It is extremely disgusting to see another yet another PAP dog telling us to integrate with foreigners. More than just saying something stupid, it highlights the insensitivity of these ministers to the feelings of us average citizens. Right from the SAF to the local universities, Singaporeans are unfairly disadvantaged against the privileges that these foreign trash get (even though they are not necessarily better).
David Tan Hock San has correctly highlighted a phenomenon: If we were to move to a foreign land like Canada or New Zealand, we should be the ones making the effort to integrate with them and and not expect them to integrate with our culture. By asking us to what is clearly contrary to common sense, our pride as citizens has been denied to us by our useless multi-millionaire ministers.
Besides the infamous cases of Sun Xu and Ma Chi, let's recall several notable incidents involving foreigners:
1) Robert James Springall/Robert James Springal
Even though local taxi driver Tay Gek Heng was trying to make an honest living by slogging it out past midnight, he was punched for no reason by these 2 dudes and their friend Nathan Robert Miller. After getting impatient waiting for a cab, Miller decided to jump onto another taxi's bonnet for fun while Springall decided to dangerously reverse that taxi into a signage pole before the trio shouted taunting remarks such as "Who's your Daddy?" then punching him when Tay came to assist. Miller was eventually sentenced to 3 weeks jail but these two had the audacity to flee their bail and walked away scott-free.
2) Olivier Desbarres
Even as a senior banker at a top-rated investment bank, his behaviour was nothing better than that of a dog. Even though construction workers were just going about their business building a house near where he stayed, he decided to hurl insults at them for the noise they created. At its worse, he threatened to burn down their house before insulting them as "f*ucking Chinese animals" and endangered their safety by throwing a metal sheet at them. Although he was eventually dismissed from his job as the Head of FX strategy at Deutsche Bank, it was apparent that no legal action was taken against him.
3) Rachelle Ann Beguia (and the likes)
Even as PAP-MP Penny Low was the subject of much furore after being caught using her iPhone while the national anthem was sung, this low-ranking Pinoy woman decided to stand up in her defence. Despite not having served NS or contributed much to Singapore, she had the audacity to claim that NSmen are "moronic" whose "loyalty" are questionable and that they will "pack up and run" when asked to fight a war. Although it was later claimed that the posting was done by her husband Joachim Gay, there have been plenty of nasty remarks made by her fellow compatriots against Singaporeans.
4) Yuan Zhenghua
For no apparent rhyme or reason or without evidence, this PRC national decided to accuse taxi driver Yeow Chuwee Lam of keeping his belongings before punching the taxi driver and forcing the driver out of his sear. After that - despite not having a driving license - he drove the cab at speeds of up to 105km/h before crashing into cleaner Chandra Mogan Panjanathan at the Changi Airport Budget terminal. Mr Panjanathan had no insurance and her widow now has to take care of their 4 children despite earning only $1200 a month. He was eventually sentenced to 25 months in jail.
5) Stefan Masuhr
Having lived here for more than a decade and held several top-ranked positions with investment bank, Stefan decided to lose his temper one day at a lady Mercedes driver over a lane-changing dispute. He got out of his Bentley and decided to punch the windscreen of the Mercedes twice until it cracked. Surely, a senior banker would have more respect for the rule of law? Up till now, it is not clear if any legal action has been taken against him for road rage even though the incident was understood to have cause much distress to the victim.
These incidents have collectively highlighted the ills that are present with too much foreigners. Even though I may have a strong dislike for Gerald Giam, I couldn't agree more with him that our "grouses [are] perhaps not at the level of the individual [foreigner], but at the powers-that-be who have opened the gates to admit those individuals in the first place." Plainly, the more these insensitive ministers sprout nonsense, the higher the impetus to vote them out! Till then, 2016!
Joseph Kheng-Liang Tan
*Article first appeared on http://www.facebook.com/notes/joseph-kheng-liang-tan/integrate-with-foreigners-lets-vote-you-out-first-/166153780244681