"Goh also said that he would help Sitoh to gain a post in the new Cabinet if he was elected.[29] Hougang and Potong Pasir residents were also been promised housing upgrades worth $100 million and $80 million dollars respectively if PAP was to retake the two seats."[Wikipedia:SG:GE2006]
Proof enough that PAP is manipulating public coffers and trust to "to buy my supporters votes" and pay for more 'incorruptible Ministers'- to all who'd shared that pipe dream of theirs, its time to return to reality because, (paraphrasing MM Lee's words- replacements underlined), ".. no amount of engineering salary can prevent flooding buy incorruptibility... unless you want to lose half the roads and have canals relinquish your individual responsibilities, freedoms and dignity and submit totally to the PAP."
Is it healthy that 'opposition' constituencies be discriminated against with their democratically elected Member(s) of Parliament being prejudiced against, their rights and responsibilities disposed of and replaced by 'ruling party endorsed grassroots advisers'? ['Lift upgrading: Why Chiam and Low are not fronting it']. Could this be another way in which PAP considers the right way to 'fix them' (the opposition) whilst insidiously grooming its 'top talent' as "Without good chance of winning at polls, they might not be willing to risk careers for politics"[ST 26June2006] (in a rather illegitimate if not immoral way to begin with)?
Which leads me to question if Singapore is indeed a democracy to begin with, or just another ghetto of cronyism. Perhaps corruption has already set in and "we will (have unfortunately) become like many other countries" [Reuters5Apr2007].
Perhaps only the corrupt leaders of this world "respect and admire Singapore's proven system"[CNA:03May2006][YouTube/@1m10s].
The Singapore electorate will have to decide upon how much of democracy it wishes to cede to the ease of partisan monopoly and prejudice as this would be determinant upon its future and fate; no point regretting once its all too late.
"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. [14] For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it." [Matthew 7:13-14 NASB-U]
I rest my case.
Majulah Singapura.
References:
- 'Singaporean general election, 2006'- ('Goh Chok Tong's special assignment')- Goh had suggested that if Eric Low and Sitoh Yih Pin won the election, they would be given extra latitude when speaking and voting in parliament and not be subjected to the political Whip. Goh also said that he would help Sitoh to gain a post in the new Cabinet if he was elected.[29] Hougang and Potong Pasir residents were also been promised housing upgrades worth $100 million and $80 million dollars respectively if PAP was to retake the two seats. Since they were won by opposition parties, both of these constituencies have not been selected for housing upgrading or provided with lifts that stop on every floor. When the PAP shaved the Worker's Party's vote share from 58% to 55% in the 1997 General Election, then prime-minister Goh offered to upgrade Hougang estate if the WP's chief's share of vote was reduced to 52%.[citation needed] Nonetheless, Hougang remains in opposition hands. [Wikipedia:SG:GE2006]
- 'PM Lee says countries worldwide respect and admire Singapore's proven system': "...I'm going to spend all my time thinking what's the right way to fix them, to buy my supporters votes, how can I solve this week's problem and forget about next year's challenges?"..." [CNA:03May2006][YouTube/@1m10s].
- 'GRCs make it easier to find top talent: SM': "Without good chance of winning at polls, they might not be willing to risk careers for politics" ; with hosting site footnote: "In Singapore, a Group Representation Constituency is a super-sized constituency where 5 or 6 candidates from the same party have to stand for election as a team. Voters vote for the party, not for individuals, thus weak candidates can still win a seat in Parliament by riding the coattails of stronger candidates."- [ST 26June2006]
- 'Singapore ministers set for million-dollar pay hike': "'If we don't do that ... corruption will set in and we will become like many other countries,' Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean was quoted as saying in the Straits Times last week." [Reuters5Apr2007]
- 'Flood response not sufficient: Lee Kuan Yew': "Whatever we do when we get extraordinary rains like we had recently, no amount of engineering can prevent flooding... unless you want to lose half the roads and have canals.": [AFP22Jul2010]
- 'Lift upgrading: Why Chiam and Low are not fronting it': "This is because the HDB's practice is to deal with a constituency's grassroots advisers - who are appointed by the People's Association - for all its upgrading programmes. The advisers will then explain the programmes to residents. - Likewise for the ongoing programme to provide lift landings on every floor for selected blocks.
'I don't expect the MP who is not a government MP or PAP MP to go and front it, and explain why the Lift Upgrading Programme is like that...,' said Mr Mah. 'The adviser is always the one doing it, no different this time around,' he said, referring to such programmes in Potong Pasir and Hougang.
In wards held by the People's Action Party, the elected MPs are also the grassroots advisers.
In the two opposition wards, however, the current advisers are the PAP candidates who lost in the last general election - Sitoh Yih Pin in Potong Pasir and Eric Low in Hougang."[ST- 8Oct2009]
- 'Cheaper, Better, Faster - MrBrown Show Production': "It is a known fact that Singapore ministers are the highest paid politician in the world. Sing to the tune of Beatles's 'Ob-la-di, ob-la-da'" [YouTube, 04May2010]
- 'Forever Young (With Lyric and Sing along) - MrBrown Show Production': "government say Singapore must be forever young! Sing to the tune of Alphaville's Forever Young. Lyric credits to MrBrown" [YouTube:13Apr2010]
Proof enough that PAP is manipulating public coffers and trust to "to buy my supporters votes" and pay for more 'incorruptible Ministers'- to all who'd shared that pipe dream of theirs, its time to return to reality because, (paraphrasing MM Lee's words- replacements underlined), ".. no amount of engineering salary can prevent flooding buy incorruptibility... unless you want to lose half the roads and have canals relinquish your individual responsibilities, freedoms and dignity and submit totally to the PAP."
Is it healthy that 'opposition' constituencies be discriminated against with their democratically elected Member(s) of Parliament being prejudiced against, their rights and responsibilities disposed of and replaced by 'ruling party endorsed grassroots advisers'? ['Lift upgrading: Why Chiam and Low are not fronting it']. Could this be another way in which PAP considers the right way to 'fix them' (the opposition) whilst insidiously grooming its 'top talent' as "Without good chance of winning at polls, they might not be willing to risk careers for politics"[ST 26June2006] (in a rather illegitimate if not immoral way to begin with)?
Which leads me to question if Singapore is indeed a democracy to begin with, or just another ghetto of cronyism. Perhaps corruption has already set in and "we will (have unfortunately) become like many other countries" [Reuters5Apr2007].
Perhaps only the corrupt leaders of this world "respect and admire Singapore's proven system"[CNA:03May2006][YouTube/@1m10s].
The Singapore electorate will have to decide upon how much of democracy it wishes to cede to the ease of partisan monopoly and prejudice as this would be determinant upon its future and fate; no point regretting once its all too late.
"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. [14] For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it." [Matthew 7:13-14 NASB-U]
I rest my case.
Majulah Singapura.
References:
- 'Singaporean general election, 2006'- ('Goh Chok Tong's special assignment')- Goh had suggested that if Eric Low and Sitoh Yih Pin won the election, they would be given extra latitude when speaking and voting in parliament and not be subjected to the political Whip. Goh also said that he would help Sitoh to gain a post in the new Cabinet if he was elected.[29] Hougang and Potong Pasir residents were also been promised housing upgrades worth $100 million and $80 million dollars respectively if PAP was to retake the two seats. Since they were won by opposition parties, both of these constituencies have not been selected for housing upgrading or provided with lifts that stop on every floor. When the PAP shaved the Worker's Party's vote share from 58% to 55% in the 1997 General Election, then prime-minister Goh offered to upgrade Hougang estate if the WP's chief's share of vote was reduced to 52%.[citation needed] Nonetheless, Hougang remains in opposition hands. [Wikipedia:SG:GE2006]
- 'PM Lee says countries worldwide respect and admire Singapore's proven system': "...I'm going to spend all my time thinking what's the right way to fix them, to buy my supporters votes, how can I solve this week's problem and forget about next year's challenges?"..." [CNA:03May2006][YouTube/@1m10s].
- 'GRCs make it easier to find top talent: SM': "Without good chance of winning at polls, they might not be willing to risk careers for politics" ; with hosting site footnote: "In Singapore, a Group Representation Constituency is a super-sized constituency where 5 or 6 candidates from the same party have to stand for election as a team. Voters vote for the party, not for individuals, thus weak candidates can still win a seat in Parliament by riding the coattails of stronger candidates."- [ST 26June2006]
- 'Singapore ministers set for million-dollar pay hike': "'If we don't do that ... corruption will set in and we will become like many other countries,' Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean was quoted as saying in the Straits Times last week." [Reuters5Apr2007]
- 'Flood response not sufficient: Lee Kuan Yew': "Whatever we do when we get extraordinary rains like we had recently, no amount of engineering can prevent flooding... unless you want to lose half the roads and have canals.": [AFP22Jul2010]
- 'Lift upgrading: Why Chiam and Low are not fronting it': "This is because the HDB's practice is to deal with a constituency's grassroots advisers - who are appointed by the People's Association - for all its upgrading programmes. The advisers will then explain the programmes to residents. - Likewise for the ongoing programme to provide lift landings on every floor for selected blocks.
'I don't expect the MP who is not a government MP or PAP MP to go and front it, and explain why the Lift Upgrading Programme is like that...,' said Mr Mah. 'The adviser is always the one doing it, no different this time around,' he said, referring to such programmes in Potong Pasir and Hougang.
In wards held by the People's Action Party, the elected MPs are also the grassroots advisers.
In the two opposition wards, however, the current advisers are the PAP candidates who lost in the last general election - Sitoh Yih Pin in Potong Pasir and Eric Low in Hougang."[ST- 8Oct2009]
- 'Cheaper, Better, Faster - MrBrown Show Production': "It is a known fact that Singapore ministers are the highest paid politician in the world. Sing to the tune of Beatles's 'Ob-la-di, ob-la-da'" [YouTube, 04May2010]
- 'Forever Young (With Lyric and Sing along) - MrBrown Show Production': "government say Singapore must be forever young! Sing to the tune of Alphaville's Forever Young. Lyric credits to MrBrown" [YouTube:13Apr2010]
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