I think that, at heart, Ms Feng’s win makes Singaporeans feel deeply unsettled because she has come to represent much of what makes Singaporeans unhappy: an acquisitionist philosophy of buying up the best, and a foreign talent policy that has crowded out homegrown talent.
It’s a Singapore deeply unsettled by an influx of foreigners who haven’t had time to integrate with our norms, or in many cases, don’t need to because they’re really just passing through our city.
It’s a Singapore where winning an Olympic gold medal is remunerated with a sack of gold to the tune of S$1 million.
It’s a Singapore where just about anything can be bought. Full story
