Thoughts after the recent Penny Low incident during NDP

In the recent NDP, when the national anthem was played, MP Penny Low was caught looking down at her handphone.

In my opinion, I feel that this should not be done. By being an MP, which is a ministerial job as well as a role model due to her job, she is showing disrespect to the national anthem, which is a huge disgrace to her as well as Singaporeans. She will at the same time lose the respect of the people due to her action. I feel that she should not have done this, but instead waited till the national anthem has ended before even looking at her mobile phone.

Next, her apology too was insincere. She stated that "NDP is meant for singaporeans to unite and not divide", however, she is the one dividing us due to her actions of disrespect to our nation's national anthem, thus causing people to criticize her, instead of agreeing with her.

For Penny Low, I feel that she now needs to rebuild her reputation, however there will always be this mark that will remember what she has done and will certainly taint her record. 

Last but not least, I feel that before she wants to serve the nation, she should learn to respect the national anthem.

-Gordon