Singapour, libéralisme et multicuturalisme

[Adrian]

Comment Singapour maintient l'harmonie entre les ethnies et entre les religions :

https://www.sg101.gov.sg/social-national-identity/multicultural/

https://www.sg101.gov.sg/social-national-identity/caringsociety/

https://www.sg101.gov.sg/social-national-identity/case-studies/learning/

 

et par l'action publique constante, notamment par les logements sociaux, les espaces en commun, les mesures anti discrimination, campagne publicitaire etc

 

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To prevent our social media feeds and those of our friends from becoming echo chambers, we need to consciously look out for people with opinions different from our own to converse with them, and share articles or commentaries from a range of perspectives. We need to also be aware of accounts that spread fake news or cause hate, by those who seek to destabilise our society. Calling out the inaccuracies in these posts and having conversations with those who share them, helps protect the unity we enjoy as a society.

 

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In 2011, curry became the hot topic among Singaporeans. The “curry incident” was sparked off when a Chinese family complained about the strong smell of curry coming from their Indian neighbour’s home.

With the help of the Community Mediation Centre (CMC), both families voluntarily eventually agreed to compromise: the Indian family would cook curry only when their Chinese neighbours were out of the house, and the Chinese neighbours would try their curry. The incident led to positive ground-up campaigns and reactions in support of the Indian family, such as the “Cook and Share a Pot of Curry” campaign. In contrast, negative actions such as uploading a video stereotyping mainland Chinese immigrants and mocking them simply leads to more unhappiness and does not help overcome misunderstandings nor resolve conflict.

 

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But there have also been incidents involving race that can be resolved amiably. One such case involved local online influencer Sheena Phua, who came under fire in 2019 after she made an Instagram post that called two men wearing turbans “huge obstructions” to her view at the Singapore Grand Prix. Her comment was seen as mocking the Sikhs.

However, the Sikh community’s reaction was gracious. They invited her on an informal tour around Central Sikh Temple, where she got to learn about the culture. Besides issuing apologies, she also released photos of the tour and thanked the Sikh community for its kindness.

 

Quelles leçons tirés pour le libéralisme de cette expérience multiculturelle ?

[Tramp]

Qu’un mélange de ferme sécurité couplé à de la tolérance (libérale) et des hommes politiques qui ne jettent pas de l’huile sur le feu, ca marche. 

[Reykjavik]

Une destination très séduisante pour s'expatrier...reste à maitriser le singlish et à budgétiser le séjour. Pour ceux qui veulent demander la nationalité singapourienne, il faut résider depuis dix ans légalement dans la ville jardin!

[Lancelot]

J'ai à peu près autant confiance en ces témoignages gnangnan qu'en l'histoire des exploits de Stakanov.

[Adrian]

J'aurais du le mettre tout de suite : 80% des singapouriens sont dans des logements sociaux où la mixité ethnique est de mise, alors que dans un système privé on peut penser que les gens se regrouperaient par communauté 🤔

 

Il y a 1 heure, Lancelot a dit :

J'ai à peu près autant confiance en ces témoignages gnangnan qu'en l'histoire des exploits de Stakanov.

 

Trop habitué à ce qui se passe en Europe ou au USA

[Johnnieboy]

il y a 9 minutes, Adrian a dit :

J'aurais du le mettre tout de suite : 80% des singapouriens sont dans des logements sociaux où la mixité ethnique est de mise, alors que dans un système privé on peut penser que les gens se regrouperaient par communauté 🤔

 

L’organisation peut parfois être meilleure que l’ordre spontané. Même s’il faudrait quand même voir ce qui est gagné et ce qui est perdu.

[Adrian]

Singapore’s Burnout Rate Shows the Price of Success

 

 

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The search for success can be elusive, and possibly nowhere more so than in Singapore, one of the most competitive and overworked places on the planet. Long hours are the norm, a reputation it has built since the island-state gained independence from Malaysia almost 60 years ago, and had to carve an identity for itself in an uncertain and scary world.

Today, Singaporeans enjoy some of the highest living standards in Asia. But all of this has come at a price. It is also one of the most stressed-out societies. There is a silent epidemic of depression and mental health hiding just under the surface as citizens struggle to balance work, life, family, and their own private aspirations and dreams. Making it can mean huge personal sacrifices.

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Recent studies show that burnout culture in the city-state is at an all-time high, and much of that is due to the competitive work environment. There is also the stigma of seeking help for mental issues, which adds to the burden of depression and anxiety. Much of this begins from an early age, with expectations of having to outperform at school. Parents often add to the pressure from the education system by giving children tuition classes to increase their chances of getting into a good secondary school and university. It is a weight that continues through their lives, the demands of a society that typically has never rewarded the path less trodden.

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The vast majority of Singaporeans get married in their twenties so they can apply for government-subsidized housing, then go on to attempt to have the recommended number of kids, buy a car for a small fortune, and reap the rewards of a conventionally successful life. Except that these days, fewer and fewer are choosing to have children because of how expensive they’ve become, and how stressful it is. As people hit the middle years, they begin to wonder what it’s all for. This is often when the dreaded midlife crisis hits, compounded by the feeling of purposelessness, and being stuck in their lives: Looking after young children and aging parents while trying to strike a balance between, work, family and personal care.

 

 

 

[Adrian]

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A person who wishes to run for the office of president has to fulfil stringent qualifications set out in the Constitution, which are as follows:

• The president must be a citizen of Singapore.^[46]
• The president must not be less than 45 years of age.^[47]
• The president's name must appear in a current register of electors.^[48]
• The president must be resident in Singapore at the date of their nomination for election, and must have been so resident for periods amounting in the aggregate to not less than ten years prior to that date.^[49]
• The president must not be subject to any of the following disqualifications:^[50]

(a) being and having been found or declared to be of unsound mind;

(b) being an undischarged bankrupt;

(c) holding an office of profit;

(d) having been nominated for election to Parliament or the office of President or having acted as election agent to a person so nominated, failing to lodge any return of election expenses required by law within the time and in the manner so required;

(e) having been convicted of an offence by a court of law (whether in Singapore or not) and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to a fine of not less than S$10,000 (or equivalent in foreign currency) and having not received a free pardon. The person if convicted by a foreign court of law shall not be disqualified unless the offence is also one which, had it been committed in Singapore, would have been punishable by a court of law in Singapore;^[51]

(f) having voluntarily acquired the citizenship of, or exercised rights of citizenship in, a foreign country, or having made a declaration of allegiance to a foreign country;^[52]

(g) being disqualified under any law relating to offences in connection with elections to Parliament or the office of President by reason of having been convicted of such an offence or having in proceedings relating to such an election been proved guilty of an act constituting such an offence.

• The president must be a person of integrity, good character and reputation.^[53]
• The president must not be a member of any political party on the date of their nomination for election.^[54]
• The president must have for a period of not less than three years held office —
  • as Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker, Attorney-General, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Auditor-General, Accountant-General or Permanent Secretary;^[55]
  • as chief executive officer (CEO) of a key statutory board or government company: the Central Provident Fund Board, the Housing and Development Board, the Jurong Town Corporation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Temasek Holdings, or GIC Private Limited (formerly known as the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation);^[56]
  • as the most senior executive of a company incorporated in Singapore with an average of $500 million in shareholders' equity for the most recent three years in that office, and which is profitable after taxes;^[57] or
  • in any other similar or comparable position of seniority and responsibility in any other organisation or department of equivalent size or complexity in the public or private sector which has given him such experience and ability in administering and managing financial affairs as to enable him to carry out effectively the functions and duties of the office of president
    
    
    
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Singapore#Qualifications

 

[Adrian]

Permis de conduire à Singapour

 

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The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) are classes of categories as part of a quota license for owning a vehicle in Singapore.^[1] The licence is obtained from a successful winning bid in an open bid uniform price auction which grants the legal right of the holder to register, own and use a vehicle in Singapore for an initial period of 10 years. When demand is high, the cost of a COE can exceed the value of the car itself.^[2] The COE system was implemented in 1990 to regulate the number of vehicles on the road and control traffic congestion, especially in a land-constrained country such as Singapore.