The Dark Shadow Shrine

embrace the darkness; that you may see the light nestled within it......

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

HK Protest Leader -- and only 18 Years Old!!!

Excellent current example of a young person (he's YOUR age!!!) who's a political activist! He's one of the student leaders in the current HK protest. And he had already made headlines for himself when he was 16, when he helped mobilised the protest against the national education syllabus which the Chinese Govt wanted to impose on public education in HK.

And don't forget Malala [I know you're hungry, but don't confuse with Mala hotpot (huo guo) or masala or that Christmas song Fa-la-la-la-la), the Pakistani education activist who recently became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Do you know there's even a 'Malala Day' designated by the UN?

Think about why there's dearth of such youth in Singapore...why S'pore's youth tend to be labelled as politically and socially apathetic (with some exceptions of course....think Roy Ngerng(?) and Han Hui Hui who recently made the news...see clip HERE ...SCARY!!!).
And of course, there's the view that these protestors are actually being selfish under the guise of selfless protest for the sake of others (see my previous link  HERE.

Qn: Young people today think of nothing but themselves. Is this a fair description? (RI Prelim 2014)