I think you have the obligation to check with that someone when and where the alleged remark was made verify with others in the gathering regarding this alleged remark.

It is only fair that you verify the alleged remark first before asking questions.

Be a fair and responsible person.

Remember Health Minister Khaw said about shipping retirees overseas for similar reasons as mentioned by this Malt? Malt might have mixed facts and identity. Who know?

Let’s see if such tactics will still work for them here in cyberspace without their 134th. =)

Stop engaging in libel, character assassination and spreading false rumours.

I understand also that said that the government could provide a small salary for these unemployed while they are in Indonesia to survive on. Your rationale was that the cost of living is not as high there so they do not need much money to live on. Is this true?

I also understand that you did share this idea of yours with the government and they did not think it was a good idea. Why do you want to ship the unemployed away?

I am not sure your plan to contest an election as an independent MP is a good idea.The number of single constituencies are limited,and surely you don’t wish to see a 3-cornered fight in these.So what are the options?

a) Form a small party and contest in a GRC.
b) Join an existing party .

In either case,you will no longer be independent.

Obama has shown that citizen are willing to help out and donate money for their future president out of hope and support. Singapore citizen should do likewise to support those who offer to change their being and future for the better.

So what!”

That is the kind of honesty and non-saving face remark that deeply lacking in our expensive gahmen !
Indeed, people who want to save-face and “love-face” shouldn’t enjoy politics, if they want enter politics then there is no such thing as doing coverup and move-on for face saving. Countless coverup have been done much to detrimental of intransparent governance.

TKL, you done right for being outright honest, otherwise I’m sure the gov will make every effort to accuse you of tax evasion in MSM even though you did not have those intention in the first place. Countless people who challenge the gov have the gov discredited them through tax evasion no matter how minor and insignificant because it is the most easiest target to start from. Any slight mistake will be amplified by MSM to mean total lack of integrity, and such is the behaviour of MSM and gov.

Thanks for your reply (#66).

If you allow me to summarise YOUR reasons for the need of the 100,000 signatures:
(1) Because of your lack of readiness and resources to practise politics in the conventional way;
(2) Because it is a good way to create awareness and educate the public about the Govt’s lack of responsiveness to citizen voices;
(3) Because the political noise created by the collection of signatures may force the Govt to re-cast their role as being the true representatives of the people and permit freer elections;
(4) Because when people find that there are so many other non-PAP sympathisers, they are more likely to throw in their lot with you.

I hope the potential 100,000 people who are busy signing up will take note of these reasons.

In my humble opinion, none of these reasons are valid. Reason (1) is a poor excuse for your lack of preparation. Reason (2) is to over-simplify the very challenging task of educating our people politically. Reason (3) is pure wishful thinking. And reason (4) shows a lack of understanding of the underlying reason why most people do not join the opposition but vote for the PAP for the last 43 years.

To cut a long story short, political contests are actually not won at the ballot box! Before the political/election battle, there is an intellectual or ideological battle. PAP’s philosophy is to provide prosperity and security through pragmatic policies. Thus far, the opposition/non-PAP”s subconscious ideology is the negation of isolated instances of perceived injustice that they nitpick out of PAP policies.

That kind of ideology is bound to fail. The big question is – can you formulate a much grander and more inspiring ideology that can capture the imagination of the people? If you can, throw yourself headlong into it, and people will surely follow you.

I understand you may not actually qualify to contest the EP post,having been neither an ex-Perm Sec/Minister or CEO of a public listed company with revenue exceeding XX millions ( NTUC is a co-op and not a public listed entity ) ; nor CEO of a scheduled 5 Stat Board. Best bet is to stand as an opposition candidate.

Cheers

Mr Tan, you have my best wishes but you better be prepared to lose your fortune, family, friends and perhaps freedom/live if you want to go against the PAP machinery (see what happen to JBJ). Be prepared for some old man to bring his mastery of rhetoric and his control of political machinery to give you a hammering. Be prepared to be libeled and not being able to fight back. Be prepared for the PAP to dig up and dish out all dirts and dirty laundries (do you have any?) against you.

Good luck.

Ya I agreed with you also on the lack of alternative party in Singapore. This is the gravest situation facing Singapore now. It is already manifesting in an overbearing governance that fails to understand the ground and seizing every advantage to consolidate their power base to the detriment of the country.

How can one party politics be good for Singapore? Even auntie and uncle know that too well. If the PM can advocate that, it is indeed both a shame and a shock to say the least.

I agreed also that TKL is better as an alternate voice speaking for the commoners. He has the charisma and fearlessness to do it. I do hope that he will even start a political party staffed by a lot of good men who want to do great stuff for the country.

I feel that many talented people want to do something in such grave situation but do not know where to go to. Do they join WP? SDP? Or worse PAP?

You might be surprised how many people are hungry for change and want to stand out from the masses to have a stake in the country.

TKL hopefully is the start of something revolutionary for Singapore in a good sense.

Please send an email to me at kinlian@gmail.com. We can have a chat over the telephone.
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Sorry, I don’t mean to be funny but I heard from TW tv stations that there are ‘total privacy’ phones available there in TW used by those who can afford. kind of like full encryption mobile like Swiss bank level of security. ideally meet in person at home.

What am i alluding? nothing. Just trying to suggest a way boost the economy by either spending on such phones or saving the earth by not using too much phone and meet in person. That all.