The true meaning of 'state-sponsored terrorism'

“Baroness Warsi (the first Muslim in the British cabinet) will say terror offences committed by a small number of Muslims should not be used to condemn all who follow Islam.

But she will also urge Muslim communities to be clearer about their rejection of those who resort to violent acts.

"Those who commit criminal acts of terrorism in our country need to be dealt with not just by the full force of the law," she will say.” - bbc

It’s quite a difficult situation(for the empathetic) isn’t it.

Be wary of movements that front their cause with over-hyped ‘celebs’

Be wary. Very wary, of movements that front their cause with over-hyped ‘celebs’.

Take Back Parliament - from 'Fair Votes Now' to 'Fairer Votes Now'

Shove the 'royal' wedding

“Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he is "appalled" by the idea of trade unions planning strikes to disrupt royal wedding celebrations. He told the BBC such a plan of action would be "absolutely the wrong thing to do" and a "sign of failure"” - bbc

And this guy is ‘Labour’s’ leader?

Morons or Infiltrators in '3 in 1 Kopitiam'?

I have to wonder after the quality of the forum, 3-in-1 Kopitiam.

Singapore's Racist ‘Meritocracy’ - in conversation

The following is an exchange between ed and John in the comments section of a preceding article. It has been elaborated upon below.

Does more information mean we know less?

The short answer. Yes.

I’ll keep it simple.

What are the factors contributing to having more information = knowing less?

Singapore’s Racist ‘Meritocracy’

Meritocracy.

To the common mind, it simply means going by how one scores in exams. That’s it.

But that’s not it.

The Myth of a common Singaporean Identity

The following is an excerpt of an article by Muhd Shamin from the site, 'i'm getting personal', entitled, 'I am from Bangsa Singapura'.

ed's comment follows.

“Which brings me to the question about race. What relevance does it hold for me? Nothing. The diversity that we have in Singapore is a blessing for us all. It makes us more tolerant of each other's differences. It makes us know more things about the world.

How TOC could have avoided being gazetted

So The Online Citizen has been gazetted. In other words, they are now required to register as a ‘political organisation’ in order to continue existing online. Well, i’m sure they’d appreciate the extra publicity this is going to bring them.

Is the CIA using Wikileaks?

In conversation with an Indian bloke at the neighbourhood coffeeshop, by the name of Selvam , he updated me on Wiki Leaks on what singaporean Lee Kuan Yew (who has the credit of being the only ‘minister mentor’ - to chinese PMs in singapore - in the world), and Tommy Koh (ex-singaporean ambassador to the UN, or something like that or other) said about Indians, Malaysia, et cetera, et cetera.

‘Beautiful’ Women & Kids-on-tow

I don’t know how far this is true in the case of ‘beautiful’ women in other countries, but I’ve noticed in the course of the past decade how so called ‘beautiful’ women, when married, and with child or children, tend to walk ahead of their children and not with them.