With the recent spate of letters on the issue of confrontational politics, I could not help notice that the PAP including its shortlisted candidate Joshua Selvakumar implying violence and mayhem which is one end of the scale, albeit the extreme end.
Singaporeans are yearning for confrontation on issues and MPs that are prepared to confront the Ministers on policies that are out of touch with the electrorate, policies that are obviously out of whack and more deeper issues such as nepotism, selective accountability, lack of transparency and burying of national issues such as consistent pattern of wrong investments involving Singapore's sovereign funds are few and far between
As PAP MPs with exception of a tiny few and on exceptional occasions cannot be expected to carry this role in view of the whip and party affiliation, it falls on others to do so.
The issue is indeed the PAP and its obstinacy in not allowing a free and democratic Westminster to exist and evolve with the times.
Chiam and Low are lukewarm at best. Chiam's health is a factor but Low's reasons for his performance is pretty much a blur to most layman. Steve Chia when he was an NCMP and Sylvia have done well when given the opportunity. Both JBJ and Lee Siew Choh underperformed during their time in parliament and I guess their forte lay with assaulting the ramparts of political oppression.
Chee who many concurred as the best find when he first appeared on the political scene still is not able to figure out the basic equation of politics - address the voters and not your opponents ( the PAP in this case). Together with a merry band of young, impressionable and highly malleable small band they march to the NGO beat.
Lesser lights like James Gomez prefer to follow in his father's footsteps of the one-eyed leading the blind, the ignorant and the gullible.
Where then is the light at the end of the tunnel. Perhaps the death of the old man will allow nation building to recommence when it faltered after the heady days of October 1981 and the short spring of 1991. Every 10 year I suppose and the next one is around the corner.
Singaporeans are yearning for confrontation on issues and MPs that are prepared to confront the Ministers on policies that are out of touch with the electrorate, policies that are obviously out of whack and more deeper issues such as nepotism, selective accountability, lack of transparency and burying of national issues such as consistent pattern of wrong investments involving Singapore's sovereign funds are few and far between
As PAP MPs with exception of a tiny few and on exceptional occasions cannot be expected to carry this role in view of the whip and party affiliation, it falls on others to do so.
The issue is indeed the PAP and its obstinacy in not allowing a free and democratic Westminster to exist and evolve with the times.
Chiam and Low are lukewarm at best. Chiam's health is a factor but Low's reasons for his performance is pretty much a blur to most layman. Steve Chia when he was an NCMP and Sylvia have done well when given the opportunity. Both JBJ and Lee Siew Choh underperformed during their time in parliament and I guess their forte lay with assaulting the ramparts of political oppression.
Chee who many concurred as the best find when he first appeared on the political scene still is not able to figure out the basic equation of politics - address the voters and not your opponents ( the PAP in this case). Together with a merry band of young, impressionable and highly malleable small band they march to the NGO beat.
Lesser lights like James Gomez prefer to follow in his father's footsteps of the one-eyed leading the blind, the ignorant and the gullible.
Where then is the light at the end of the tunnel. Perhaps the death of the old man will allow nation building to recommence when it faltered after the heady days of October 1981 and the short spring of 1991. Every 10 year I suppose and the next one is around the corner.
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