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Enter at your own level of delirium

This house believe that…

"there is no such thing as a full time parent

anymore"

This house believes that

“National Education

(as taught in school) has not met its

objectives”.

This house believes that…

"Homosexuality should be decriminalised in

Singapore"

This house believes that…

“the Human Organ Transplant Act

(HOTA) in Singapore should not even allow

an ‘opt out’ option”.

This House believes that…

“the pros of attracting foreign talent into

Singapore far outweigh the cons”.


“Singapore is a clean and beautiful city only because it pays others

to clean up after itself”.


“the education system in Singapore has only managed to produce

scholars but few thinkers”.


“the typical Singaporean family

overprotects its children”.


“the Singapore society is apathetic to issues

that affect them”.


“Singaporeans are unwilling to speak up”.


“Singapore society has been degraded because of the outsourcing of

parenting”.


“Singaporeans are oblivious to the fact

that common property means they own it

too”.


“living in a garden city, Singaporeans are

oddly divorced from nature”.


"Spore is too small a country to be

environmentally friendly”


“Singaporeans work long hours but are not necessary the most

productive”.


“the Singapore government is the only government that is so

concerned about National Education”.


"Singapore censorship laws prevent real

artists from developing"


“racial harmony in Singapore can be

more real to avoid a disintegration of our

society”.


“Singaporeans should always be given

priority in terms of employment”.


“Singaporeans do not participate enough in

the global effort to reduce, reuse and

recycle”.


“Singaporeans cannot be really happy as

they are too materialistic”.


“Singaporeans complain too much”.


“the Singapore military is too weak to be any

real deterrent to a hostile enemy”.


“Singaporeans can survive being deprived of electricity and clean water for a fortnight”.


“those who can, do while those who can’t,

teach”.


“it is too expensive and too much of a bother to bring up a child in

Singapore”.


“National Service in Singapore should also

include the girls”.


"peaceful public protests should be allowed in Spore"


“Singaporean students lack good public speaking skills”.


“the Singapore Education system

suppresses the natural desire to freely express one’s views”.


“National education should be caught, not

taught”.


“Singapore economic success involves

maintaining a comparative advantage over other emerging economies”.


“Given a choice, most Singaporeans would

rather quit Singapore”.


"Spore is not strong enough to survive a

terrorist attack"


“Singapore is ready to handle an epidemic like the avian flu”.


“Singapore youths are apathetic to the

problems facing their country”.


“Singapore sports is too reliant on foreign

talent”.


“there is limited interaction between Singapore and international students in

the Singapore classroom”.


“there is not enough medical subsidies for

Singaporeans”.


“there is not enough transport subsidies for

Singaporeans”.


“there is not enough housing subsidies for

Singaporeans”.


“there is not enough education subsidies for Singaporeans”.


“there should be more opportunities for Singaporeans to obtain a degree”.


“the Singapore government should be cautious in opening a

fourth or fifth university”.


“it is absurd for the government to start an Integrated Resort with a world class casino and then put in place an increased

budget for the treatment of gambling addiction”.


“the lure of the ‘pink dollar’ in Singapore will undermine the

social and moral fabric of Singapore”.


“National Service in Singapore is not necessary because all we need to do is to pay higher salaries for

a regular army”.


“Singaporeans outsourcing of parenting to domestic helpers is a viable option to raising

children”.


“foreign domestic workers prefer expatriate

employers (especially Caucasian) as they are allowed more freedom”.


"Life is good, so there is no role for a political opposition in Spore"


“given the economic opportunities or burdens of Singaporean women, their traditional role of stay at home mothers must be

modified”.


“Stay at home fatherhood is a good alternative for

families where the mother is a bigger income-earner”.


“The climate of fear in Singapore is a very real

threat to the desire for an active citizenry”.


“discipline in a child should be initiated at

home”


“child discipline should be perceived as an act

of love, not punishment”.


"its time to abolish the death penalty in

Spore"


“Singapore’s reputation as a ‘FINE CITY’ does

more damage than good”.


“what Singapore needs is not another stop

littering campaign but a pick up the litter

campaign”.


“Singapore has a

First World economy but a Third World

mentality”.


“Singapore is at terrible risk of a rise in sea-

level,”.


“it is unlikely that Singapore can reverse

its low and declining birth rate”.


“the whole concept of Total Defence” is not

workable as few citizens earnestly

believe in it”.


“Racial and religious harmony in Singapore

can be more deep-rooted”.


“the existing government can sustain social and economic development

for Singapore”.


“more opposition parties are needed in

the Singapore government”.


“good opposition party members are a rarity in Singapore politics”.


“Singaporeans do not appreciate the work

done by the thousands of foreign low wage workers”.


“the rules of employment of foreign domestic workers in

Singapore favour only the domestic worker”.


“Compulsory National Service for

Singaporean males in Singapore is too long”.


“Pre-school education in Singapore should

come under the Ministry of Education”.

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