Empathy in a cold concrete jungle

2014.

Been quite sometime since I last posted anything.

Recently there's quite a commotion over the antics of the Brit Anton Casey who joined the ranks of many other fools in risking reputation, career, life and limb with reckless postings on the pages of his Facebook.

What is even more bewildering than the rank stupidity of Anton is the appeals of William Wan, general secretary of the Singapore Kindness movement for Singaporeans to show kindness and graciousness to that capering cretin.

In his opinion article to the Straits Times he asked Singaporeans to show understanding and empathy to the pompous prick; he compared that arrogant ass's suffering to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and he lamented about the herd mentality of the many critics of that insufferable idiot.

I find William's misguided benevolence... deeply disappointing.

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Commented on the Kindness.sg blog article that is a replica of the ST article, though the comment awaits moderation :

"The bottom 20% of our population struggle on a daily basis with stagnant or negative income growth against back breaking inflation, and the men on our streets face transport and housing woes while having to fight tooth and nail for jobs against foreign workers with families that cost a fraction of we need to sustain ours here. And there are plenty of old and sick that lie forgotten in old folks home and hospices while shunned by our mass media … until the next fundraiser arrives.

So many people in need of empathy and support, and the best story you can come up with is Anton? You can have your compassion for the arrogant lout facing the consequences of his action; for me I’d rather reserve my empathy for folks who deserve it."