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Conor
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“The people shared our feelings and were prepared to do whatever was needed to make an independent Singapore work. I did not know I was to spend the rest of my life getting Singapore not just to work but to flourish.”
— Sep 25, 2025 01:12PM
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Conor
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The Malays present did not expect me, the supposed anti-Malay Chinese chauvinist out to destroy the Malay race, to speak in Malay with no trace of a Chinese dialect accent that most Chinese would have. I had been born and bred in Singapore, speaking the language as child
I could trace my ancestors for three generations in Singapore. They had made as big a contribution to the country as any Malay in the chamber.
— Sep 09, 2025 10:10AM
I could trace my ancestors for three generations in Singapore. They had made as big a contribution to the country as any Malay in the chamber.
Conor
is on page 593 of 680
When trying to stamp out communism in S Vietnam the US had relied on people like Ngo Dinh Diem, and in 11 yrs had failed to find a group who could lead the nation. So S Vietnam was going thru death throes and the Americans were in an unenviable position. The S Vietnamese themselves had lost confidence, opting out of the conflict. 2 options, increase military or make withdrawal, by April ‘75, they had done both.
— Sep 08, 2025 05:46PM
