Three Wishes
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The leaders feel a sense of remorse in passing the casino decision. They can compensate the lost souls by granting 3 wishes to the people:-
(1) Not to act like leaders but servants
(2) Listen to all the quiet wishes of people not all the passe leaders' loud ones.
(3) Lower costs in exchange for people's past tolernaces and forebearance in making contributions to national coffers. (After getting all the surprises from land sales (HDB) and tripled vehicle taxes, it is about time to reciprocate or return a favor to the people).
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all three don't sound very possible and easy leh considering that someone feels leaders should be high above
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leaders cannot afford to be viewed as weak servants because then they will loose authority and respect from the people. tell me, would you want a weak leader or strong leader? read your ww2 history...would u choose percival or yamashita?
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Hahaha, Sir, Oldbreadstinks,
A sense of idealism lah, otherwise where is hope? -
Yes. I support your ViewsOriginally posted by robertteh:The leaders feel a sense of remorse in passing the casino decision. They can compensate the lost souls by granting 3 wishes to the people:-
(1) Not to act like leaders but servants
(2) Listen to all the quiet wishes of people not all the passe leaders' loud ones.
(3) Lower costs in exchange for people's past tolernaces and forebearance in making contributions to national coffers. (After getting all the surprises from land sales (HDB) and tripled vehicle taxes, it is about time to reciprocate or return a favor to the people).
Case1. Absolutely, we as a citizen never been lift our head up
Case2. Grant our wishes and listen to us. Forming and restructuring the localization issue.
Case3. Reduce tax, abolish GST and other form of paymeny -
When leaders view themselves as servants, a special power will come over them because people will support more. To support servants then mean to support the people themselves. People will then stop viewing them as threats as has been happening before. Leaders will need to change some mindset - be not afraid to be servants.Originally posted by vito_corleone:leaders cannot afford to be viewed as weak servants because then they will loose authority and respect from the people. tell me, would you want a weak leader or strong leader? read your ww2 history...would u choose percival or yamashita? -
Yes, as long what they do is right as the People support. Being a servant is no matter. It is paradoxically good for both sides.Originally posted by robertteh:When leaders view themselves as servants, a special power will come over them because people will support more. To support servants then mean to support the people themselves. People will then stop viewing them as threats as has been happening before. Leaders will need to change some mindset - be not afraid to be servants. -
[leaders cannot afford to be viewed as weak servants because then they will loose authority and respect from the people. tell me, would you want a weak leader or strong leader? read your ww2 history...would u choose percival or yamashita]
different times call for different kinds of leaders. put one type of leader in another time and that leader might not have amounted to anything. as a fledgling nation in the 60s and 70s, singapore needed strong leadership to steer the people in the right direction, LKY fitted the bill very well. after the nation prospered, a softer, more sophisticated approach was required and GCT too was the right man at the right time. you swop LKY and GCT around and both leaders might not have become the household names they are today.
yamashiita is a butcher. you don't need to be very strong to be a butcher. you just need to be able to treat human beings like pigs. -
you guys killed it off 1 week after i registered for speaker's cornerOriginally posted by robertteh:Hahaha, Sir, Oldbreadstinks,
A sense of idealism lah, otherwise where is hope? 
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I share your concern: over-pragmatism has been instilled in many of us that idealism cannot grow. Today, many cannot think liao. This part is the hardest to change.Originally posted by oldbreadstinks:you guys killed it off 1 week after i registered for speaker's corner -
There was a little sign (written in Chinese) outside a 4-D shop in my neighbourhood. It says: No. 1 cause of failure is: Arrogance.Originally posted by Meilin86:Yes, as long what they do is right as the People support. Being a servant is no matter. It is paradoxically good for both sides.
So, ordinary people understand the true nature of leadership or elite approach. Leadership and elitism is inhabited by self and self-ness. At one time, people frequently claim leadership quality or talent. Then came the Asian Financial crisis that exposed leaderships as self and root cause of financial collapses. Subsequent large-scale corporate scandals in the aftermath of Asian Financial crisis further confirmed self or self-centredness as the root causes of company malpractices affecting many countries. Talents, elitism, Asian value, and Confucianism relied upon to justify leadership died off and subsided. Now leadership claims are seen to make a fast come-back once the world economy is recovering once more..
The falsehood about leadership is on the wall, of the 4-D shop showing that people understand what it means. It is paradoxical that the over-pragmatic is taking over the leading.
Many ultra-pragmatists including some found in forums are all over pushing to keep to status quo with robust rebuttals of non-conformist views. This has been the main problem to our pm's call for change. He has to get his grassroot to let go and not be over-zealous to stop people from airing views.
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robertteh,
Please clarify your views. Are you advocating that we should not have the best to be our leaders and that you would prefer those of mediocre ability to lead the country?
I share the sentiments regarding the need for leaders to bear in mind that they are servants to those they represent and behave accordingly. However, I think most Sporeans (whatever they may think of our present leaders) do hope to have ppl that are capable and far-sighted and able to make Spore a better place.