Ong Ye Kung Facebook photo sent by Chuan-Jin. A great visual on Singapore elites and elitism.
Tag: Elitism
Government and Scholar Scandals
Visual post on PAP scholars, including relatives, scandals, etc.
PAP Royal Bloodline: Aristocracy or Meritocracy?
A combined PAP family tree. Meritocracy, aristocracy, or government nepotism? You decide.
Elitism Quotes (PAP)
"Remember your place in society before you engage in political debate. . .people should not take on those in authority as 'equals'." - Former Foreign Minister George Yeo
Calvin Cheng Quotes
"I was confident that it [would] not in any way affect my ability to be impartial, objective and non-partisan." -- Calvin Cheng (July 2009)
Excerpts from “Meritocracy and Elitism”
“Meritocracy” [has] also come to serve as a complex of ideological resources for justifying authoritarian government and its pro-capitalist orientations.
Book Review: The Ruling Elite of Singapore, by Michael Barr
The Ruling Elite of Singapore is a brilliant publication, in which Michael Barr explores "the complex and covert networks of power" in the city-state of Singapore.
