An undergraduate gave her view on the Rally. She lamented the fact that the issues raised were not anything new. Sometimes they are purposely done because people still do not see their importance.
Race and religion are issues which are still not fully understood by Singaporeans. The AWARE saga is a huge piece of evidence. She may have understood them but what about others? Does she know that the webchat on the Rally was mainly on religion? Also, it may have been only one incident, but it could have had far more dire consequences to our nation's security and harmony, if the church leaders had not stepped in with official documents, to quell any misassumption that it was a denomination rather than overenthusiastic individual Christians, who were the masterminds. Moreover, she herself admitted that we merely "theoretically" know what multi-racialism is. The contrasting pictures of our past and present are very meaningful for younger students, so that they do not take our nation for granted. Not everyone is "grateful for what has been done" for her.
The topic on foreign talent had already been spoken on by his father and birthrates is a topic that has been discussed in the newspapers. By asking for these to be mentioned at the Rally, is she not contradicting herself in requesting old issues to be reiterated? Looking at our past achievements is a reminder that we can continue to overcome the various challenges we are facing as well. Call it human psychology but we do need to be brought back to the past so as to allow it to aid us in our future. This form of encouragement is really not as belittling in nature as she perceives it to be.
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