AsiaOne poll as at 1/8/04
Do you think Lee Hsien Loong will be able to rally the youth of S'pore?
Yes.
11.5%
No.
42.3%
Only with drastic changes to the way things are being run.
46.2%
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. If there is a sincere desire to change , then the change must be complete. Real change happens only with new faces. ENOUGH OF THE OLD!
Young Singaporeans. today, are too smart to be taken in with cosmetics. Half measures are no measures.
The changes must start with puppy telling daddy to stay home, retire.
The old MUST make way for the new-age if Government wants us to believe a change is in the way.
Let's face this fact - currently, many young and old in Singapore no longer see eye to eye with Government.
Yes.Totally agree with you.The cosmetic changes are so fake...Only a sycophant could see it and marvel at the "paradigm shift".
The main point is, do we really want the change in favor of possible risks? IMO, at the end of the day, after all the rantings, complaints, etc, when people are asked whether they want any major changes, they will say no, they will prefer improvements (aka self renewal governance dat the government is pushing for) instead of replacement. Even if the government will push a new face up, the system will remain the same due to the self-renewal policy. This has already been an unofficial accepted fact.
Just my 2 cents.