Originally posted by miongisback:Basic needs first...a job, a house and relatively comfortable life..
I believe this is actually happening.
Why I choose to ignore this troubling fact for so long is because I have a job, and house nothing else really matters
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Yeah, laughed at alright.Originally posted by KittynMeow:my answer to your question.... it's an authoritarian system. Just look at how the govt is run, the policies made, and media ownership.
and it saddens me to see many singaporeans deluded into thinking we are a democracy.... hehe... even the Chinese laugh at us for that delusion...
so true... and so sad.... it just makes me wonder... while singaporeans gripe a lot, how many are willing to put their personal needs / wants at risk and vote for the opposition... i mean with the elections coming up... just how many are willing to step out of this "leashed dog" comfort zone to act??Originally posted by ShutterBug:Yeah, laughed at alright.
Say "Sit!" and we sit. Say "Play dead!", and we lie down. Just like dogs on leashes!
We can't even comment, remark, or complain to one another on the Internet!!!
What the crap!
This is exactly what I am sad about because singaporeans are way too comfortable in the current life they have, with the commitments they have, that they are unwilling to step out and fight for their rights or put any pressure on the govt!Originally posted by miongisback:If its so true, dont be sad - fight for your rights or at least put pressure on our government to change their old fashion way of controlling the population.
The ways of the old socialist is outdated and totally irrelevant in today's globalised context.
Singaporeans are better travelled and very knowledge based. The internet has opened their eyes to many of Singapore's whitewashed political issues. Pretending or using mass psychology no longer works!
It will be a major mistake for the Emperor to continue thinking he can still use the carrot and sword to rule his Kingdom.
Yeah, I'll be voting for the opposition if I have a chance... My area always walk over one... sianz.Originally posted by KittynMeow:so true... and so sad.... it just makes me wonder... while singaporeans gripe a lot, how many are willing to put their personal needs / wants at risk and vote for the opposition... i mean with the elections coming up... just how many are willing to step out of this "leashed dog" comfort zone to act??
Originally posted by miongisback:It is not similar, but many times worst than that !
I believe this is actually happening.
Why I choose to ignore this troubling fact for so long is because I have a job, and house nothing else really matters
- not even this.
Now that I am more mellowed, seen so many things happening, politically, those ignored facts start to make more sense than ever before.
Watch this video which I just found 20 minutes ago in Google Video search and see if you agree with it -
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6851872996369964280&q=singapore&pl=true .
[b]I strongly believe our system is very similiar to communism, albeit soft communism.[/b]