You are the classic Xenophobe nurtured and created by years of adhering to the status quo. Its just pretty sad that you hold such a view. But you are entitled to that view for we are a democracy… Everyone is entitled to their views no matter how warped they are.. Agree to disagree and move on.

This is my view that I have posted on some other forums;

I believe singaporeans in general have become too comfortable with the status quo and are afraid if it changes everything will cease to work. Xenophobia is what we are afflicted with…. After all we have only been exposed to 1 government. What will happen if the PAP falls? we won’t know. Will the country collapse when the ruling party loses power? That is what I feel, many of us are afraid of(like koyoming), and they are using it to their advantage. However, the truth is, if the current government were to lose it majority, Singapore will still continue on. Only its leaders will change, all its civil services/statutory boards and its related machinery will remain… ( I give it to the ruling party for building up a solid bureaucracy) Singapore will continue chug along with or without the PAP. So as long as there are credible enough alternatives, I say give them a chance. Bring diversity to parliament, and not the dreary white wash we see today. I believe Singaporeans are a truly resilient lot, but we are just being stifled and caged. We need a little more freedom. And for that to happen, something has to change…

As Donaldson Tan mentioned earlier,
“It is a fallacy to assume any Government can control the economy and thus a greater fallacy to attribute economic success to the Government of the Day.”

The Singapore of today was built by the old guard of yesteryear. Stalwarts such as Goh Keng Swee and Rajaratnam just to name a couple, and even the younger lky when he was still “for the people”. But now, the leaders who are all seating in parliament are all inheritors of said success of yesteryear, they wriggled into the fray through “walkovers”… pathetic excuses for politicians… And now, they are squandering and eroding the rights of its people. treating us as digits that affect the bottom line,

Another thought provoking motion I would like to throw into the wind…
The victors are the ones who write history.. we may well have been raised in a farce from the very beginning… Who are we to say that what we have learnt about Singapore’s early years to be true? Were the communists really communists? or were they just far left nationalists that the British wanted to be rid of… how convenient…

And with that I would like to conclude by saying…

We all have to have a stake in our future, A stake in Singapore. Believe in Change.

We can change…but first, we must want change, 1 vote at a time at the upcoming elections.. :-) That vote is your stake in our future.. vote wisely.

There is always hope.

It is up to the newer generations to bring Singapore forward. To deride the work done by the MIW or whatever colour is absolutely wrong.

KJ or Kill Joy, afterall is the son of the most bitter opposition in Singapore. Can he be sure that he harbour none of the bitterness??

I can see the bitterness slowly leaching out.

Sic semper tyrannis!

Having 82 PAP stooges vs 2 Opp is already a fatal mistake. Not doing anything about a selfserving govt will be the second fatal mistake, got it ?

The world has no sympathy for a Spore that can make 2 fatal mistakes.

Wake up and smell the roses instead of dwelling on the past…

Fact #1 : IF you dont use your muscle, it wastes away.

Fact #2 : If you dont exercise your rights, it will be taken away

Looks like your brain hasnt been used.

go figure what I am trying to tell you. exercise your brains instead of your tongue – bootlicking

As for the suggestion for Reform Party to form an alliance with SDP, i don think i want to risk my future and my kid’s future to a “lets-come-together-and-form-a-political-party” group.

The world is in a constant race, and we cannot afford to make any major mistake.
One fatal mistake is enough to destroy the good reputation that Singapore have built over the past 50 years.

Wats the ratio of Citizens compard to Foreignors. Wat’s d revenue ?
ERP, Tpt, Itx, Ptx, Gst, ura, hdb, all fines in a FINE city, Pwr Sply, conservancy, radio & tv license, hosp bills, parking, sch fees, tuition fees, etx etc alamak… Poor Citizens…….

How many of us actually even own or build houses or flats to call it a home. Mortgages & arrears are on most HDB flat owners. So a majority of Citizens are dying to pay the HDB houses till over 60 yrs of age. There is no indication from the HDB as to how many have paid their flats in full before the age of 60, let alone how many have flats are on arrears over 3 months. No indication as how many citizens have been evicted. So where are our actual shelters ???

Even burial grounds are temporary in the land scare singapore. Reclamation land should be included for permanent burials. Please look into the welfare of the poors. Our handouts like GST & others are often taken brutally by tax authorities on the other hand.

I apologize for being uncouth, and I want to reiterate that its not meant to be a personal attack.

You got the better of me with your views.

Please explain to me the multi-million dollar paycheck to our ministers?

I can’t comprehend their reasoning.

Are public servant attracted to joining the government because of the exhorbitant pay?

Is it not because of their passion to serve?

Time and again we have ministers advocating the citizen to bite the bullet and take pay cut becos of downturn.

Can the ministers lead by example?

Have you been to the heartlands? CAn I suggest you go for a cup of coffee and observe what is going on. Its heart rendering when you see old men and ladies resorting to selling tissues and fighting over an empty can drink.

WhileOur ministers and elitist family members live in nice condos and bungalows, plays golf, travel 1st class, fine dine and what not.

Have they ever thought of the gravity of disparity?

Ever thought why there are so much grouses on this forum?

As 1 of your fellow peer puts in bluntly, get out of my uncaring elitist face.

“if you choose leaders from people who barely make it in life, who sometimes can’t pay their water bills, do you think their primary focus will be for the greater good of the country or to feed their wife & children first?”

If you can’t see that this is already happening in SG without anyone being able to check or correct it, then there’s no point debating with you as you’ve proven yourself very willing to remain in your deep, comfy well.

No need for personal attacks. It reflects badly on you and your opinions.