I am getting tired of LKY keep on harping on how brilliant he is at getting Singapore where she is today but somehow i think this old man is letting it getting into his head. Okay, i do not deny Singapore is pretty successful in many ways but only in areas where it can be measured, like best airport, port for some years, increasing GDP, continued growth etc. But in recent years, we are beginning to see it falling apart. We failed miserably in creating a sense of national identity.
What LKY did was pretty predictable or i would say most men of average intelligence will be able to guide Singapore to where she is today. looking back at the 60s when we just gained independence, you dun need to be a Harvard or Oxford scholar to decide on how you want Singapore to progress. In fact, it is pretty straight forward, we are a developing country and with so many previous examples(cities) for us to learn from and guide us, it is pretty evident that we should focus on manufacturing, attracting MNCs, DFI etc. Which man of average IQ would not choose this move to progress a country. While i agree that we have no natural resources, our strength lies in the new citizens with an extremely strong desire to do their best for the new country and not let our neighbours look down on us. This burning desire to do well simply makes LKY job to lead the country much easier. The fact that we are small also made it much easier to govern and control so things cannot go too far wrong. With all these taken into consideration, really why does LKY thinks he has created a miracle. I believed any other leaders would be able to do the same and even surpassing him. It is like managing a class and controlling a school. It is so much easier to control a class rather than a school. If LKY will to control something bigger, i suspect he may failed miserably esp with his inflated ego at work. He would have been killed off in his political careers in China or some other bigger countries.
I am approaching 40s and had served NS and currently now based in China and seriously i am enjoying life here. Singaporeans really need to travel out of the red dot and see for themselves how big this world is. I was proud to be a Singaporean in the 80s, 90s but in the last 10 years, i would not say the same. I am one of the 66.6% who have been supporting PAP since i was old enough to vote. I voted for opposition in the last election and will continue to vote them in the coming election (hopefully someone of reasonable quality will contest) if PAP still thinks that what they are doing in the past few years are correct.
We must remember, it is not them who have the rights to govern us, the citizens. It is US who gave them the rights. If they abuse it and think it is a privilege, then they are in for some shock soon.
What LKY did was pretty predictable or i would say most men of average intelligence will be able to guide Singapore to where she is today. looking back at the 60s when we just gained independence, you dun need to be a Harvard or Oxford scholar to decide on how you want Singapore to progress. In fact, it is pretty straight forward, we are a developing country and with so many previous examples(cities) for us to learn from and guide us, it is pretty evident that we should focus on manufacturing, attracting MNCs, DFI etc. Which man of average IQ would not choose this move to progress a country. While i agree that we have no natural resources, our strength lies in the new citizens with an extremely strong desire to do their best for the new country and not let our neighbours look down on us. This burning desire to do well simply makes LKY job to lead the country much easier. The fact that we are small also made it much easier to govern and control so things cannot go too far wrong. With all these taken into consideration, really why does LKY thinks he has created a miracle. I believed any other leaders would be able to do the same and even surpassing him. It is like managing a class and controlling a school. It is so much easier to control a class rather than a school. If LKY will to control something bigger, i suspect he may failed miserably esp with his inflated ego at work. He would have been killed off in his political careers in China or some other bigger countries.
I am approaching 40s and had served NS and currently now based in China and seriously i am enjoying life here. Singaporeans really need to travel out of the red dot and see for themselves how big this world is. I was proud to be a Singaporean in the 80s, 90s but in the last 10 years, i would not say the same. I am one of the 66.6% who have been supporting PAP since i was old enough to vote. I voted for opposition in the last election and will continue to vote them in the coming election (hopefully someone of reasonable quality will contest) if PAP still thinks that what they are doing in the past few years are correct.
We must remember, it is not them who have the rights to govern us, the citizens. It is US who gave them the rights. If they abuse it and think it is a privilege, then they are in for some shock soon.
