This is not a pent up society waiting for the demise of the strongman in order to overturn highly unpopular laws.
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Timing is perfect to raise succession issues post LKY and even post LHL.
As one who has seen the last 60 years of Singapore, I am naturally worried.
As the aging machine grinds on, and given the limited pool of real rare talents, perhaps it is time to look beyond the select group of PAP sfaffers for real tested leadership.
In my view, I see Mr Ho Kwon Ping as a potential next prime minister to bridge the gap, in passing the baton from the Lees to the younger PMs of the future remaining 21st century..
We’re not waiting for the demise of a strongman to overturn draconian laws. We’re waiting for a righteous and upright government, unafraid of the media glare of an independent media, to overturn these laws.
Ya lor mr ho, just ask around the cybersphere how many are waiting for it.
I think you are right ZERO . no one is waiting for it. why would anyone hope for that?
The article gives me an impression that if there is competition created within, the people may not need opposition? Sorly, my england unstrong. Scored F9 in sec 2 and dropped out at sec2. Can someone correct me if I of the wrong?
regards
spinning Pian lang eh
Are you sure about that?
The TODAY article (where this quote is extracted from) is quite funny. It keeps bumping back and forth – on the one hand, saying that a degradation of Minitor’s legacy is inevitable and at the same time also spinning propaganda that the ruling party is strong enough to continue its stronghold.
Such a proposition is, in fact, an oxymoron simply because Minitor continues to wield the magic-wand – something that would not be the case if he had truly retired and the ruling party was running independent of his wishes.
I would say that the former argument of degradation of legacy is a probability and the consequence would be the dilution of the ruling party’s aura.
As they say, Only Time Will Tell…
Politics in Singapore will not be the same after the demise of the strongman. The facts and evidence are all over the world: Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Phillipines, Yugoslavia, Rumania and many ‘strongman’ countries in Africa and Latin America. I will still be alive to witness this.
I hope there will be a free and independant media after he passes on.That’s one area which has definitely been pent up for a long time.
Without an independant media, who can stop these elites and their gerrymendering laws?
No, this is a tied-up society which cannot overturn highly unpopular laws even if the strongman dies. How did unpopular laws get passed in the first place?
I agree its not pent up, because we are too comfy and end up armchair critics.
The real risk is of a polarising society. Dissension will come from the heartlanders who feel dispossessed and left behind by the gravy train. There’s now all this talk about having a two tiered economy – which honestly, is not a bad thing at all. Without attracting the moneyed of the world to our shores, the heartlanders may do even worse off. However, they cannot and will not see that and it is the duty of the educated elite to manage expectations and prevent a polarisation of our society. Otherwise, dangerous elements can swoop in and harness this dissension.
The final word is that we need a strong opposition party in Parliament.
And that means we all have to cast our votes wisely in the next elections and perhaps in every general elections thereafter.
Hopefully, from now on, Singaporeans will not fall prey to PAP propaganda. It is clear that the elites and their supporters have been working for themselves, not for the average Singaporean.