It is so tiring and irksome to the point of annoying when reading the State Troll Papers these days - they don't tell you the straight point as they should. Every report is so crooked you wish you could kick their crooked teeth in place. One wonders how the uninformed and the intellectual couch potatoes, who are too lazy to exercise their brain cells, would ever get to the truth of matters.
Take a look at the dangerous line the State Troll took this morning. The article screamed: 'Singapore's growth is inclusive'. At first glance, one would be drawn to the opinion that here's a new strategy to include Singaporeans and to reward them for their hard work and support for the government.
Readers' opinion are swayed further by the extracted quote accompanying her picture. She was quoted as saying:
"The benefits of growth must be enjoyed widely and fairly by the population to support an equal and just society. We are focussing on education and creating good jobs to enhance the prospects for social mobility."
Do we see a Pandora box situation here? A careless reading would give the Singaporean reader the impression that the government is focussing on the educational and employment prospects of Singaporeans - which the word 'population' is positioned to mean.
However, a careful read would show up the sneaky nature of this Minister in the PMO. For, when she said "population", she was actually referring to the foreign and transient workers among the population. It means that the government is now focused on giving these transient workers a better education and better job prospects by means of legislation - and - all of these paid for by Singaporeans. Are we ready to celebrate the opening of this Pandora box? Singaporeans, the answer lies with you.
Now, this begs the question we must ask in light of this understanding - the understanding of what the word 'population' actually mean.
When the government's Population White Paper states that we are targeting a population of 6.9 million, who are they referring to?
All reports from the State Troll media points to a citizenship and residency number. For the rest of us, we are looking at the inclusion of the transient digit as well. Otherwise, the rumor of an actual population of between 8 and 10 million people is truer than truth. How big a population are we looking at?
With the amount of deception and half truths we are fed by the State Troll these days, who can be sure?
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