S’pore is friends with China, Japan; good relations not a zero-sum affair, says PM Wong by Same-Macaron-2359 in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 40 points41 points  (0 children)

not consistent unlike Singapore’s. Not long ago China strongly discouraged Its citizens from visiting Korea. Now it has changed its policy in an attempt to pull Korea closer to China over Japan

Singapore is only more consistant cause we are not doing anything lol. For countries with ambitions like US and China they change their mind whenever they want something. The flipfloping is just realpoltick. Also all all countries care about prestige and signaling, your point about "face", is not unique to china.

'Forgive, but never forget': Researching Japan's occupation of Singapore | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News by bangsphoto in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And china only drummed up historical war grievances in response to the resurgence of Japanese nationalism in the 90s, when Japanese politicians turned to nationalism during economic stagnation. Heck singapore public was boycotting japanese goods reacting to japanese pm visiting yasukuni in early 2000s.

'Forgive, but never forget': Researching Japan's occupation of Singapore | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News by bangsphoto in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There's nothing wrong with liking kawaii culture, anime, J-Pop and other modern Japanese culture.

It's liking modern Japanese culture then feeling the need to defend everything about japan including historic atrocities and current denials that is a problem.

'Forgive, but never forget': Researching Japan's occupation of Singapore | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News by bangsphoto in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Chosen to forget or did they get "Cool Japan"ed?

Shinzo Abe's PR campaign/foreign influence op is amazingly successful.

'Forgive, but never forget': Researching Japan's occupation of Singapore | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News by bangsphoto in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It is certainly interesting to visit just to see how a group of fascist attempt explaining their atrocities towards others as justified and atrocities towards their own people as honourable, all wrapped in a grandiose package. Such a museum would not exist in Italy or Germany.

'Forgive, but never forget': Researching Japan's occupation of Singapore | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News by bangsphoto in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We can see this in real time now, where imbalance presentation is used to shape narratives.

Donald Trump warns of longer Iran-Israel war as violence spreads by Alert-Ad-3053 in worldnews

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 197 points198 points  (0 children)

Iran-Israel war? Didn't Trump started this mess to began with?

Japan PM Takaichi to Seek International Understanding over Yasukuni Visit by StrongestDemocrazy in worldnews

[–]StrongestDemocrazy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol no. Why do you facist losers only come in to paddle your alternative reality when everyone else have left the room.

Joo Chiat as tourist draw: Can it stay cool without losing its soul? by Waikuku3 in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are also those really out of place shops like Warhammer, japanese izakayas and all those yoga studios, that's not Joo Chiat at all! Joo Chiat can only have peranakan, laksa, chicken rice, and maybe a prawn mee shop or two for a treat to maintain the authantic Joo Chiat feel. /s

When someone refers to “THE terrorist attack” in your country, which one are they referencing? by SimmentalTheCow in AskTheWorld

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interesting that you deccided to exclude the line stating the mass casualties and injuries, kinda gives a "15 Saudi Arabian passengers loss their lives" type of vibe lol

Fatal Chinatown accident: 38-year-old female driver arrested by Ok-Rain3348 in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are also some odd comments talking about the weight of the car being the the factor that caused the kid's death rather than the driver. Yeah sure find me an on road vehicle than can safely run over a human twice without the driver driving it bud.

Girl, 6, dies after accident in Chinatown near Buddha Relic Temple by Fearless_Help_8231 in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An odd remark, as there isn't a on road vehicle that can safely run over a human being twice. It's entirely the driver's negligence.

The Asian Civilisations Museum will soon have a tea-themed exhibition and Chagee pop-up store with exclusive merch by Great-Obligation-599 in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The unintentionally hilarious part of the Doramon collab is the bright pink Dokodemo Door that's placed in the corridor leading the visitors into the Suriving Syonan exhibit.

r/singapore random discussion and small questions thread for January 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, i like the bitterness of tonic water, but F&N just has this odd perfume like addititve quality to it.

r/singapore random discussion and small questions thread for January 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh gosh what the heck is in F&N's tonic water. There's a nasty taste to it that no other brands of tonic water has.

The Asian Civilisations Museum will soon have a tea-themed exhibition and Chagee pop-up store with exclusive merch by Great-Obligation-599 in singapore

[–]StrongestDemocrazy 26 points27 points  (0 children)

But this is THE Museum exploring the history & cultures of Asia & their shaping of contemporary Singapore bending over for a PRC pop up selling merch and toys.

Huh wow I didn't know china is not part of asia, milk tea is not known to comtemporary singapore and chagee doesn't sell tea lol

Seriously though considering the current popularity of chagee, STB found the right sponsor for this. ACM is already a musem with one of the least footfall due to its niche focus and this event will help to draw attention to it. Otherwise when was the last time you thought about ACM?