Either his kids have more sense than him, or they are so loaded they dont need another generation to leaders. What did LKY say about LHL joining politics then?
Sori...allow me to make this correction..
LHL did not choose to go into politics...otherwise in Cambridge he would have taken up PPE ( politics, philosophy and Economics) instead of Mathematics. As a filial son, he does the bidding of the father. He does not want to be a Brigadier General but yet he was promoted and then resign some 6 months later to go into politics.
He is totally under the shadow of the Totalitarian, MM LEE who perpetuates his power behind the scene for the ensuing 2 decades after passing the baton to the seat warmer Woody Goh.
Now, on LKY..his greatest failing is that he puts self interest ahead of true National interest...so on this note he is not a
TRUE STATEMANbut a
shrewd politician. His big mistake is to put his son on the throne, knowing that he is not the best man for the job. ( the other big sin..is Saw Phaik Hwa
the best person for the SMRT CEO post.?)
What's the repercussion..???.. Better candidates are put off and stay away and do not want to contest knowing that he has a big mountain behind him
So we get a mediocre and uninterested leader who lead us to this mess for the past 10 years.
So we get a professional retail lady of 19 years experience to run the train, we get breakdown and delays.
This hard truth is sad for Singaporeans.