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Loyalty Patriotism "Die", Why even fight? - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Acknowledge the senseless tragedy of war
  - - - written by Wilfred Owen who had experienced the tragedies of war firsthand
        
        uses the phrase ironically and ends with calling it "the Old Lie"
- - - - Limited preservation of heritage/ nature areas
        
        Removal of Maju Forest (24 acres of land -- only 8 preserved )
        
        Message from govt: pragmatism over roots/ heritage/ culture
        
        personal gain/ motivation over country
        
        Bukit Brown Cemetery during highway building
    - - Clear definition between races
        
        Split identity between Singaporean Chinese, Singaporean Indians, Malays, etc
        
        eg specification of mother tongue
    - - Politcal Hyperboles
        
        Limited backstory
        
        "British Colony"
        
        never went through true nationalism
        
        Artificial nation
        
        eg. Merlion
      - Dilution of local food heritage
        
        Hybridity of food
        
        Nasi Lemak, Chicken rice, Curry
      - Case Study: Malaysia
        
        Majority of Malaysia
        
        Malay-ruled
        
        Sultans of State rotate
        
        Malay Muslim identity
        
        Sabah Sarawak
        
        Even mix of Malay, Indigenous, and Chinese
        
        Rotation of Chief Minister
        
        Ensure all groups are represented and advocated for
    - - completed NS
        
        not actually ready for war
- - - - suicide mission to crash in Allied forces' ships
- - - - Clean venues --> football fans
      - Students:
        
        values vs learning priority
        
        daily classroom cleaning
        
        routine
    - - CIP, CCE
        
        incentivised
        
        utility vs responsibility
        
        portfolio maxxing
        
        arbituary initiatives
        
        not long term/ sustainable
        
        Education System
        
        Wrong
        
        Overemphasis on acads
        
        no time alloced to build civic consciousness
        
        lack of incentives
        
        is it/ should it even be a main driver for patriotism?
        
        Family
        
        increase in immigrants --> more first gen singaporeans --> inability to educated their children
        
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        Dual income families
        
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        Rote learning
        
        Assessment
        
        Contrasting Viewpoint: Finland
        
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        Status quo
        
        Afraid to challenge
        
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        Magic Bullet Theory
      - Rote patriotism
        
        daily morning assmbly
        
        singing of national anthem, riciting the pledge
- - - - being an active member of society