You misunderstood me. I didn't perceive anything. I am just speaking my thought and facts.
Singapore is very insecure, one of the most insecure country in the world, at least before 1980s. The insecurity mitigate when China adopted "reform and open up" policy. Why? Because the west want China follow Singapore route - multilateral parties, liberal democracy to some extent.
Lee Kuan Yew is visionary. He allied with his comrade, those socialists, communists to grab power in 1950s. After that either throw them into jail such as Lim Chin Siong, or marginalize them such as Lee Siew Choh. The socialists party - Barisan Sosialis were beat by Lee Kuan Yew badly.
I don't blame Lee Kuan Yew a bit. Singapore was fighting for own survival, and China in 1960s can do nothing to help those poor Fujian, Guangdong Chinese. Actually, in the opposite, western power is very suspicious at ethnic Chinese state - Singapore. There is no place for socialist party in Singapore. It's a matter of life(capitalist) or death(socialist).
To make western power happier and Singapore safer, English and Multi culture/Multi race were encouraged, so that Singapore will not been seen as ethnic Chinese state by neighbors and west.
Things changed fast, it's time to come home. But we are separated too long, who are we(Singaporean)? Who are you(Chinese ancestor)?
When great empire collapsed, great civilization collapsed, those diasporas suffered:
When Ottoman Empire collapsed, those Turks diasporas wandering around Central Asia, Balkan.
When Russian Empire/Soviet collapsed, those Slavs diasporas wandering around Central Asia, Balkan, South Caucasus, East Europe.
When China dynasty collapsed, those Chinese diasporas wandering around South East Asia, Sakhalin, Vladivostok, Taiwan, and Singapore.
It's history, sad. But history is history.
Chinese civilization keep coming back as great nation again and again throughout human history.
While, all these others like Rome Empire, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Babylon and Ancient India, the past is past.
Don't take every words of Lee Kuan Yew seriously. It's politics, and he doesn't means it when he say it, you need to think in the opposite way sometimes.
Why Singapore has to be multi racial? Why Singapore has to be multi cultural? Why Singapore has to adopt English as mother language?
Think about it.
