Street Posters With MP's faces - Absent MPs Weapon
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Singapore right after the latest elections has taken a turn in propaganda by politicians.
1. One of the sentiments felt by people was that MPs were not working hard for their votes.
2. They do not stop by the door of residents to exchange greetings and check on thier well-being.
3. Meet the People Sessions are like production lines. Meet the petition writer, stay in line and than meet the MP who says very little, signs off the letter and says we'll help you. you are than showed the door.
4. Meet the People session is not the place to sit and talk with the MP on issues of concern...he/she has no time for that as there is a line and the gate-keepers want you to declare your problem and write the letter of petition...very in the box thinking.
5. So when do you actually talk to your MP if you want to discuss national issues...no time for that...MPs are paid huge allowances and yet dont serve full time
Conclusion:
To cover up thier absence in constituency 60% of the time and with no emergency help line direct to them like we do in Hougang constituency, PAP MPs are now putting up their face all over the island with poster campaigns on Dengue to National Day! People are than reminded that they exist and then get brainwashed to vote them because familiarity elicits recognition which translates to affinity. Singaporeans beware of this new wave of propaganda mushrooming all over the island: Absent PAP MPs in national campaign posters - its a clever trick! -
These MPs got full time jobs.
Meet the people is a part time job. That's why the $15K they get as MP is known as allowance. -
SH|T... the attending officer even told my friend once, that the MP will not and cannot entertain matters concerning CPF!!!Originally posted by nationalist:Singapore right after the latest elections has taken a turn in propaganda by politicians.
1. One of the sentiments felt by people was that MPs were not working hard for their votes.
2. They do not stop by the door of residents to exchange greetings and check on thier well-being.
3. Meet the People Sessions are like production lines. Meet the petition writer, stay in line and than meet the MP who says very little, signs off the letter and says we'll help you. you are than showed the door.
4. Meet the People session is not the place to sit and talk with the MP on issues of concern...he/she has no time for that as there is a line and the gate-keepers want you to declare your problem and write the letter of petition...very in the box thinking.
5. So when do you actually talk to your MP if you want to discuss national issues...no time for that...MPs are paid full time salary and yet dont serve full time
Conclusion:
To cover up thier absence in constituency 60% of the time and with no emergency help line direct to them like we do in Hougang constituency, PAP MPs are now putting up their face all over the island with poster campaigns on Dengue to National Day! People are than reminded that they exist and then get brainwashed to vote them because familiarity elicits recognition which translates to affinity. Singaporeans beware of this new wave of propaganda mushrooming all over the island: Absent PAP MPs in national campaign posters - its a clever trick!
WTF for? Meet for what fark? -
You know why there are such things called RC committees?
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What can the MP do regarding important things like CPF?Originally posted by HyperFocal:SH|T... the attending officer even told my friend once, that the MP will not and cannot entertain matters concerning CPF!!!
WTF for? Meet for what fark?
They are essentially there to handle problems like faulty taps or peeling ceilings. -
this will answer to the question...
http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2007/08/08/the-mrbrown-show-combat-mps/ -
What's that? ... Reduced-Crap Committees?Originally posted by ditzy:You know why there are such things called RC committees? -
Exactly, Hyperfocal! Thanks for the response. You know, during the last elections, just weeks before the announcement of the polling date, the RC members came knocking on our door and checked with us if there was any problems or difficulties we were facing.
I told them that this is a surprise visit...I had stayed here for over 14 years and this is the first time the RC members come knocking on the door...I asked why come now and not like a year or three years ago...they could not quite answer. I asked this types of visiting is good for RC members but don't waste so much time of your volunteer hours when your own MP is doing nothing but shows up only during ribbon cuttings and some lantern or new year celebrations....In the end of the conversation, they tried to recruit me...what a laugh! -
i would really love to see the results of the next GE
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Charlize, your observation is similar to mine. I witnessed a block headed MPS staff refusing a resident who just wants to see the MP and have a conversation about some policy issue...the block headed staff insisted that a letter of petition must be written before seeing the MP...there were voices raised and several more block headed MPS staffs intervene to explain the same policy. Finally, I am not sure what transpired, the lady just left saying: "You guys are so bureaucratic!"Originally posted by charlize:What can the MP do regarding important things like CPF?
They are essentially there to handle problems like faulty taps or peeling ceilings.
I almost intervened as I thought the resident had every right to meet the MP with or without a petition letter at hand! But I didn't because all of them are just block headed and the only way was to show disgust through the ballot box for absent and fenced out MPs. -
Really Crappy CommitteesOriginally posted by HyperFocal:What's that? ... Reduced-Crap Committees?
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Exactly, the MP is supposed to be your representative in Parliament. Not the Government's mouthpiece to the address the people.Originally posted by HyperFocal:SH|T... the attending officer even told my friend once, that the MP will not and cannot entertain matters concerning CPF!!!
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Look at it this way.Originally posted by nationalist:Charlize, your observation is similar to mine. I witnessed a block headed MPS staff refusing a resident who just wants to see the MP and have a conversation about some policy issue...the block headed staff insisted that a letter of petition must be written before seeing the MP...there were voices raised and several more block headed MPS staffs intervene to explain the same policy. Finally, I am not sure what transpired, the lady just left saying: "You guys are so bureaucratic!"
I almost intervened as I thought the resident had every right to meet the MP with or without a petition letter at hand! But I didn't because all of them are just block headed and the only way was to show disgust through the ballot box for absent and fenced out MPs.
These MPs have a family to feed too. Why rock the boat and cause more problems for themselves by trying to tackle important issues which affect the average Singaporean? Things like CPF are way out of their hands. So they just stick to mundane issues like stray cats in the neighbourhood or clogged drain pipes.