What will the day be if opposition takes over Singapore?
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Originally posted by hloc:
To hold a pen is to be at war. -Voltaire
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Anyone wants to be the leader here....... stand up and be recognize..... or do the 'leaders' here like to write, but dare not lead.....
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To involve in discussion and allow citizens to be influenced to truth isn't it not another way of leading? -
Wrong liao la.Originally posted by MohamedF:
Should half go jail, half kana tax. -
frankly, i don't think it's better... opposition is still weak and fragile...
i think proposition is better not because it's good... it's because "no fish, prawn also can substitute"....
but i just wish the proposition can treat their citizens better... singaporeans are not happy because they are not treated fairly... they have a feeling FT and PR are treated better than them...
where got parents treat their neighbours' children 200% better than their own children... although the neighbours are better than their children in terms of performance...
even "wicked tiger doesn't eat his son" (hu du bu shi zi)
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Well if the PAP is going to stage a military coup when the opposition wins,then what's the election for?
Where's the fair game?
I can be sure to act on my will to pin these leaders down if they should ever tied to stage a coup...anyone would. -
I think a coalition government would be better than having the other parties rule in totality for the moment.
Take baby steps, not large steps.
I would love to see a Parliament with PAP taking up 55 % with the other parties taking up a combined 45%. Decision making is still in the majority's hands but they cannot amend the Constitution as and when they like. -
Theorectically,no party can hold on to power forever.
If we look at a more practical example,the locals are becoming more educated and to a certain extend with the aid of the media,they have acess to polictical informations.
Take those from prestig schools for instance,some of them have openly blog down their displease with the curret ruling party.
Statistic wise,the percentage of their supporters has dwindle over the past few elections. -
i doubt it will be as good as PAP. there arent many competent politicians in singapore.
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PAP is made up of technocrats, not politicians. Those chaps could never win popularity polls or based on passion.Originally posted by unclebutcher:i doubt it will be as good as PAP. there arent many competent politicians in singapore. -
now, if an opposition can give a speech ...about how to stop doing harm to the lives by encaging and squeezing them like chickens, will be good enough to meet my expectation.
No need to have high capabilities in administrations, political sense, ...,...,..., ... and coma experience.
If given you a choice, to work with (A) too-smart a boss, or a (B) non-harvard-graduate boss, which should i take ? -
It will be the end of the "L*E" dynasty...
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Only the poor complain and scold and condemn the government everyday.
Many foreigner who are PR in Singapore, will NEVER want to be a Snigapore Citizen.
Some foreigners, however, choose Singapore Hospitals over their own, choose Singapore to work in, to study, and to live, due to better treatments, better currency rate, better safety and environment.
Ask them to be a Sg citizen, ans: NO WAY !
The trend is, they look abroad as alternative, to lower down their "cost" of running a living (like the way you run a business). They retire abroad, they get freedom abroad, they get many alternative benefits abroad.
Local Singaporeans also look for alternative, by looking abroad, to manage their own "cost" of running their livings. They send children to study abroad, they go abroad to look for businesses, etc.
Ask local Singaporeans why they do not protest in Singapore, they say: NO WAY ! Only the poor complain and scold and condemn the government.
On one hand, you can "endure" singapore, on another hand, you must get abroad.
I am now learning to keep quiet and ignore politics. -
i remember something...Originally posted by Ito_^:so many possibilities, but we just lack the courage to change.
Dunno who ask LYK to give one word to discribe why singapore is sucessful.
The word is "Courage." -
What about SDA?Originally posted by Ito_^:depends on which opposition party.
policies may or may not differ from the current regime. this is what i imagine..
if worker's party wins, than i think there would be more funds allocated towards welfare for citizens for a time being, and lesser towards GLC and military expenses but freedom of speech may not improve.
if SDP wins, politics would be incorporated into our education system and people will become more involved in politics. policies will be suayed by popular demands and that would mean more funds allocated towards welfare as well. but their involvement and reliance in foreign interest may mess things up.
so many possibilities, but we just lack the courage to change.
Anyway, I think we should retain PAP, but ONLY as a minority government and NOTHING more. -
not bad liao, we still hiam
singaporeans are indeed spoilt -
to be honest ... I think if the opposition really takes over Singapore ....
then you know the grass has truly stopped growing in Singapore liao .... -
That's a good idea/perposition.Originally posted by iveco:What about SDA?
Anyway, I think we should retain PAP, but ONLY as a minority government and NOTHING more.
Anyway, (MIW says) why should i be fearful of you not voting me ?
Singaporeans must be influential, powerful or rich to wrestle with MIW. Most average Singaporeans now are looking abroad for alternatives, and shun politics.
As for the poor who screw the MIW everyday, (MIW says) do you think i am fearful of your votes ? You are just handfuls of squeezed and weak poeple.
We have courage. There are many more strategies to win any elections. -
Actually,
I just wish for opposition to have more capacity to get answers to questions like job creation so gloriously reported. How many went to citizens and PRs?
So, how do you guys think this 'capacity' can be achieved?
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Singaporeans, what you chose is what you get . You deserve it. -
yes, now they 66% nia. This is based on old trend.Originally posted by Xephone_xenon:Nope.
But i think in about 20years time they might be able to win over 1/4 of sg.
PAP now winning by 60%+ nia leh.
But you need to factor in the new trends:
1. in 1 year alone, last year , foreigners converted to new citizens was 13K.
2. nearly 60k new PRs last year came in. These are potential new citizens.
3. in next 5 years, the aim is to produce 40K new citizens and 200K new PRs.
33.3% 'market share' may not necessarily increase.
Why?
1. just think. What makes a foreigner quit his motherland citizenship?
I think they like what they see here now. They like how things are done
here now. So, its easy guess who they support. And most new citizens are
matured adults with voting rights. New born by existing citizens will have
to wait at least 21 years to vote.
2. why people migrate? They dun like here? If so, would their departure contribute to decline from 33%?
I do not foresee the voting system of serialization being changed. There is nothing I can see that will change this. absolutely nothing.
What then does this imply?
Also bear in mind the GRC system.
As time goes by, I see that there will surely be more new citizens.
Coupled by the fact that more existing citizens will continue to leave, what does this mean?
2 main factors can shrink the 33%.
Thus, Low and Chiam and Sylvia too, dun rest on your laurels.
Things are set to change.
just my 2 cents.
Miss Lim Sian Tong
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You're assuming that all migrants are well-informed about the reality of life here.
