5. Psychology Defence

Psychological Defence" is about loyalty, commitment to Singapore, and having the will power and resilience to overcome challenges. This is the component that would determine if Singaporeans will stay to fight or abandon the country when it is in trouble.

• Loyal and committed to our country

When Singaporeans are united in pride and passion for our country, we will stand up to defend what is ours and protect our independence as a nation.

• Having the will and resilience to overcome challenges

Whatever the crisis or challenge, our ability to overcome challenges depends on how mentally strong we are. It is this will and the commitment of our people that will decide how strong we are as a nation.

•  Example of psychological defence: protecting the lim bo seng memorial Lim Bo Seng Memorial at Esplanade Park

• If ‘heritage’ is composed of nothing but memories, Singaporeans can now deposit any random old photos and childhood anecdotes in the Singapore Memory online portal, and then pat themselves on the back for accumulating ‘virtual heritage’. But that’s not even collecting history.

•  Standards for Heritage Protection 

Heritage protection involves scientific and technical studies in order to assess the historical, aesthetic, spiritual and other values of a site, and to counteract any threat against the physical site. Perhaps Singapore just does not believe in any global standard or any international convention. Never mind the 2003 Intangible Heritage Convention. Singapore has not even ratified the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, for which Bukit Brown might qualify as a cultural landscape. The people of Singapore should be alert of protecting something memorable that will set their mind set of treasuring the history of Singapore. This will act as a psychological defence to unite the Singaporean against any threat.