What? You really don't know how the censorship works do you. They'll invent a fakeness/other pretext and keep insisting on it and daring you to prove the authoritative sources wrong. Much like how the US and OPCW insists Assad bombed that hospital because he was sad Trump wanted to leave (proven wrong by the site of that crucified aussie patron saint of journalism in UK prison right now - heck literally the only non-hoax war entry by the US in its history is WW 1/2 and the Civil War and even the latter was a deliberate game of insult chicken by Lincoln).
He is really an intelligent professor and he is very humble and he knows the history so well in his finger tips. Seriously we need people like him to be around so that PAP is aware that we have been coned by all this politician in white.
Thank you PJ. As always you bring new perspectives and thought provoking issues. Indeed we are being taken for a ride by the powers who find it most convenient to manage a population. Look forward to the new episodes.
Finally there is a growing group of respectable eminent intellects comparable or even superior to those cronies in PAP coming out to give hope there is a credible alternative leadership to the incumbent. Singaporeans be blessed with salvation with the rise of the wise, the just and the courageous. More laymen can do their part to ignite a ferocious flame of cleansing.
Very effective and visually captivating ending, especially with all the M(&W)IW demonstrating the existing socially-conditioned state of this city state! Bravo!!
We are products of our environment, programmed by controlled stimulus. Your presentation is so vital to understand the "how to" for renewal and reformation. It had worked well for SG in the formative years but SG is a maturing democracy and what is fair and free must be given back to the people to vote.
Listening Dr Tham's video/podcast is like indulging in a great novel. Walking the audience with surprises, humor, and self-deprecating humility. Somehow I tasted a bit of "yuval harari" in his work. I'm sure he got a lot of inspiration from Harari book "sapien".
A very well put-together video. Precise and succinct. You've gained a new fan since that trending interview. Love the intro too. Looking forward to more of your videos! :)
Many such similar statements are compliments of an act. But Singaporeans need to get out of the armchair behaviour and cease a spectator mentality and offer constructive tangible support for valour by the courageous men U afraid to differ in their views with the establishment. Surely more coherent unified voices echoing likeminded convictions is a show of strength desiring to be heard and for a change. Stand Up For a Singapore where each individual is respected for their rights.
The most rich president on earth is in Singapore. Yet we have many local breed seniors who built up Singapore what they are today yet they are selling tissue paper at train stations to make ends meet some even on wheelchair whereas their ministers salary are probably higher than many big countries leaders. Our local born pure Singaporean have ti fight for jobs with foreigners.
The myth of the British playing minorities against each other makes zero historical sense, if you think about it for one minute and do a little research. In every colony where a diversity of ethnicities, cultures, and religions was present, the colonial administrators were at pains to avoid unnecessary inter-communal conflict. Why? Because it was extremely costly to deal with and interrupted their productive trade. The historical reality is that they were just not very good at smoothing over the differences that emerged in many of their colonies; Hindus vs. Muslims in India, Arabs and Jews in Palestine, and to a much smaller extent, Malays and Chinese on the Malay peninsula. This can be seen in every statute and regulation ratified since Raffles' Regulations in 1823: as he set out, "A humane and patient consideration…to remove prejudices by exposing their erroneous tendency’; ‘the Malay race are sensibly alive to shame - this is a high and honourable feeling, and ought to be cherished. Let great care be taken to avoid all punishments which are unnecessarily degrading. Both Malays and Chinese are a reasonable people, and though each may reason in a way particular to itself…this germ of civilisation should not be checked’; ‘Let native institutions, as far as regards religious observances, marriage, and inheritance, be respected, where the same are not inconsistent with justice and humanity". This sentiment of balancing an understanding for local traditions with the need to be seen to treat minorities equally (so as not to inflame notions of unfair treatment) was carried forward to a great degree by LKY, after independence.
@@turlstreet There's some truth to this however they always played communities against each other since it was literally their MO as understood by themselves (their sophisticated selves) for how they won the mandate to rule in the first place.
I love this series! Helps me in my general paper as it is very insightful and does address some useful terms such as the CMIO model! I look forward to future episodes, keep it up!
The BEST CANDIDATE for the MINISTER for EDUCATION in Singapore is DR PJ THUM.....period......and he should also be nominated for recognition by Pulitzer.Org.............
Enlightening. Politicians have used racial lines to divide and rule just as what the British did? High time to change this mentality and head towards nation building.
Dear PJ With NUS archaeologist John Miksic conferred the inaugural Singapore History Prize for “Singapore and The Silk Road of the Sea 1300-1800” would you give us your thoughts on the period in focus, in particular, was the pre-colonial era Temasek sea town as vibrant and significant as it is made out by the government? 2019 being the bicentenary of the founding of Singapore by Raffles, and the General Election about due in 2020, I kinda sense an attempt to steal the thunder from Raffles. The PAP’s “nation building” mantra, especially in social study textbooks in school, is that they were responsible for turning Singapore from a fishing village into the metropolis it is today. Little if any credit was given to the colonial power that left behind its bastion of empire boasting the region’s most advanced seaport, airport, naval base and other infrastructure which provided the solid foundation upon which was built the island’s world class PSA, Changi and Keppel shipyards. Not to mention Winsemius and Jurong. Perhaps you would like to do a feature to explore this topic in depth. Thank you.
Agreed. And that's how JB Jeyaretnam won in Anson, a majority Chinese community..... Pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of race, language or religion, to built a democratic society, based on justice and equality....
We citizens should be allowed to vote for the best capable person (regardless of race) to be a president we think is the best for our country. To narrow it down to a particular race (i.e. by reserving it), you are, in fact, missing out the best persons who wish to serve the country. It is a shame that this country is being manipulated by a bunch of ............................
Is this the dude convicted of making baseless accusations against LKY, and using illegal political campaign advertising? It seems he also asked the Malaysian PM to help build democracy in Singapore. Maybe he is more suited for sports than for politics.
One commenter said why the Gov did not touch PJ but why they didn’t hesitate to sue Amos Yee. Very simple, PJ talks sense where as Amos talked rubbish.
He himself is so bias n racist, for example he say bilingual is equal to Chinese, can't an Indian or Malay be bilingual? He must be sponsor by some forces to influence us.
Good show. Always managed a laugh in between the serious messages. Dr Thum, I think just posting videos is not enough. We need more leaders like you to lead Singapore.
if you are colour blind to the optic of what is defined as as a "malay problem" or a perceived chinese discrimination against their fellow malay singaporeans.Define it first.provide the solutions. Then after that maybe you can try to be the ultra super liberated from all colours of the world.good riddance.its not about a person race.nothing to be ashamed.But he is chinese who is just.He is malay who is just.He is chinese who is sincere.He is a malay who is sincere.Then there this is the chinese that is sincere and just working hand in hand with the sincere and just malay making the environment better protecting the welfare of every race and fight together against discrimination.Race is not the problem.The problem is whether you are sincere and believing in upholding justice or you are a "disguised" in the pursuit of your own agenda.
The intro is epic, enjoyed it!
PAP will never dare to force PJ Thum to take down his video unlike from Amos Yee because what he said is true and nothing but the truth.
Yes she
What? You really don't know how the censorship works do you. They'll invent a fakeness/other pretext and keep insisting on it and daring you to prove the authoritative sources wrong. Much like how the US and OPCW insists Assad bombed that hospital because he was sad Trump wanted to leave (proven wrong by the site of that crucified aussie patron saint of journalism in UK prison right now - heck literally the only non-hoax war entry by the US in its history is WW 1/2 and the Civil War and even the latter was a deliberate game of insult chicken by Lincoln).
@@rajasmasala source on that b0mbing journalist?
@@sampletext9426 You mean the WaPo 3d simulation website or the Greyzone?
@@rajasmasala
the journalist that got arrested
Best intro (first 60s) I've seen in a while. Liking the humour and the effort. Keep it up!
really appreciate the content and jokes! Thanks for making political issues interesting and entertaining:)
He is really an intelligent professor and he is very humble and he knows the history so well in his finger tips. Seriously we need people like him to be around so that PAP is aware that we have been coned by all this politician in white.
Thank you PJ. As always you bring new perspectives and thought provoking issues. Indeed we are being taken for a ride by the powers who find it most convenient to manage a population. Look forward to the new episodes.
Agreed. Singaporeans taken for a ride round the island.
Finally there is a growing group of respectable eminent intellects comparable or even superior to those cronies in PAP coming out to give hope there is a credible alternative leadership to the incumbent. Singaporeans be blessed with salvation with the rise of the wise, the just and the courageous. More laymen can do their part to ignite a ferocious flame of cleansing.
Good job! Thanks for the work!
Informative, interesting, and important for singapore.
Really appreciate your work PJ! Waiting to view more of your videos.
I think you should run for office. You have my vote and many many more, for sure.
Informative, entertaining and hilarious when it should be. 👍🏻
Very effective and visually captivating ending, especially with all the M(&W)IW demonstrating the existing socially-conditioned state of this city state! Bravo!!
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We are products of our environment, programmed by controlled stimulus. Your presentation is so vital to understand the "how to" for renewal and reformation. It had worked well for SG in the formative years but SG is a maturing democracy and what is fair and free must be given back to the people to vote.
Listening Dr Tham's video/podcast is like indulging in a great novel. Walking the audience with surprises, humor, and self-deprecating humility. Somehow I tasted a bit of "yuval harari" in his work. I'm sure he got a lot of inspiration from Harari book "sapien".
Thank you for continuing this series!
A very well put-together video. Precise and succinct. You've gained a new fan since that trending interview. Love the intro too. Looking forward to more of your videos! :)
Many such similar statements are compliments of an act. But Singaporeans need to get out of the armchair behaviour and cease a spectator mentality and offer constructive tangible support for valour by the courageous men U afraid to differ in their views with the establishment. Surely more coherent unified voices echoing likeminded convictions is a show of strength desiring to be heard and for a change. Stand Up For a Singapore where each individual is respected for their rights.
I love the introduction.. 😂
Wait till we watch all his 7 episodes of PJ Thum talk show, an eye opener really. Truly an amazing man.
2:40 "Singaporeans WILL soon go to the polls..."
More like 'might' and now we know it's a definite 'won't'
Yeah, I had a lot of hope that we would :) - PJ
Well done video Mr. Thum
Love this channel
The most rich president on earth is in Singapore. Yet we have many local breed seniors who built up Singapore what they are today yet they are selling tissue paper at train stations to make ends meet some even on wheelchair whereas their ministers salary are probably higher than many big countries leaders. Our local born pure Singaporean have ti fight for jobs with foreigners.
I enjoy your presentations. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the wonderful narrative video that's easy to understand
Well done love all your video it, I was really shock to know/understand about our own laws
He has spoken the truth......
The Brits did it to India and they did it to us as well.
Jin Ngee Chia truer words have never been spoken
The myth of the British playing minorities against each other makes zero historical sense, if you think about it for one minute and do a little research. In every colony where a diversity of ethnicities, cultures, and religions was present, the colonial administrators were at pains to avoid unnecessary inter-communal conflict. Why? Because it was extremely costly to deal with and interrupted their productive trade. The historical reality is that they were just not very good at smoothing over the differences that emerged in many of their colonies; Hindus vs. Muslims in India, Arabs and Jews in Palestine, and to a much smaller extent, Malays and Chinese on the Malay peninsula.
This can be seen in every statute and regulation ratified since Raffles' Regulations in 1823: as he set out, "A humane and patient consideration…to remove prejudices by exposing their erroneous tendency’; ‘the Malay race are sensibly alive to shame - this is a high and honourable feeling, and ought to be cherished. Let great care be taken to avoid all punishments which are unnecessarily degrading. Both Malays and Chinese are a reasonable people, and though each may reason in a way particular to itself…this germ of civilisation should not be checked’; ‘Let native institutions, as far as regards religious observances, marriage, and inheritance, be respected, where the same are not inconsistent with justice and humanity".
This sentiment of balancing an understanding for local traditions with the need to be seen to treat minorities equally (so as not to inflame notions of unfair treatment) was carried forward to a great degree by LKY, after independence.
@@turlstreet There's some truth to this however they always played communities against each other since it was literally their MO as understood by themselves (their sophisticated selves) for how they won the mandate to rule in the first place.
The Brits "Divide N Rule" games in all their colonies !
But gave us an Oxford education haha
Excellent. Thanks.
I love this series! Helps me in my general paper as it is very insightful and does address some useful terms such as the CMIO model! I look forward to future episodes, keep it up!
Great video...hoping for more.
Francis Oen
A very good speaker
this is an eye-opening
Great video
yo we need more of these shows
I love how tharman was sitting at the background, thinking 'am I a joke' when LHL suggested to rotate race in presidency
Well done! Kudos to you brave soul.
Awesome! I am subscribed.
My favourite guy
It’s time that Singaporeans get awaken politically. Decades of the government dumbing down the population has made people into a “yes-man”.
Very good discussion. I fully agree.
Nice dei.
R.I.P Shoes. Enjoyed the political commentary and the history lesson! :D
Good video. Enjoyed it. Makes good points . Don't agree with all the points but the general observations .
Beautiful, Creative and stay that way!
The BEST CANDIDATE for the MINISTER for EDUCATION in Singapore is DR PJ THUM.....period......and he should also be nominated for recognition by Pulitzer.Org.............
Respect yo.
Well done PJ. I have shared your video and subscribed to your group.
Enlightening. Politicians have used racial lines to divide and rule just as what the British did? High time to change this mentality and head towards nation building.
Dear PJ
With NUS archaeologist John Miksic conferred the inaugural Singapore History Prize for “Singapore and The Silk Road of the Sea 1300-1800” would you give us your thoughts on the period in focus, in particular, was the pre-colonial era Temasek sea town as vibrant and significant as it is made out by the government?
2019 being the bicentenary of the founding of Singapore by Raffles, and the General Election about due in 2020, I kinda sense an attempt to steal the thunder from Raffles. The PAP’s “nation building” mantra, especially in social study textbooks in school, is that they were responsible for turning Singapore from a fishing village into the metropolis it is today. Little if any credit was given to the colonial power that left behind its bastion of empire boasting the region’s most advanced seaport, airport, naval base and other infrastructure which provided the solid foundation upon which was built the island’s world class PSA, Changi and Keppel shipyards. Not to mention Winsemius and Jurong.
Perhaps you would like to do a feature to explore this topic in depth. Thank you.
idea, insight and information
Great!!!
You are everything! Multi Purpose man!
Agreed. And that's how JB Jeyaretnam won in Anson, a majority Chinese community..... Pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of race, language or religion, to built a democratic society, based on justice and equality....
Rock solid!
Ok
I LIKED YOU so I subscribed
Fact.
9:40 How would such a committee decide whether someone can be considered as ethnically Others?
It depend who PAP select as President.
Love your presentation
Dr Thum would you come back to present another series?
I stood up when I heard the bell.
First I stood up then, we stood up together and then it stood up even further and more firmly 😂 the experiment really 🌵stand
We citizens should be allowed to vote for the best capable person (regardless of race) to be a president we think is the best for our country. To narrow it down to a particular race (i.e. by reserving it), you are, in fact, missing out the best persons who wish to serve the country. It is a shame that this country is being manipulated by a bunch of ............................
100 % correct.
🙏🙏🙏
Is this the dude convicted of making baseless accusations against LKY, and using illegal political campaign advertising? It seems he also asked the Malaysian PM to help build democracy in Singapore. Maybe he is more suited for sports than for politics.
I like this video introduction.
Excellent, informative, insightful.
One commenter said why the Gov did not touch PJ but why they didn’t hesitate to sue Amos Yee. Very simple, PJ talks sense where as Amos talked rubbish.
I will vote for you
Can't agree more with Thum.
Please make more videos
Sire, Do you come back and join the opposition?
Brilliant..great discourse n content..keep up the good work...hope singaporeans wake up n smell the coffee..
Good content!
Well said .
SIre, If you have other translations would be good.
So what kind of model do you suggest ?
Amazing. Really enjoyed this.
Reading from script, same as our president.
He himself is so bias n racist, for example he say bilingual is equal to Chinese, can't an Indian or Malay be bilingual?
He must be sponsor by some forces to influence us.
Eric T
Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt
Eric T
What's wrong with reading from script. You here to nitpick? Bloody irritant!
@@TheMadswamy Well said 🤯
Agreed to take race out of politics.
Please return to stand for the coming GE election. We need you.
The one voice everyone has been waiting for....
Will Thomson very true
Good show. Always managed a laugh in between the serious messages.
Dr Thum, I think just posting videos is not enough. We need more leaders like you to lead Singapore.
I like this guy
if you are colour blind to the optic of what is defined as as a "malay problem" or a perceived chinese discrimination against their fellow malay singaporeans.Define it first.provide the solutions. Then after that maybe you can try to be the ultra super liberated from all colours of the world.good riddance.its not about a person race.nothing to be ashamed.But he is chinese who is just.He is malay who is just.He is chinese who is sincere.He is a malay who is sincere.Then there this is the chinese that is sincere and just working hand in hand with the sincere and just malay making the environment better protecting the welfare of every race and fight together against discrimination.Race is not the problem.The problem is whether you are sincere and believing in upholding justice or you are a "disguised" in the pursuit of your own agenda.
Still looking forward to a 2nd episode!
93 peoples will continue to stand up when they heard the bell.
Decent and intelligent clip. Very well done.
That introduction clip was jin swee ah 👌
👍👍👍👍
keep doing what youre doin bro. awesome
he is a very good swimmer
Yep i belive lee sien loong should give me back my family's plot of land
@Piak Piak username checks out. ;)
It's a fresh dimension looking at tried and tested political options. Is Singapore ready for the change? Is change necessary beneficial?
CMIO should be scrap long ago
Nationality : SINGAPOREAN
That's what it should be only nationality not race. They should change it
Can I be his friend I like him speaking his mind.
Extremely creative epic Introduction! Hope you could join a good opposition party for the voice of Singaporean Dr Thum.
Was tat Lim kay siu at the end of the video?? 😉
Is your running around Oxford inspired by the 1968 movie “Sebastian” starring Dirk Bogarde?
Hello! I've never heard of that movie before. I'll check it out. - PJ
Why haven't I found your channel earlier?
Didnt our pledge talks about meritocracy works instead of our race and Color?
Go by merits and not for any other reasons or quota. Singapura Oh Singapura...
Got to get rid of the box period.
SHOULD RUN FOR THE ELECTION TO GET INTO PARLIAMENT.
He should run for politics