Holland-Bt Panjang headed for electoral disaster?
-
We have poor transport services in Bukit Panjang and the upgrading fiasco in Holland Village. Who else can we blame but the "elected" members for this district. If this ward is going to be contested in the upcoming GE, the recipe for an electoral disaster is already in place.
-
Give me a chance to vote manOriginally posted by iveco:We have poor transport services in Bukit Panjang and the upgrading fiasco in Holland Village. Who else can we blame but the "elected" members for this district. If this ward is going to be contested in the upcoming GE, the recipe for an electoral disaster is already in place.
This place has not been blooded in a contest before, so it'll be interesting how it pans out this time. -
Hi,
Three problems:
1) The GRC can't be taken away from the PAP's hands with just two of your votes. You got to have your 120,000 fellow residents there to think the same way as both of you.
2) The boundaries will change in a flash. HBP didn't even exist before the last GE.
3) Singaporeans are easily swinged by what they see latest, which is to the PAP's advantage who will play full hardball during 9 days and sooth everything and everyone after the 9 days are over, within usually 2 - 3 months.
Regards -
Its harder to play the gerrymandering game of carving up GRCs when unhappiness is well spread out.Originally posted by SGLoyalist:Hi,
Three problems:
1) The GRC can't be taken away from the PAP's hands with just two of your votes. You got to have your 120,000 fellow residents there to think the same way as both of you.
2) The boundaries will change in a flash. HBP didn't even exist before the last GE.
3) Singaporeans are easily swinged by what they see latest, which is to the PAP's advantage who will play full hardball during 9 days and sooth everything and everyone after the 9 days are over, within usually 2 - 3 months.
Regards -
You have a very good point.Originally posted by iveco:We have poor transport services in Bukit Panjang and the upgrading fiasco in Holland Village. Who else can we blame but the "elected" members for this district. If this ward is going to be contested in the upcoming GE, the recipe for an electoral disaster is already in place.
-
Hi,Originally posted by LazerLordz:Its harder to play the gerrymandering game of carving up GRCs when unhappiness is well spread out.
That could turn out to be true.
However, #1 and #3 still stands
Regards -
Esp #3.
-
Probably #3 is the hardest to break. But it's an old PAP trick. They will try and make everything look good very fast during the election campaign and/or before it but after the election, everything will go back as per normal: meaning the same old red tape blah blah blah.
-
One suggestion, open our eyes and vote objectively.Would it work?
-
If Singaporeans did that, the PAP would be/have been out in no time.Originally posted by LazerLordz:One suggestion, open our eyes and vote objectively.Would it work?
And it is not that the PAP will be replaced by something more inferior. Another political party (not necessarily Workers' Party) would have gradually gained strength with the people's votes to replace the PAP in some constituencies.
If 20 years ago the PAP's monopoly had already been broken, probably today, who knows some good PAP MPs like Dr Tan CB, Mr Sin BA, Mr Teo HP and Mr Leong HK would be in another party. Other non-PAP political watchers like Dr Kwok KW, Dr Tommy Koh and Prof Chua BH could also be non-PAP MPs of the party as well.
And if it was Workers' Party, Mr Low TK may or may not be SG of the Party and knowing him, he would be happy in whatever position within a good, strong team.
Regards -
The problem is that because the PAP has in power for so long, they believe they have the absolute right to use the country's reserves- which is after all taxpayers money- in any way they like legally or not.
The country's foreign reserves still belongs to the people and as if you have ruled the country for so long, you must remember that you must earn the right to use them.
This means you need a fully free election and democracy. Not the current system we are having now. Can you believe how much money Ho Ching, the chairwoman of Temasek Holdings, is throwing at foreign companies (which has been underperforming for years)? -
Very good projection of future political reshuffling of political talents among ruling and opposition parties.Originally posted by SGLoyalist:If Singaporeans did that, the PAP would be/have been out in no time.
And it is not that the PAP will be replaced by something more inferior. Another political party (not necessarily Workers' Party) would have gradually gained strength with the people's votes to replace the PAP in some constituencies.
If 20 years ago the PAP's monopoly had already been broken, probably today, who knows some good PAP MPs like Dr Tan CB, Mr Sin BA, Mr Teo HP and Mr Leong HK would be in another party. Other non-PAP political watchers like Dr Kwok KW, Dr Tommy Koh and Prof Chua BH could also be non-PAP MPs of the party as well.
And if it was Workers' Party, Mr Low TK may or may not be SG of the Party and knowing him, he would be happy in whatever position within a good, strong team.
Regards
People with potential are many whether on ruling party side or oppositions.
Now they cannot do anything because of heavy top-down controls of all policies and decisions in running the country which from the 1980s have failed to produce results.
The only way forward is to maximize our limited pools of talented potential leaders capable of thinking out of the box to effect the necessary changes. I am happy even LowTK is selfless and is prepared to make way for potential leaders to come forward to realise the projected reshuffling. MPs and civil leaders should be approached to take part in such projected reshuffling. I foresee that when such a plan is forwarded people will come forward to serve.
Without initiating major changes to all the past policies designed to entrench the past leaders, nothing can be done to help solve the diverse problems faced by the many unemployed and suffering majority.