Following the links on the Tomorrow post on JB Jeyaratnam, I was dismayed to see the sort of language and poor form displayed by many of the posters on Sammyboy (but why am I surprised). As Littlespeck said, it does more of a disservice to the original poster than it does to Mr Jeyaratnam. I don’t know all of Mr Jeyaratnam’s history in politics, but I do know that he is a nice man who has done a very thankless job over the last 20-plus years. We may not necessarily agree with his politics, but he has stood firm for what he believes in, despite all the hardship that has come his way. For that, he is admirable, and I will buy and read any new books he publishes should I see him on the streets of Singapore.

Those who choose only to belittle him because he has hit on hard times should be ashamed of themselves. They would not have the courage to stand up for ANYTHING that may go against the status quo. They are weasels. If Mr Jeyaratnam ever deigned to cross swords with them, it would be a total and complete massacre. I’d pay money to see some sycophant get cut down in public like that.