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I think Mr Lee still doesn’t get it.
1. He doesn’t get it that PAP contributed very significantly to the ‘fertility’ problem. Hence PAP must take responsibility and accept the blame for the problem. Not shift the blame to the people for not reproducing.
2. I think he should apologise for all those draconian measures that he inflicted on those who wanted more children in the 60’s and 70’s. The apology is optional, because I know that when circumstances changed in the 80’s, the PAP Govt tried desperately to reverse course (‘Have three, or more if you can afford it’) and set up SDU, SDS, etc. to encourage marriage and parenthood.
But those who were hurt by the Stop at Two policy— their lost youth cannot be replaced, their lost opportunity to have children cannot be replaced. Hence it may be politically astute for PAP to apologise, and particularly for him as one of the architects of the policy, to apologise.
3. He still holds on to his views that dumb parents breed dumb children, smart parents breed smart children. That may be statistically defensible, but it is political suicide to keep saying it. He should shut his trap.
4. He still doesn’t understand that Singaporeans are not in general against work permit holders coming here to build tunnels or dig roads. Why keep using such irrelevant examples? Woody Goh got flamed for this. Doesn’t Mr Lee get it?
5. He still doesn’t understand that no matter what how enormous national problems are, it is not Singaporeans’ duty to help him solve the problem. Just like it is not the average American’s problem to donate to the Govt, or even to pay more taxes, just to solve their Budget deficit.
Singaporeans will only do what is in their personal interest, given the circumstances as far as they can see them. If we are like New Zealand, Sweden or Norway, we will have more children. If we insist on being like New York or Hong Kong, if we insist on becoming a hub for everything, we will have less children.
It is that simple.
This govt must decide what it wants Singapore to become. If it wants more children, it cannot want ultra-high GDP growth, it cannot want to be a hub for everything. I’ve not seen any city or country that is No 1 for everything, has ultra-high GDP growth, and has a high fertility. Face it— that just won’t happen.
You choose, Mr Lee. Not the people. You choose what you want, and the people will choose how to respond accordingly.
You create a stressful and cramped country, you want to be No 1 in everything, people will have less children.
- http://politicalwritings.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/mr-lee-still-refuses-to-admit-his-role/
1. He doesn’t get it that PAP contributed very significantly to the ‘fertility’ problem. Hence PAP must take responsibility and accept the blame for the problem. Not shift the blame to the people for not reproducing.
2. I think he should apologise for all those draconian measures that he inflicted on those who wanted more children in the 60’s and 70’s. The apology is optional, because I know that when circumstances changed in the 80’s, the PAP Govt tried desperately to reverse course (‘Have three, or more if you can afford it’) and set up SDU, SDS, etc. to encourage marriage and parenthood.
But those who were hurt by the Stop at Two policy— their lost youth cannot be replaced, their lost opportunity to have children cannot be replaced. Hence it may be politically astute for PAP to apologise, and particularly for him as one of the architects of the policy, to apologise.
3. He still holds on to his views that dumb parents breed dumb children, smart parents breed smart children. That may be statistically defensible, but it is political suicide to keep saying it. He should shut his trap.
4. He still doesn’t understand that Singaporeans are not in general against work permit holders coming here to build tunnels or dig roads. Why keep using such irrelevant examples? Woody Goh got flamed for this. Doesn’t Mr Lee get it?
5. He still doesn’t understand that no matter what how enormous national problems are, it is not Singaporeans’ duty to help him solve the problem. Just like it is not the average American’s problem to donate to the Govt, or even to pay more taxes, just to solve their Budget deficit.
Singaporeans will only do what is in their personal interest, given the circumstances as far as they can see them. If we are like New Zealand, Sweden or Norway, we will have more children. If we insist on being like New York or Hong Kong, if we insist on becoming a hub for everything, we will have less children.
It is that simple.
This govt must decide what it wants Singapore to become. If it wants more children, it cannot want ultra-high GDP growth, it cannot want to be a hub for everything. I’ve not seen any city or country that is No 1 for everything, has ultra-high GDP growth, and has a high fertility. Face it— that just won’t happen.
You choose, Mr Lee. Not the people. You choose what you want, and the people will choose how to respond accordingly.
You create a stressful and cramped country, you want to be No 1 in everything, people will have less children.
- http://politicalwritings.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/mr-lee-still-refuses-to-admit-his-role/
