19-12-2023, 12:12 AM
(18-12-2023, 01:23 PM)Oyk Wrote: Sounds pretty much like Malay Malaysia for Malays, ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians instead of (take the first five alphabets away) ~~~~~sia for all.
For LKY, Malaysian Malaysia was good enough. He was prepared to give that much way. For me, it's not. Federasia would be a more race-neutral name. You have Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore and Malaya merging to form the Federation. There is no reason why it should be called Sabahsia, Sarawaksia, Singaporesia or Malaysia....or Chinesesia or Indiansia.
But we succeeded to live in peace in a country with a race-neutral name that's Singaporean Singapore.
Because as long as you insert the race of one particular group in the country's name, you are doing something which all advertising companies know and do to sell a product.
So do you call that part of the Middle East Israel or Palestine? You have to settle the territorial rights first, who owns where. The Jews will point you to biblical history.
Singapore belongs to everyone who lives in Singapore.
The Holy Land whether you call it Palestine or Israel or whatever, belongs to everyone who lives in the Holy Land, all in one state.
Israeli leaders openly said they dont want two separate states, and they also openly act against a one state for all. Therefore what they seem to want is a state only for themselves where Palestinians dont exist. They are flattening Gaza (& chomping away at the West Bank) to get to this.