More likely PAP will draw them into their youth organisation.Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:Becareful of spies from P*P
Some words of advice if you really don't mind......Originally posted by blueheeler:Since the election is just over, a few of my good friends - multi-ethnic/religious, various job-experiences, vocal - are contemplating whether we should start a political party. We don't want to form an 'Opposition' party, because we don't want to 'oppose' anything.
We want to form a political party that would present viable alternatives to what the existing parties are offering. At present, we see the non-PAP parties fighting to win a few seats at a time. We want to form a party that contests each election to 'win', which means that during hustings, we would not only 'question' PAP's policies past&present, but also present our counter-policies for people to consider. Such a party would indicate to S'pore that we do indeed have credible choices at the ballot boxes, unlike at present where some S'poreans have the feeling that 'I-will-vote-for-PAP-even-if-I-don't believe-in-them-because-the-other-parties-are-not-appealing'.
If you need an indication as to what our party would stand for, we are toying with the idea of naming it the 'Conscience Party of Singapore'.Anyone has got tips to help us along? We want this party to be 'of' the people (not just the elites), and that's why your views are important. Fire away...!
www.blueblueheeler.blogspot.com/
I say go for it!Originally posted by blueheeler:Since the election is just over, a few of my good friends - multi-ethnic/religious, various job-experiences, vocal - are contemplating whether we should start a political party. We don't want to form an 'Opposition' party, because we don't want to 'oppose' anything.
We want to form a political party that would present viable alternatives to what the existing parties are offering. At present, we see the non-PAP parties fighting to win a few seats at a time. We want to form a party that contests each election to 'win', which means that during hustings, we would not only 'question' PAP's policies past&present, but also present our counter-policies for people to consider. Such a party would indicate to S'pore that we do indeed have credible choices at the ballot boxes, unlike at present where some S'poreans have the feeling that 'I-will-vote-for-PAP-even-if-I-don't believe-in-them-because-the-other-parties-are-not-appealing'.
If you need an indication as to what our party would stand for, we are toying with the idea of naming it the 'Conscience Party of Singapore'.Anyone has got tips to help us along? We want this party to be 'of' the people (not just the elites), and that's why your views are important. Fire away...!
www.blueblueheeler.blogspot.com/
leaving? can tell us where to? which country?Originally posted by ShutterBug:Don't waste your time, effort, and peaceful life...
because they will eventually fall in their own time.
NOTHING can last forever.
And I'm certainly washing my hands - coz I'm leaving....
Probably AfghanistanOriginally posted by 00011000:leaving? can tell us where to? which country?
Having alternative views is better than having no views.Originally posted by blueheeler:Thanks for the comments thus far! I'm surprised that some have interpreted my blog to be my political manisfesto, which it is not! The blog is personal and tongue-in-cheek, and is downright disrespectful...haha! If you were to judge a politician by his blog, who would vote for Foreign Minister George Yeo - his blog is more bland than a 3rd-round teabag... Anyway, whatever a politician may choose to say in his blog, it's his/her actions that will speak the loudest with the voters.
I understand that it's a huge responsibility to form a political party. But while I think that SOME political parties should take their job seriously (i.e. to aim to run the country well), I also think that there's room in a democracy for ALL sorts of party, simply because in a democracy, everyone has a right to garner votes for thier viewpoints, no matter how silly they may seem to some. See http://www.omrlp.com/ for a shining example from England.
I feel that my friends and I have our hearts in the right place: whatever we stand for, our proposed party would want the best for every S'porean, rich or poor. With this level-headedness, our proposed party is prepared to praise the good work of PAP where applicable (unlike most of the opposition parties today), but we are also keen to point out weaknesses when necessary (and suggest viable alternatives).
Wish us strength!
So would like to share some of your ideas or plans for the future of your party before we wish you strength?Originally posted by blueheeler:Thanks for the comments thus far! I'm surprised that some have interpreted my blog to be my political manisfesto, which it is not! The blog is personal and tongue-in-cheek, and is downright disrespectful...haha! If you were to judge a politician by his blog, who would vote for Foreign Minister George Yeo - his blog is more bland than a 3rd-round teabag... Anyway, whatever a politician may choose to say in his blog, it's his/her actions that will speak the loudest with the voters.
I understand that it's a huge responsibility to form a political party. But while I think that SOME political parties should take their job seriously (i.e. to aim to run the country well), I also think that there's room in a democracy for ALL sorts of party, simply because in a democracy, everyone has a right to garner votes for thier viewpoints, no matter how silly they may seem to some. See http://www.omrlp.com/ for a shining example from England.
I feel that my friends and I have our hearts in the right place: whatever we stand for, our proposed party would want the best for every S'porean, rich or poor. With this level-headedness, our proposed party is prepared to praise the good work of PAP where applicable (unlike most of the opposition parties today), but we are also keen to point out weaknesses when necessary (and suggest viable alternatives).
Wish us strength!
we will see after you got your million dollar pay as a minister if you are voted into politics...Originally posted by blueheeler:Thanks for the comments thus far! I'm surprised that some have interpreted my blog to be my political manisfesto, which it is not! The blog is personal and tongue-in-cheek, and is downright disrespectful...haha! If you were to judge a politician by his blog, who would vote for Foreign Minister George Yeo - his blog is more bland than a 3rd-round teabag... Anyway, whatever a politician may choose to say in his blog, it's his/her actions that will speak the loudest with the voters.
I understand that it's a huge responsibility to form a political party. But while I think that SOME political parties should take their job seriously (i.e. to aim to run the country well), I also think that there's room in a democracy for ALL sorts of party, simply because in a democracy, everyone has a right to garner votes for thier viewpoints, no matter how silly they may seem to some. See http://www.omrlp.com/ for a shining example from England.
I feel that my friends and I have our hearts in the right place: whatever we stand for, our proposed party would want the best for every S'porean, rich or poor. With this level-headedness, our proposed party is prepared to praise the good work of PAP where applicable (unlike most of the opposition parties today), but we are also keen to point out weaknesses when necessary (and suggest viable alternatives).
Wish us strength!
Just do it! You might not win and for all we know you are not serious. That is OK. Democracy is all-comers. Simply stating your intentions takes guts. For all we know, you could be a P*P rep running around. We don't know.Originally posted by blueheeler:Thanks for the comments thus far! I'm surprised that some have interpreted my blog to be my political manisfesto, which it is not! The blog is personal and tongue-in-cheek, and is downright disrespectful...haha! If you were to judge a politician by his blog, who would vote for Foreign Minister George Yeo - his blog is more bland than a 3rd-round teabag... Anyway, whatever a politician may choose to say in his blog, it's his/her actions that will speak the loudest with the voters.
I understand that it's a huge responsibility to form a political party. But while I think that SOME political parties should take their job seriously (i.e. to aim to run the country well), I also think that there's room in a democracy for ALL sorts of party, simply because in a democracy, everyone has a right to garner votes for thier viewpoints, no matter how silly they may seem to some. See http://www.omrlp.com/ for a shining example from England.
I feel that my friends and I have our hearts in the right place: whatever we stand for, our proposed party would want the best for every S'porean, rich or poor. With this level-headedness, our proposed party is prepared to praise the good work of PAP where applicable (unlike most of the opposition parties today), but we are also keen to point out weaknesses when necessary (and suggest viable alternatives).
Wish us strength!