sharing.values

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The basis for developing this Singapore identity was to identify key common values that all racial groups and faiths can subscribe to and live by.
Outside of these Shared Values, each community can practise its own values as long as they are not in conflict with national ones.
The main theme underlying the set of Shared Values emphasises communitarian values and reflects Singapore's heritage.

Nation before community and society above self: Putting the interests of society ahead of the individual.

Family as the basic unit of society: The family is identified as the most stable fundamental building block of the nation.

Community support and respect for the individual: Recognises that the individual has rights, which should be respected and not light encroached upon. Encourages the community to support and have compassion for the disadvantaged individual who may have been left behind by the free market system.

Consensus, not conflict: Resolving issues through consensus and not conflict stresses the importance of compromise and national unity.

Racial and religious harmony: Recognises the need for different communities to live harmoniously with one another in order for all to prosper.
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only after years ive left the primary and secondary school education system, only now do i bother to find out about the Shared Values.

bah.