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I want to highlight the last paragraph that says “It shows what you can achieve if you are willing and able to plan and implement something without asking the general public for permission”.

I think this sums up the very sad, but truthfully poignant tale of what Singaporeans have become. A nation of non-critical thinking herds who does not have a voice to challenge, and will not even need rubber stamping from the all-deciding government. We’ll pay for the price the day comes without LKY because we didn’t build enough opposition party (or a culture of diversity that promotes critical and robust debate among parties/citizens) is the start of the fall of Singapore.

Man….WHY kept thinking that the opposition are blood thirsty people will turn Singapore upside down if they are suppose to win by a freak results?

Cant this guy be more gracious??!!! i thought he always want us to be gracious but i nvr seen him gracious enough to accept opposition.

A balance government with the opposition is the very 1st step towards a healthy PARLIMENT!! Look at PAP now? So Stale with flys!! Rotten almost… god save us!

Old stories again and again.

All the other dragons did the same and the secret is obvious:

People here work hard and defer gratification.

People will eventually bring some sense to the govt.

PAP’s monopoly and unfair strategy against the opposition, practically give them no chance to be voted in. We saw what happened to creditable oppositions being sued till their pants dropped.

I have to say vote PAP out ‘gradually’ because we can see the present state of affair of our dis-united oppositions. LKY is right to say that PAP will win the next two elections. And I sincerely hope PAP will not. For change to be effective, all constituencies got to be contested, but I do not see this is possible at present for the opposition to do so.

For PAP to recruit new candidates to stand for election is easy. And many graduates or scholars will jump on the bandwagon to piggyback as MPs and enjoy a good PAP life. Many were never be voted in.
Opposition has a tough time finding new good candidates, being obvious. That is the reason I show greater respect to a new opposition candidate than a PAP one.

Sylvia Lim is one good example of a true blue opposition with ability. And for that matter, any true blue opposition candidate that will fight for the welfare of the deprived S’porean. PAP now is only interested in enriching their own coffer. I have voted for SL in the last election in Aljunied GRC. A fact that I will not be afraid off.

A change of government not necessary have to be a chaotic scenario like present Thailand. A peaceful change is possible. If PAP is to lose power, they must be morally prepared to pass on the government to whomever is elected in the near future and not create trouble like Taksin Shinawatra who is the main culprit behind unrest and riot in Bangkok. In defeat we must be gracious. No one can hold on to power forever.

I am 4 years older than you. Have lived through the good and bad times of changes. We are no fool to put all our trust in PAP now. Public housing’s is beyond the reach of many average young couple to buy.

We must let our children and our children’s children have a choice of good justice and under the PAP, this will never materialise without more true opposition voices voted into parliament not the co-opted NMPs and NCMPs. They have no constitutional power to influence policies, just voices in the wilderness. LHL thinks we citizens are all fools. Look like we must thank him for being the main character in a wayang kulit show and the NMPs and NCMPs as actors.

Raise the curtain for a new play in parliament – “Prolonging a Dynasty in Singapore”

Thank you for your comments. Just would ask you a question – how old are you?. I am 61 and went through those hardship years where getting a job is so difficult. Those days, we admire great cities like Manila, Colombo (Sri-lanka, Bangkok etc. We were much behind them in standards of living and everything. Today what happen? Their nationals are now flocking to our country to be employed as labourers and maids, a job shun by our young Singaporeans. Why and how come? I do agree certain policies are implemented badly but tell me how many countries that you can name (with all the democratic freedom that you desire) have done well over the past 20 years. Look at Taiwan, you really want our MPs to be throwing punches at each other and getting nothing done. In Thailand, you have Red shirts and yellow or pink shirts and the Army threading punches getting people killed all in the name of democracy and freedom of speech. You know how small Singapore is? While Bangkok is in chaos, tourists are still flocking to other resorts in Thailand like Phuket etc oblivious to what happen there because it is so far away. Do you think that if we have a similar riots in say Ang Mo Kio, places like Jurong, Toa Payoh or the city areas will not be affected. People will still do their business and can assume nothing has happened. Are you aware that Bangkok alone is much bigger than Singapore as a whole? Other than criticising, I think we should put forward constructive suggestions as to how we can do better. No country is totally free of problems, democratic or otherwise. To me a totallitarian government is undisirable so can be said of a fully democratic one. You will have chaos if everyone can oppose any policy because no policy can be 100% acceptable. You should be happy if you get 70% acceptance. 30% will still oppose, perhaps you belong to this 30% group. You suggest “Vote for change for PAP out gradually..”. So you still hoping that the PAP will be in power for the moment and that you have no confidence that the opposition will be able to govern on their own. So you want to vote in opposition for opposition sake but at the same time let the PAP as a government make all the mistakes and gunned them down gradually…… But with all this, let me give you what I really feel – Can Singapore survive as a nation for another 50 or 100 years. I really doubt because no matter how good the government can be, Singapore is really too small, and past history has proven that no small country can survive on its own. To me, an eventual merger with Malaysia, is the way forward but, of course, under different terms and circumstances which probably we will not live to see.

Many of us, live through those years of nation building. We never deny that PAP had built up S’pore to this day. And we do give credit for what they did. Mind you, WHAT THEY DID.

Gradually, due to lack of opposition voices, PAP becomes arrogant, insensitive, implementing many policies to their own advantage, not looking into the broader picture of many average citizens’ sufferingsd.

History has shown that, any government who rule with absolute power, is subjected to abusing the power the voters
gave them. LKY and his FAT PIGS are no different.

Can we not see the ‘legal corruption’ that is happening under our eyes, but as citizens we cannot do anything because all are under the mercy of their despotic, authoritarian rule. WHY? Lack of true oppositions in parliament.

The recent NMP and NCMP increased in parliament, is just a false facade to make the PAP look good. LHL thinks we are fools. You can see how vehement Sylvia Lim opposed it but with all the ‘faithful Dogs’ barking loud on a single voice, is there any effect? This is what I call- ‘sweeping’ policies forced down our throats.

The redrawing of boundaries to PAP’s advantage. The 6-people GRCs? Where in the world do you see such political imbalances. Only a draconian absolute insensitive and bullying-of-opposition PAP government can resort to such measures.

VOTE FOR CHANGE. FOR PAP OUT GRADUALLY.
ONLY WE CITIZENS CAN CHANGE THE CAUSE OF HISTORY. WE MUST BE BRAVE TO DO IT RIGHT!

If we really want democracy, then simple, just vote the best candidate without looking at other factors. Similarly, voting for the ruling party for the sake of it, is foolish.