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Singaporeans upset about Indonesian naming ships after their ‘heroes’? Why?

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Indonesian military officers have pulled out of a Singapore aerospace show amid a row over the controversial naming of a naval warship. Indonesia angered its neighbour by naming the new ship after two marines who carried out a bombing which killed three people in Singapore in 1965. Singapore's second minister for defence said he was "disappointed" with Indonesia's naming decision. Jakarta defended the move saying it was customary to name vessels after heroes. - bbc In conversation, Ed: I don't see what the fuss is about. The chinese fascist government of singapore had no problem erecting a statue of mass-murdering chinese premiere, Deng Xiao Ping in singapore. And anyway, the attack was on Malaysia, not singapore - as singapore was a part of Malaysia then. So this issue is actually a non-issue. The singapore government is just trying to flex its paltry muscles regionally. Silly fellas. Kelvin Leong: while I may not agree 100% with the way my government handled t

How Racism begat Anti-Communism in America.....thoughts

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The american, or white american, fear and hatred of communism during the McCarthy era (see video below) was significantly founded on the coinciding fear and hatred of 'niggers' and anyone who challenged the white supremacism of white americans.  Communism was all about equality and caring for the disadvantaged as much as the advantaged and ensuring that not only do people have the freedom of opportunity, but the opportunity to access the resources required to enjoy that freedom.  

 For the whites to consider communism was akin to relinquishing their dominance over the non-whites, which, in turn, was how the whites contended with exploitation by the elite themselves. However, as many white americans were already well-versed in the art of racist discrimination, given their record of killing the natives and shuffling those that remained into reservations; confining Mexicans to Barios; and enslaving the blacks or treating them as 2nd class citizens, it was only natural that they