I am here partly because I haven't been, for quite some time now, and partly because I need to take a break from all the PSI rants on Facebook.
The last time Singapore was so hazy was more than 15 years ago. I am not gonna talk too much about ethical business practices and corporate responsibilities, but I just want to point out that I am very disappointed that the issue of burning of forests has been happening for more than 20 years already, and is never gonna stop unless someone mandates it. Reluctance, inaction, and a nonchalant government has indirectly condoned such atrocities. Funny how it's not really anybody's business until someone actually complains about it when it gets detrimental, and we realise the model of action-reaction in our societies. If it really is "counter-measures" all the time, then perhaps it is time to evaluate if current systems are adequate in confronting national crises like these that involve transnational elements.
Yet we know there's nothing we can do. In the face of this atrocity, we can only brandish our little sword of defiance through online social platforms, rant on about how it's affecting our health and livelihood, diss the culprits responsible, but in fact rendered powerless because we value diplomacy more than anything else. The truth is we can't challenge somebody else's sovereignty. The truth is we can't issue sanctions. The truth is inaction breeds audacity.
But how can we make them see the light when they choose to turn their heads away?
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