Friday, September 14, 2007

Swastikas on the MRT

Call me a prude, but I feel a bit uncomfortable when people flaunt Nazi symbols in public:


I believe the above would be cause for arrest in Germany.

(I know that the swastika is actually a spiritual/religious symbol. This intent seems more apparent in the clothing of the guy below:)


But like that?


Don't get me wrong - I'm not trying to profile anyone. I'm just wondering, would I get away with the same thing if I emblazoned my t-shirt with "CHINESE ARE THE SUPERIOR RACE" (or a symbolic equivalent)? I bet those lime-green shirted NEL officers would be "escorting" me very politely out of the station in no time.

Or... does this mean that Singapore implicitly subscribes to the notion of white supremacy? Hahaha.

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