Should we allow foreigners to meddle with our country’s affairs?
Many leaders in Hong Kong have said that the recent protests were influenced and supported by foreign forces.
If true, it’s not surprising because throughout history, we have seen how foreign entities have influenced different countries and caused major damages to them.
These countries include countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
In a highly interconnected world and with advanced technology, dark forces both within the country and without can influence Singapore in a substantial and yet, subtle way, and cause major effects on our country and progress.
For example, advanced data analytics was used by Cambridge Analytica to influence US voters for the benefit of Republican candidate Donald Trump.
https://www.google.com.sg/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1KL2FG
https://www.google.com.sg/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/22/cambridge-analytica-scandal-the-biggest-revelations-so-far
In addition, results of ongoing investigations by the United States government suggests that Russia had also manipulated voters’ opinions and influence outcomes of the 2016 presidential election.