We need a national service programme

That means work, sometimes against own will, for no pay. Just so we are clear, that is the very definition of slavery. For those of you who are always attacking the Leader of Opposition for his use of Latin but make no issue with the names given to dead chicken in restaurant menus, remember that we are the only people living in the medieval era. For whatever it is worth, pro-deo means “for God”. Apparently work you do for God must not be remunerated. I am well aware that some men of God have hefty salaries nowadays.

In essence, we are the only people who truly work “pro deo”. Since no one has challenged the status quo, I will count my slavery for national service. So I did national service and I am still doing national service.Make no mistake about it. I am one for national service in all its forms.  I believe there is a fraction of our time and energies as individuals who ought to be devoted to the national interest. For example, I believe in compulsory military service.