The recent violent unrest in the United Kingdom is a stern reminder for Singapore not to take peace and stability for granted, says Black Dot Research’s Nicholas Fang.
in the quiet seaside town of Southport in northern England triggered some of the worst unrest the United Kingdom has seen in more than a decade.riots and violence in towns and cities
And this is a lesson that a small, open, multiracial and multireligious nation like Singapore can ill-afford to ignore. This was despite credible media outlets reporting that the suspect was born in Wales to Rwandan parents. Theand continued garnering views even after authorities had set the record straight.
It certainly did not help that the billionaire owner of X, Elon Musk, also jumped into the fray by posting incendiary remarks. He amplified the anti-immigrant rhetoric and stoked emotions behind the violent riots by saying that civil war had become “inevitable”. The situation seems to have calmed down now, and communities have started to rebuild damaged infrastructure and frayed relationships. But the sheer scale, intensity and speed of spread of the violence shocked many, and prompted many countries to advise their citizens against travelling to the UK when the unrest was at its peak.LESSONS FOR SINGAPORE
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