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从乌克兰战争的单一立场到不同意见, 看新加坡传统、潮流思维互换和 老少东西方偏好之争

 

从乌克兰战争的单一立场到不同意见,

看新加坡传统、潮流思维互换和

老少东西方偏好之争。


国会辩论后,我们知道内阁里对于乌克兰战争存在不同看法和意见。虽然在外交上,我们认定这是一场侵略战争,小国必须得到生存保障,并且在国际法下得到支持。

这是西方主流思维、媒体的引导和认知。在一定程度上,这是一股西方潮流,如果不跟着走,就是违背西方的价值和民主精神。新加坡受西方教育,不知历史背景的年轻一代,基本也认同这个看法。

因此,一年前,当新加坡对俄罗斯制裁,跟随西方对俄罗斯采取不友善行动,应该说在舆论上,大多数人,尤其是年轻一代,都赞成这么做

事实上,虽然官方层面上,我们的外交是配合西方演出。但是,在一些非官方的场合,一些资深的前外交人员,却提出必须根据历史发展,北约东扩等因素,来看待俄乌战争。

这点和欧美也类似。有一部分学者、专家,如基辛格,也提出同样必须从历史角度看问题,以及北约东扩影响到俄罗斯的安全。只是这些看法,都被认为是非主流,甚至还被扣上反民主、反自由的帽子。


回到新加坡,把俄乌战争看成单纯的侵略,是一股潮流,在某一方面也是西方教育,追寻民主自由的象征。另一方面,以传统观念,历史分析看问题的人,却认为必须从更加广的层面看俄乌冲突。但是,在潮流的面前,很难把战争冲突说清楚,因此,只能看着潮流,在外交上成为唯一的声音和选项。

在一定程度上,这也显现出老少新加坡人对于俄乌冲突的传统潮流之争。年长者和年轻人看法不同,甚至对于维护和平的做法也不一样。年轻人倾向西方的做法,甚至完全依赖这套西方做法来办事,来制裁。

一年多过去了,整个世界地缘政治、贸易、经济、新的军事冲突地点,导致我们必须检讨潮流、传统思维的成本计算。老少之间的不同,如何寻找一个最大利益的社会共识

内阁里出现对俄乌冲突的不同意见,并且在国会公开它的存在,就是想要检讨和寻求未来之路。事实上,新加坡在俄乌冲突的立场和东南亚其他国家不同,这是地缘政治不得不考虑的问题。

新加坡当然可以继续跟着潮流走,让受西方教育影响的年轻人领导,走单一路线。这是一年前我们决定的路线,是否要持续下去,还是要纳入不同意见,检讨和更新策略,来面对一个更具挑战的未来。 

这个选项,当传统遇上潮流,老少不同看法,也影响选票的走向。因此,这不是人民行动党的问题,而是一个也影响反对党得失的问题。不要简单的把它看成外交问题而已!在美国,外交问题是一个影响选举的重要因素。


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