I remembered back in the 80s and 90s, almost everyone is proud of hanging the national flag in the hooks implanted outside the window sill. You see blocks and blocks of flags and you know national day is here again. Fast forward to 2013. Other than those grass root selected blocks that are lined with flags, the neighbourhood blocks are all barren. The government stats show less than 10k of flats are occupied by PR so why are people not hanging their flags anymore? Please take part in the poll...
When I look out of the window........why no flags???
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For me... my whole block is being repaired... no point to hang flag till painting is complete...
But I'm sure you are hoping for more of an 'not feel belonging' answer...
But I'm sure you are hoping for more of an 'not feel belonging' answer...
Also no Merlion, Changi Airport, Esplanade, Chilli Crab... but, easiest explanation... the Singapore emblem of Lion & Tiger with the Crescent Moon and 5 stars already there...
Why so long ??
Mine started in June (washing) and now the painting begins... at the next 2 block 1st... :sweat:
because if you look at Singapore from 20KM up, all the HDBs and landed properties form the Singapore Flag 
http://www.nzasia.org.nz/downloads/NZJAS-Dec01/Leong.pdf
Er, I hope I did not turn your thread into a political thread.
Anyway this year is the first year I am hanging the flag because the RC member of my block gave me a free flag. I also wanted to teach my children that while their lives is a little screwed in this country, they should also love their country.
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i call Bullshite...
because it's not because i'm unpatriotic or don't support the nation or whatever.
it's because i'm too lazy to hang the flag out.
and i fear i might fall.
also, the writer is trying to emphasize that we're a militarized state under military dictatorship... which i'm trying very hard to visualize how tough national service is (it's like a holiday camp by the way, unless you're too weak to take physical stress)
either that or a communist state. by the time i got to that part, i'm lost in the allegations and assumptions.
of course the parade needs to be in order. what do you think? you want the spectators and citizens to run amok on that day, perhaps having stampedes that could produce fatalities? i welcome the order that is present during the parades. who wouldn't want that?
other than being a ridiculous article full of allegations (which feels more like it came from someone who reads too many conspiracy theories), i don't think i have to take this seriously too
i agree that the article is a little ridiculous. The point about the flag though is also repeated in wikipedia.
Flag of Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Who cares? Hanging a flag only says you did hang a flag. That's all. Similarly if you did not hang a flag, means you did not.
It says nothing about your loyalty or lack of, like or dislike of particular parties, happiness, etc.....
It says nothing about your loyalty or lack of, like or dislike of particular parties, happiness, etc.....
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Let's hope we never ever have to fly somebody's else flag.
We are lucky it doesn't have bananas in it anymore:
Or the face of Hirohito:
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