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National Pledge, the Super Sign and the other Crutches of Humanity
The recent exchanges between Nominated MP Viswa Sadasiva and PAP Ministers and MPs in parliament appear to reveal an unexpected victory for the PAP in trumpeting its commitment to vague ideals of the Singapore pledge. But to what extent did the underpinnings of their speeches really diverged from one another? NMP Sadasiva used the "national pledge" as a platform to discuss views of civil liberties, democracy and economic modes of development in Singapore. But it was not a simply a fortuitous choice; but rather, a direct reference to the use of the pledge in the recent National Day celebrations. In an uneasy bid to shore up nationalism in Singapore, the NDP committee had to come up with something new, yet familiar enough so that Singaporeans would not have to sacrifice their time to learn how to perform this "new" act. In doing so, they promoted an island wide pledge taking moment at 8.22 p.m.in a designed public holiday. They solicited Singaporeans' views on the pledge, in which individuals like Sadasiva
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