Minister Lawrence Wong answers questions on race, racism in Singapore | Full Q&A 

He will be the worst PM for singapore when he support cultural and religious bigotry.Remember Singapore is a red dot in culture and religious self determination . Learn from ur past but pls do not live in the past.

There are better one - like me 😀

It's a good start for Majulah Singapura.👍

👍. He is a smart and capable minister..

Dodgy to me.

What talking u? Disastrous covid policies? U live in a cave with no gadget to read the world news?

You sure you'd discerned correctly?

@Daniel Lim I begged to defer as my daughter's best friend is a Malay.

@@maureenkam9212 well thats actually not the case for the majority

@@angkaien704 Unless you have statistics to prove what you said is true.

@@vijay20 I am sad to hear because I have come across Chinese adopted by a Indian family. My daughter's best friend in primary school is an Indian from India but was adopted by a Sri Lankan father and a Singaporean Chinese mother. That never stopped their friendship. Her mother has also become my friend. 😊

Have you heard of Paranakan Indians? They are the minority born in Singapore with Indian, Chinese and Malay blood. So, how do you categorise them? They would simply like to be called "Singaporean".

GOP has throw Trump under the bus.

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Like Indians are not racist to non Indians. I have seen a lot of Indians being very rude and discriminatory toward the Chinese and Malays but especially toward the Chinese. You need to undestand that Singapore is a nice country now because mostly of the ideas from the people of majority there: the Chinese. Most employers and most customers are of ethnic Chinese. If you don't get a long with the people of Chinese ethnic group, then you cannot happily live in Singapore.

@Daniel Lim That's rude to say that to people. Both Chinese and Indians are not native to Singapore as in not the indigenous people of Singapore no matter how long their families have been there for. Like I said, everyone should treat and talk to others like they do to their own race people.

@@stank7661 Its chinese many times bad to indians and malays.Now most employers are big MNC companies so its fair system.Now in Singapore no have special privilege so you no happy.You want all good job go to you.too bad.Now its fair equal system

@Daniel Lim My mom was born here. This is my country l am not going any where. I love Singapore. Only the malays are native to this country and they have treated us very well and not told us to go back china or india. My husbands best friends were chinese and my daughters best friend in Singapore is a chinese and my sons girlfriend is chinese. Only racist people should be brought to task regardless of race.

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You are quite confused. Better for you to avoid such High-Level of Academics Symposium. Maybe 5 years later - Good Luck

I hope you'd discern his elaboration correctly.

HelloooO.... When you address public or talk to strangers, care & discretion is always needed. Unless you go back home & talk to your Mom & Pop, you can anyhow speak also okay.

Agreed, really complex. Some people who seemingly champion anti racism are stirring up sentiments, they do not have the impartiality of LKY

@@soreeyez don't agree.

@@NewmaticKe Most thinking people are aware that LKY expressed racists views.We should discount them.Its not complex actually to most people.

Bravo..

Who choose the PM when LHL retires.

If u vote for WP and when they win,singapore will have a minority PM

I agree, bringing race into political is stupid. The best person for the job is what we should look for. Race should not even make the list for the factors for the best person for PM.

@@gha9543 SG must choose G Ha as our next leader - since you are so so curious 😂😂😂

Not at this moment or easy as minority to be PM.

Change what change ?? Can't understian you? Please do not anyhow lah okay?

When i was young and naive i used to think idealism like that. Now i am much older i really don't see why a pride of race alone would qualify into a heavy lifter position in the Government. The financial world has become more complex and resources become limited and therefore extra costly. A race or gender wouldn't help a leader to navigate for long term. Very naive childish outlooks

Group 1 - Family ; this is where any kinds & way of life can be done privately. Group 2 - Friends ; there is complement among inorder for them to be together. Group 3 - Public ; all are strangers, discretion & a smile is more than enough. No need to be any anything.

You are already confused.

Singaporean are now more divided by wealth and education. This is why there r more racial and religious prejudice in Singapore between races and within each race. Metritocracy has establish a class divide in singapore in educations, jobs and aspirations.

I think u r so wrong. More like the incapable ppl complaining and blaming others more capable and richer than them. Also more like the incapable ppl trying to divide themselves with the capable. Blame meritocracy why not reflect on oneself and how to improve oneself?

A few will drop by & have a few punches to others but don't get caught & they will go to jail.

99% are our China cousins. They have 20 million people shaping public discourse toward Han superiority. 🇨🇳

👍 there is a certain debilitative going on around. Especially, when one wants to impose themselves on others.

When making a view on race please own yourself up to review your race and nationality. Don't simulate a race and nationality to have your view to complicate the racial issue that got messy already..

Throughout history, ego, pride, hunger, wealth, death, disease, panic, selfishness, panic and fear of the unknown has caused chaos and divided mankind.

Are you running a High fever. Just because your Brain can imagine...you just imagine something & wrtie out one regards to your personal Feeling. 😂😂😂 Feelings, what a Feelings 😂😂

You are not only confused - but, are conceptualizing concept blindly.

Exactly

Really, i can only hoped that you are clear & not confused.

Singaporean have many labeled “names”… the latest on the list is “racist”? Kiasu, kiasi, lazy and etc?

@@kaiserko6954 because it is true.

@@tanpingyi4771 If it is true, what cause all this label? Are we born with it or is it inside our DNA? Or is it the school or parenting of Singaporean and Singapore? Think deeper… World leaders should not use “race cards” in their agenda and topics… it is too sensitive and dangerous? Has meritocracy failed Singapore?

@Niko Lodeon Ministers talking this topic is a bit waste of time… perhaps it should go back to the drawings board again, like our old guards of Singapore. Talk about it does not make it go away… Let’s start again from The school and parenting? Should not send a wrong signal, might think it is protecting Certain Race? should we mix blood and encourage interracial relationship and marriage to produce a new Race of Singaporean of our own?

Nicole, do not be UNNECESSARILY confuse.

As some of them in the US say, "Race does not exists". I was like what?? And I showed them my pink IC.

@@ktan8 race does not exist - it is a product of the colonial period. A social construct, really. Prior to the 1600s, people referred to each other by geography and place of origin. The concept of race came about through the campaigns of colonial eugenics and ‘scientific racism’ in order to elevate Europeans and subjugate others. So, the American in question is right. Singapore has bought into the colonial paradigm by classifying its citizens as so. I mean, there is so much scholarship and research on this.

@@Magnatec_tank Yet they are so defensive. To understand the reality is to admit there are such issues exist so that we know how to move on and move forward to get to the preferable place.

@@fifibeal9745 you mean to understand the reality of race as a construct? I don’t quite understand everything you are saying.

@@Magnatec_tank meaning all reality and labeling are due to our mind of which it’s influence is from the society

@Boy Umarull In Malaysia and Indonesia, they have Chinese fighter pilots. Finance minister, a Chinese. Head of Pertimina, a Chinese. Both countries have Chinese Army Generals and important positions in the cabinets, even though their names are Indonesians.l

Persecution and discrimination because of siege mentality or just pure racist mentality.

@Boy Umarull like " you are a racist for marrying a Chinese girl, marry your own race"

But recently 2 is promoted to leftenan colonel and a major thats sound good .Everytime someone the issue than there is somebody will be promoted

@@jummaatakarim442 maybe I have pricked their racist consciousness.

What did they say that is racist? I know Singapore Chinese being racist to PRC

@@gha9543 thats true. you prc pls go home to china. we dont want you

"For a long time, we didn’t have racial issues"; according to who? You? It's always there but conveniently ignored or have escaped some people.

If singaporean wants a minority PM,they should vote for WP .

@@gha9543 yay! Let's become like the US and vote based on our skin colour 🙄🙄 piss off

@@jjr2574 how do u define a minority?

@@jjr2574 Cause clearly there wasnt an indian pm before. Race was an issue so stop living under a rock and grow up honey

Sadly Dead n Gone

Sorely missed

The bearer of racist policies.

Are you Mr Confusion Din ?

"term" ... are you okay ? 😂😂🐔💨

Mai confuse pls

@@ConradSNIPER Clarity. Why must there be a Minister for Muslims? How come no Minister for Hindus, Buddhists, Christian etc? Please answer if you so clear.

Yes they are unfamiliar. But do you assume they are less than you? Less smart, less capable, less worthy of a job you might be interviewing for? When unfamiliarity leads to an individual of a different race being denied social opportunities, it becomes everyone else's problem that you are unfamiliar.

There is no evidence that keke said or even infers they are any less. While so many make polarized stand for or against, all miss the point. keke's statement is very honest, well-balanced & from the bottom of one's heart because he acknowledges the possibility one might be uncomfortable with the unfamiliar, but also recognizes the fact that we are all human at the end of the day, all human lives are valuable & should be afforded the basic human respect. This is still much better than the racism you see in the west where non-whites are at best tolerated. If not, they are either harrased even by the authorities i.e police, assaulted or even killed & such violence are even institutional You shouldn't even be singling out the majority, or even the minorities. All have a part to play in mutual win-win understanding & the way forward would be to maintain regular dialogues so issues can be promptly discussed so joint win-win arrangements/agreements can be made. This will definitely be better than bottling up grievances to the point where it explodes & misunderstandings become violent. BTW, I have many friends from all races, had done national service with many of them, graduated with many of them & celebrate the festivities of many races. This is the product by which we are brought up in a society that consciously makes an effort to keep itself race blind as much as possible, having even the national anthem in bahasa & the recognized 4 languages representative of the ethnicities in Singapore, so no enthicities should be overly defensive over any racist remarks made etc. Many pioneer ancestors in Singapore here regardless of race lived through Japanese atrocities, lived through tough lives in a 3rd world environment & persevered through under lky's era to bring about better lives for successive generations. Singapore has come so far in this & racist foreigners who aren't Singaporeans or lack this contextual understanding should not & have no right to judge Singaporean society from only the filters of their own understanding. I'll simply like to end this by saying regardless of race, language or religion. Majullah Singapura. Malaysia boleh, Singapore juga boleh. Suffice to say, you can even call me an orang asli of Singapore.

@@rashminable no, they can be smarter, more beautiful, embodied with a much better personality than me. But still, I deny them based on some superficial reasons, like color, race. I admitted this is bad. I think this kind of topic should be analyzed and discussed publicly, then we can find a way to solve this "human nature" problem instead of only pretending to be "politically correct" but hating inside their minds.

@@TheSunPrince thank you, your discussion is really great. To be honest, I think Chinese people, including mainland Chinese and overseas Chinese, need some educations on racial issues. I once went to an academic conference in Singapore, and there are several Indonesian scholars there as well. During the dinner, I would like to sit with them, but my Chinese peers rejected it using a silent way. I definitely do not like this.

You have yet to see the better and the best.

He has my respect & support a worthy future PM

he comes across as genuine and convicted in caring for Singapore + Singaporeans as compared to the other 2 front runners (CCS + OYK)

I fully agree that he has the calibre to be the next PM.

ya he is chinese should be ok

I would support him to be the next pm

What agenda? you want free jobs even if dont deserve or qualified?

@zenweaver Who needs a job? I am retired with no interest in political affairs except do not like 3rd legion trying to say wrong about Singapore. The interview is what political or activities agenda. You know or do not know, acting beholden to your master or agencies. @@zenweaver

@@zenweaver You are a reporter for a reputed news company. Questions you ask must be of intelligent and comprehensive opinion. Trying to act smart and bring down an untested minister with difficult questions is uncalled. Try it on LKY, and he would blow you to the ground.

what agenda he has? can you elaborate?

Great idea! 💡💡💡

For any *_multiracial_* society, *_multiculturalism_* shouldn't be the headline goal of government, what should be the goal of government is *unity of vision* for the future where *we don't encourage diversity of thought* for its own sake usually borne of culture, but instead we nurture *_'thinking correctly' i.e. thinking that is in line with the most successful methodology historically for arriving at solutions to problems, science._* Science is our last best hope to objectively resolve the many issues we all face today including racism, issues that if left unresolved may well be our species demise.

Hmm, sort of.

*_"IPS survey"_* what is it, sorry?

Social policies to enhance educations and skills have become Institutions(schools &IHL) for Excellence. In the pursiut of excellence we promote meritocracy as our manifesco for progress and equal opportunities. Equal opportunities based on meritocracy is why SG is enrich in heritages and cultures ie diverse talents and skills. Skills and business opportunities is our natural resources.

He glossed over the issue... conveniently ignoring the inequality on the returns. EIP should stay but how the pricing / transaction system needs to change. Like what happened to MRT. Public goods should stay true to goals in public goos and services provision, aka stay equal (indifferent), affordable, flexible for all, not speculative investment. So removing the secondary resale market based on invisible hands (appreciation + COV) is the way to tackle it.

I'm sure you are the 1st - minister wong will give up on 📞😆

@@arnielee8369 ...hello, lee mai are ni confused leh.

Racism is inherent in all of us. It doesn’t matter if you are the minority or majority. Some of us are not very good in managing our racist behaviour unlike most of us who are able to do so. But as far as being racist, all are equally guilty. Can anyone honestly say he is not racist? That he doesn’t have an ounce or gram of racist tendencies in him? To those who are so eager to judge and throw stones, I say to you let’s not play “holier than thou" here. Who has a cure for racism? Nobody.

I see your point. Thanls for putting it succinctly, could not have done better myself

If singapore parliament is model on the UK westminister , PM are normally nominated by members of the ruling party as we witness Boris Johnnson was chosen to lead his party in a knock out system of 5 possible nominated party members.

On the contrary, I think such equality needs to be engineered and will not naturally evolve

@@NewmaticKe We need to vote for a president for the country similarly we need to vote for our representative politicians in for our area. If they are not comfortable with a person being that voice, they can dont vote for "it". If they are counting for a particular race as a politician/president to take care of their own skin, that would be racist in nature.

Yeah .... Get a skinless & hairless person to do it.

It's Harmony & Friendliness - Not tolerant yet. Are you still confused?

I think he is trying to protect himself from criticism I guess

It will be nice, if this programme of a thing can help shun racism,

You can suka suka 'maybe' this & 'maybe' that ... It's Endless.

Remove all form of racism. Good racism and bad racism. Selective good racist policy by PAP government is good.

What is the desired “good” outcome in your point of view?

U want economic growth and u want a labour intensive work force . Automations and robots is the answer to economic growth and reduce ur dependency on cheap migrant labour.

Newspaper that wrote about the government has been thrown out of singapore. If u say the wrong thing just once,u will be kick out of singapore. Why should a singaporean academic be above the law?

@@gha9543 Don't understand what you said? What has this to do with whether one can become a PM or not? In Singapore, to become a PM, he has to go through a democratic process, He or she must be elected into parliament and win the majority support of the parliament.

@@gha9543 Government had been thrown out? Sure? Is it in your dream?

@@engsudatta276 News editor or the Far eastern review?

Using digital media itself would amplify whatever is being highlighted. I think it is not fair to say that it amplifies the severity of any incident since the feelings of the people involved are very real and very raw. I do, however, agree with Minister Lawrence that we need to be careful about it; Be ready to forgive and have the conversation on the basis of mutual trust. Perhaps what you meant was we shouldn't be quick to use social media to pass severe judgements on perpetrators.

Correct! 👍🏻

You are surely Franklily very confused. Oh God please save D.Low

@@ConradSNIPER you sir have no idea what other races go through and believe me when say I know.

There r lots of important jobs held by Indians especially in banks ,Laws and financial services,MAS and SGX. Beware of the silent minority race doing the job of the majority race.

@@gha9543 Our reserve in GIC and Temasek are also by majority CeCa too…..

@@alexong6646 It is the same in the UK especially in the NHS ,mayor of London . Chancellor of the exchequer,Home office..etc .Minority race in the UK r holding important government post to prevent Institutional racism? These Indians minorities hates China and communist . Why? It threatens nepotism and cronyism. Kamal Harris is the first minority VP of USA. Networking , cronyism and the stamina to compete and be awarded with accolades and recognitions. I believe they fall short in achievements compare to great inventors in history. Isaac Newton, Leonardo de Vinci , Michel Angelo..etc

Charity begins at home ... Nothing wrong. But, not appropriate.

my supervisor once told me' there is no such thing as 'fair'

We are all not perfect, hence, it is unrealistic to expect true fairness or a perfect world to live in. More important is not to have a victim mentality that always blame society for any misfortune perceived.

@@soreeyez been there since 5 decades if not more

@@soreeyez ahhhh ladies and gentlemen from the minority group have we not heard such rude and completely dismissive comment from ignorant bigots. When they are uncomfortable with hard facts they just say oh it's all in our heads. You have not read LKY biography have you? Or Michael D. Barr The Ruling Elite of Singapore

@@clandestineclara9355 it's pretty clear that the person who replied to your comment hasn't served in the SAF before!

@@jjr2574 true that, might just be a foreign troll 🤣😂

@@soreeyez just to give you some example! Malays, specially Muslims aren't actually selected to be in NSF special force units like Commando and NDU.. Ok I wouldn't say they are COMPLETELY banned! But they are of an EXTREMELY small number! When I say extremely small number, I m talking abt 1 from 3 or 4 batches of recruits! 1 batch contains about 250 enlistees.. You are telling me this doesn't have anything to do with race or religion?

*_"Please do not sanitise online forums just because it is too vulgar to read"_* being vulgar does not contribute value in communication and should be discouraged as it amounts to pixel pollution.

@@veganath SG swears every day before the internet. Why pretend to cast out bad habits when u see them everywhere in SG

@@gha9543 there are no 'bad' words with the exception of of threats & incitement to violence, I hope you agree that such speech remain illegal. When it comes to swearing tell me what value it contributes, swearing isn't necessary in conveying knowledge & information with any improved efficiency if the goal of communication is to impart knowledge.

@@veganath Is SG sanitising verbal speech. I have notice no change at all. Soon SG will see no evil ,speak no evil ,hear no evil and hopefully do no evil. Gods paradise must be a delight for all those who live and work in SG.

@@gha9543 I don't understand you grievance here did you want to elaborate?

He creates then ppl will link to the gov. Hahahaha. What a sohai suggestion. Hahaha

Singapore is too small as compared to Germany I guess.

They do not have the level of understanding and impartiality as LKY

the last election speak for itself :D singaporean is ready for any race to be PM as long as that person does his job right!

@@emas88 do u get to choose a new PM when the present one retire?

No the IPS did not agree with you.

The WP, Leader of opposition has the attributes to be a PM… btw, I am Chinese.

Structured racism and dialect group started as a population census to allow citizens to use their ID for schools and housing. PAP use this to allocate housings and schools because the demand is greater than the supply.

Looolz 🤣🤣🤣

This is an interesting point, thanks. Remember the Chinese import vs. the neighbour cooking curry.

@@NewmaticKe Omg! Yes! Its like a repetition every 10 years! Those are just personal prefererences of likes and dislikes which could have easily been resolved by having mutual understanding to come out with an amicable solution instead of actions or words that may come across as offensive and hurting.

I missed Courtesy the Lion

Have you eaten? Eat full full & still confused?

Great point.

So how does it feel to be discriminated for once in Singapore lol. When the minorities have experienced it their whole damn life

Vex you head ?