5 mins. Nothing worthy !!!

[@saladaeng1082]

Really hope China becomes superpower number 1 soon and conquer the whole of south east Asia and the south china sea.i just cannot wait to speak Mandarin and nothing else. LOL!

[@rubaraniv3181]

Dream on

[@liar-liar]

When the time comes he have to choose sides

[@ginc86]

Probably Biden was not sleepy back then in 2016... 😂

[@oldlee2706]

Singapore support China.

[@phoenix_likes_chess6330]

Singapore is actually neutral with both China and US in their relations.

[@oldlee2706]

@@phoenix_likes_chess6330 Singapore is a communist country like china

[@leesoomok93]

@@oldlee2706 Are you a Singaporean? Were you allowed to vote? Were you shut in your house by iron bars welded during "close circuit"?

[@brmin7312]

@@oldlee2706 Don't tell people to go away . Too many already. Post less toxic comments may help

[@pingpong1089]

It's alrdy known globally...U don't need a PhD to understand this😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@evelyngoh477]

what an embarassing person as kamala to be in spore at this time! what do we expect from her?

[@bobafett5757]

Kamala is an amazing brilliant and smart VP and our delegate should bring her to taste Komala Vilas food cos she will love it.

[@brmin7312]

You just made an embarrassed comment. I feel shy to have such fellow Sporeans The world is laughing at us. Dumb

[@christopherwolak2385]

Agreed. Nothing can be expected of Harris or the current administration. It’s utter degradation.

[@brmin7312]

@ Evelyn She brought some lobster for you. Go and take them

[@brmin7312]

@@christopherwolak2385 That's their internal affairs. Do we need to play God to condemn her? Is it in our interest to do that?

[@masaomieric]

To: Everyone Concerned, I have done everything right by the book and gotten through the proper channel. International Organisation of Immigration (IOM) has already prepared all the relevant necessary documentations, purchase my air-ticket and have also ensured/ secured a clear passage of way at the Athens Airport for my seamless repatriation to Singapore. But yet; when the time comes for the MFA to issue the DOI- Document Of Identification, you refused. Outrightly, rejected the IOM’s Proposal for my repatriation without giving any reason why. They were told to refer back to me but I am just as lost, dumbfounded and appalled as the IOM staffs. I would like to know the reason/s why was my repatriation being rejected and after 6 long tedious months of homelessness and starvation in Greece, what’s the Singapore’s MFA purpose behind it? How long more do you intend to keep me this way? I am a Singaporean and you outrightly refused my repatriation without any clarification nor explanation. I am seeking your clarity on this matter. As my life is hanging on a thread. If I have committed a crime, you should repatriate me to face the consequences but you did neither! Please enlighten me?!? You refused to repatriate me and you refused to revoke my Citizenship?!? I am stuck in a precarious situation here! I believe I have every right to know what is going on and your intentions behind these senseless actions. Looking forward for your appropriate response. Your Extremely Disgusted Singaporean, Eric Ong. [phone]