The Little Red Dot
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In the east was a little red dot,
Once a one-man-one-vote democracy,
Where good men were elected by citizens
To protect them against injustices and inequity,
To serve the people with humility,
Alas these men were trusted and given opportunity,
Which they claim as their worth and mandate,
To tweak the laws to give them power,
And became haughty and cockey,
With power they give themselves the highest salaries,
Selectively benchmarked against captains of industry,
Not satisfied with the world's highest salaries,
That surpass the president of United States,
They say highest is still not enough,
They give themselves highest bonuses and life-long fees,
And demanded ever-higher pays,
They tax, recover all costs and kept taxes as surplus,
Or reserve which they boast as their success,
Not satisfied with one-man-one-vote freak election,
They tinker with democratic voting process,
And tweak it into a group representation or GRC
In name it was to provide racial harmony,
In fact it is to block any best from election in single wards,
To give them monopoly and power to flex muscle,
To sue anyone for speaking the truth in election process,
Till bankruptcy with no one standing on election day,
Election day is day for erection of banners,
To declare walk over due to no contest in GRCs,
Some rebates may be given on conservancy,
To pacify peasants and potential rebel,
Once election is over, GST will be increased
From selling public housing built on people's lands,
Charged at market value at a little discount called subsidy,
Forever and ever there will be more taxes,
To build more surpluses to pay world's highest salaries,
Otherwise they say there will be corruption or loss of talents,
Alas surpluses became lost in souzhou or shin corp,
But these were no mistakes but long term investments,
Election goodies will take care of unhappy memories,
Integrated resort will drown misery,
Never mind dropping middle class wages,
Never mind there are many issues like the rising costs,
For they will say which country has no rising costs,
For they will say people must trust leaders,
For they will say every one makes mistakes,
For they will push away all mistakes,
By saying that People are the grousers,
They could not guarantee performance due to globalization,
They could not guarantee value-add economic restructuring,
They claim that little red dot has no resources,
People must remain forever grateful to their little red dot. -
I know not all govt plan are good but do you a better plan?
Stop kpkb and move on...
Not happy can like migrate... -
Aiyo not so easy to migrate... you think you can just go any country you want meh?Originally posted by soulwinner:I know not all govt plan are good but do you a better plan?
Stop kpkb and move on...
Not happy can like migrate...
If you just choose to move on, you are no different from a brainless zombie already right? -
GCT has called people who were disgruntled with wrongful government policies like the ministerial self-reward schemes and migrated as quitters forgetting that his own children and the children of some other ministers were quitters too.Originally posted by soulwinner:I know not all govt plan are good but do you a better plan?
Stop kpkb and move on...
Not happy can like migrate... -
thank you for taking the time to type out this poem
but i like to remind you, that what has been mentioned in that poem
its a known fact, that PAP is just another self righteous piece of s h i t government
what we like to hear, is constructive advice, like how are we able to win PAP in the next election
since there are so many citizens are feeling treated like a second class citizen
don't you think we shall unite together and vote for the opposition, and throw PAP out of power? -
As much as your intentions are admirable and me standing on the same side with you, IMHO, i believe the gahment can NEVER be thrown out of power byOriginally posted by allentyb:thank you for taking the time to type out this poem
but i like to remind you, that what has been mentioned in that poem
its a known fact, that PAP is just another self righteous piece of s h i t government
what we like to hear, is constructive advice, like how are we able to win PAP in the next election
since there are so many citizens are feeling treated like a second class citizen
don't you think we shall unite together and vote for the opposition, and throw PAP out of power?
ELECTIONS.You read that right. NEVER.No way thru THEIR elections. Even if the actual results show that the majority vote opposition. Think abt it.
They noe abt these issues now and hv ample time till the next elections to tweak the playing field to their advantage. Example, the whole of AMK and Jurong East no need to vote, considered under PAP. Wat can YOU do abt it? Nothing. Zilch. -
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Like I've said, the only way to get their friggin attention, is to; STOP ROWING THEIR FRIGGIN DRAGON BOAT!Originally posted by forumer84:As much as your intentions are admirable and me standing on the same side with you, IMHO, i believe the gahment can NEVER be thrown out of power by
ELECTIONS.You read that right. NEVER.No way thru THEIR elections. Even if the actual results show that the majority vote opposition. Think abt it.
They noe abt these issues now and hv ample time till the next elections to tweak the playing field to their advantage. Example, the whole of AMK and Jurong East no need to vote, considered under PAP. Wat can YOU do abt it? Nothing. Zilch.
... no pain, no change.... -
show your votes in the next elections.. but which party show them as good enough to provide a good and strong enough opposition and comes to my area i will vote for them.
I am disgusted enough with the current mandate. -
Actually. I never did say we should throw them out of power. After all, the old guard had done an excellent job for Singapore.Originally posted by forumer84:As much as your intentions are admirable and me standing on the same side with you, IMHO, i believe the gahment can NEVER be thrown out of power by
ELECTIONS.You read that right. NEVER.No way thru THEIR elections. Even if the actual results show that the majority vote opposition. Think abt it.
They noe abt these issues now and hv ample time till the next elections to tweak the playing field to their advantage. Example, the whole of AMK and Jurong East no need to vote, considered under PAP. Wat can YOU do abt it? Nothing. Zilch.
What I think, and I believe my dear Singaporeans can do it, is to give 1 GRC to the opposition.
Like that, ONE MINISTER (with his high pay), loses his post, together with a bunch of useless young PAP elites. (Hey, I don't mind its LHL losing his post)
That should do it.
Then PAP will start LISTENING, instead of currently, PRETENDING to listen. -
In theory, 1-2 GRCs is enough to give the opposition the power to demand that they have the books open. However, they will also going to need help. Contrary to popular opinion, our parliament is barely civil, but filled with veiled insults. Just reading a transcript over at Yawning Bread made me boil.Originally posted by soul_rage:Actually. I never did say we should throw them out of power. After all, the old guard had done an excellent job for Singapore.
What I think, and I believe my dear Singaporeans can do it, is to give 1 GRC to the opposition.
Like that, ONE MINISTER (with his high pay), loses his post, together with a bunch of useless young PAP elites. (Hey, I don't mind its LHL losing his post)
That should do it.
Then PAP will start LISTENING, instead of currently, PRETENDING to listen.
ST has been doing the Govt a favour by not showing the full transcripts of the debates. -
The PAP may possibly abandon the concept of a GRC the moment they lose one, or further strengthening it by having 10-man GRCs.Originally posted by Fingolfin_Noldor:In theory, 1-2 GRCs is enough to give the opposition the power to demand that they have the books open. However, they will also going to need help. Contrary to popular opinion, our parliament is barely civil, but filled with veiled insults. Just reading a transcript over at Yawning Bread made me boil.
ST has been doing the Govt a favour by not showing the full transcripts of the debates.
I have read some comments made in parliament when an opposition asks question. I sense contempt when the PAP answers these questions, often seeming to ridicule the opposition. And what does those useless PAP MPs do? Just do cheerleading.
But I really relish the day a useless minister gets voted out, and loses his high paying low risk job. Then let's see what sort of job can he get out there in the private sector. Also, I would be really happy to see those useless PAP MPs get voted out as well. -
Well, we can hope... but I am of the opinion that the most probable case scenario is an open revolt but well, that is unlikely to happen. But PAP has been known to misread the ground before.Originally posted by soul_rage:The PAP may possibly abandon the concept of a GRC the moment they lose one, or further strengthening it by having 10-man GRCs.
I have read some comments made in parliament when an opposition asks question. I sense contempt when the PAP answers these questions, often seeming to ridicule the opposition. And what does those useless PAP MPs do? Just do cheerleading.
But I really relish the day a useless minister gets voted out, and loses his high paying low risk job. Then let's see what sort of job can he get out there in the private sector. Also, I would be really happy to see those useless PAP MPs get voted out as well.
Heh.. they'd charge me for inciting revolt just by saying that.