A quick post about Sim Ann's "Of wrongful pride and prejudice"

Sim Ann: "Of wrongful pride and prejudice"

沈颖：《讨论国民融合须遏止恶毒言语》

"But online comments that clearly spew hate and prejudice against individuals or groups are simply that - hate speech. All of us, politician or netizen, need to take a clear stand against hate speech. Abuse of foreigners, or any human being for that matter, is not acceptable, whether it is verbal or physical, online or offline. Interpreting such vile comments, as Mr Giam does, as misdirected anger intended originally for the Government is deeply questionable."

“但是，客观的意见和批评，有别于恶言恶语。网络上针对某些人或某些群体的恶言恶语，许多明显带有仇视和偏见。像严先生那样，把这类言论解读成针对政府的抱怨，不免有粉饰之嫌。”

An insightful and thought-provoking piece. Indeed, although government policies have contributed to the antipathy against immigrants/foreigners by some of us, such an explanation may prove to be an easy excuse for those who are latently anti-immigrant/foreigner, intolerant or pro-hatred.