From ChannelNewsAsia news about MM Lee visiting dying Suharto, I guess there are a couple of good points that MM Lee brought up. MM Lee said: “Yes, there was corruption. Yes, he gave favours to his family and his friends. But there was real growth and real progress. I think the people of Indonesia are lucky. And the younger generations – both in Indonesia and in the world – do not remember where Indonesia started. I do.” It doesn’t mean by doing so many good, that we ignore the bad things, coz two wrongs don’t make a right. No amount of good can cover one bad thing (by the way, this is one basic principle of Christianity), but I think it’s about giving credit where credit is due.
It’s just a pity that his end and his legacy don’t reflect well on what good he has done over that 32 years he has built.
