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Open Letter from ex-NTUC CEO Mr Tan Kin Lian
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1. The word "Sinkie" is a trademark of the defunct DelphiForum and now Sammyboy. Therefore, when he used the word "Sinkie" twice in his blog, I worry for him... Reference: http://forums.delphiforums.com/sammyboymod
2. Hope that this boy do not wander further into the other forum. Arrgh.
No worries about that. This boy is hilarious, and for someone so young to be interested in politics, that's great. The article posted on his block was not written by him. That is why there are references to the words "sinkies". He did however get permission from the author to post this on his blog verbatim. That is why the words were not taken out.
hi there
1. bro, you are not too far away man!
2. he is sometimes, a very on-the-fence leh.
3. mole or challenger!
4. is everyone's guess.
The BRIANMUMMERS link got deleted as I was reading. Anyone got the Word version of it? It is an excellent piece.
His parent (dad) / sibling (brother) / __________ might have (1) told him to delete it, or (2) deleted that article for him. Let's not get the boy or his dad/brother into trouble.
Anyway, the word for word article can be found here
http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread....-What-the-PAP-does-not-want-you-to-know/page2
Start of text "There are many Myths about the PAP losing an election..."
End of text "... We cannot afford many more years of this govt."
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THE TEXT OF THE LETTER IS HERE.
Election 101: What the PAP does not want you to know
There are many Myths about the PAP losing an election. There is much fear about political changes in Singapore. Sinkies need not worry. The PAP wants you to think it will be the end of the world if they are voted out of power. The end of the world will not come. Do not worry. I wanted to start this thread to tell my fellow citizens not to be afraid, to have heart. It will not be as bad as the PAP tells you it will be. I analysed the scenario of what happens if the PAP loses power and what they claim will happen. This is my conclusion.
1) The PAP may lose the election and a new party take over. But its not likely the PAP will be totally gone from the face of S’pore politics. Its likely that the opposition party may win by a slim majority, say 55% of the vote, which will mean that many PAP Mps and Ministers will still retain their constituency and their seats in Parliament. This is what happened in the case of Taiwan when the KMT were defeated, but still a very prominent party. This will be a comfort to the electorate as they will see many familiar faces, and also to the investment community and to the world as they know that if the new govt. does not do a good job, the seeds are sown for the PAP to win the following elections and return to power.
2) Its not likely that one single oppo party will win the election. More likely, the PAP will fail to win more than 50% of the seats, and the oppo will have to form a coalition to govern the country. This is where its crucial the oppo start talking to each other NOW. They have to prepare for the contingency that collectively, they may hold more than 50% of the seats and hence they need to negotiate who will get what portfolios and all that stuff.
3) The PAP will tell you the oppo have a lack of quality personnel running for office, and hence are not competent to run the country. Well, can it get any worse now? Does the PAP have personnel so much superior than the oppo? I can tell u to date, no oppo politicians have lose $90 billion plus of the taxpayer’s money, obliterated S’pore jobs, dramatically increase the price of housing, let in millions of strangers unchecked, etc. So, if you think the PAP calibre is so much more superior, u are mistaken. I am here to tell you that when the PAP first started, they were novice knowing jackshit. They hired professionals like the economist Winsemius, and others to give them advice on the economy, industry, trade, etc. It will be no different if the oppo win. Any expertise they lack, they can always hire. Its no feat of imagine to know that we have to take a totally different direction now for our economy, education system, immigration policy, etc. than the one the PAP has put us on a course for. In fact, I believe that many of the oppo leadership are actually quite smart and will turn out to be competent. Many more competent people will wait, and join the oppo when they win. I don’t see why one of the oppo party cannot offer the post of Minister of Trade and Industry to Sim Wong Hoo for example. I am not saying that he will accept this position. But I am saying there are many competent S’poreans with lots of large scale experience. Many are working overseas, and many are in S’pore. Attracting them back to work for a new govt. to affect a better change might appeal to some of them.
4) The PAP will tell you the whole country will go to hell if they lose. Eg. Trains will close down, electricity will be shut off, their normal every day life will be severely disrupted. This is wrong. The PAP does not tell you that they are only a political party. The infrastructure of the country and its civil service belongs to the people of Singapore. Police officers, fireman, hospital staff, etc. are all paid by the government of Singapore, not by the PAP. Therefore, even if the PAP is not in power, this people will still go to work, and the infrastructure will still carry on no interruption. U will still have light and electricity and water, don’t worry.
5) The PAP will tell you the world investment community will pull out of S’pore if they lose, and the property prices will plunge, etc. Well, business people and MNCs are logical. They will not arbitrarily pull up stakes and move. Look at the HK example. The country when from one form of democratic government to the exact opposite communist. Did every single big business pull out? No, they adopted a wait and see attitude. This will be what happens in S’pore too. As for the property prices plunging and all that, is it really a bad thing?
6) The PAP does not tell you that they have so many skeletons in the closet with regards to hidden wealth, conflicts of interest and outright corruption that they cannot afford to lose power. Any subsequent govt. can simply open an investigation into their closet and many of them will be discredited and in jail. People need to realise this is the ulterior motive behind many of the PAP assertions that they are the best and the oppo is not nearly good enough.
I just want to conclude and say that Sinkies are a tough bunch, We go thru NS, we survive one of the toughest education system in the world, we sacrifice family life every year for reservist training, we are one of the hardest working people in the world (60-70 hour workweeks are not uncommon), we are one of the most educated population in the world, we can put up with many deprivations, etc. Because of this, I am 100% confident that S’poreans will adjust to and blossom under life without the PAP. They will tough out any changes and emerge stronger than they were. Do not be afraid my fellow citizens. Change is not easy, But we are at a crossroad now where the existing govt. is not only not improving the lost of the average Singaporean , but is in effect jeopardising the country. Its time to take action and take our country back. We cannot afford many more years of this govt.
Election 101: What the PAP does not want you to know
There are many Myths about the PAP losing an election. There is much fear about political changes in Singapore. Sinkies need not worry. The PAP wants you to think it will be the end of the world if they are voted out of power. The end of the world will not come. Do not worry. I wanted to start this thread to tell my fellow citizens not to be afraid, to have heart. It will not be as bad as the PAP tells you it will be. I analysed the scenario of what happens if the PAP loses power and what they claim will happen. This is my conclusion.
1) The PAP may lose the election and a new party take over. But its not likely the PAP will be totally gone from the face of S’pore politics. Its likely that the opposition party may win by a slim majority, say 55% of the vote, which will mean that many PAP Mps and Ministers will still retain their constituency and their seats in Parliament. This is what happened in the case of Taiwan when the KMT were defeated, but still a very prominent party. This will be a comfort to the electorate as they will see many familiar faces, and also to the investment community and to the world as they know that if the new govt. does not do a good job, the seeds are sown for the PAP to win the following elections and return to power.
2) Its not likely that one single oppo party will win the election. More likely, the PAP will fail to win more than 50% of the seats, and the oppo will have to form a coalition to govern the country. This is where its crucial the oppo start talking to each other NOW. They have to prepare for the contingency that collectively, they may hold more than 50% of the seats and hence they need to negotiate who will get what portfolios and all that stuff.
3) The PAP will tell you the oppo have a lack of quality personnel running for office, and hence are not competent to run the country. Well, can it get any worse now? Does the PAP have personnel so much superior than the oppo? I can tell u to date, no oppo politicians have lose $90 billion plus of the taxpayer’s money, obliterated S’pore jobs, dramatically increase the price of housing, let in millions of strangers unchecked, etc. So, if you think the PAP calibre is so much more superior, u are mistaken. I am here to tell you that when the PAP first started, they were novice knowing jackshit. They hired professionals like the economist Winsemius, and others to give them advice on the economy, industry, trade, etc. It will be no different if the oppo win. Any expertise they lack, they can always hire. Its no feat of imagine to know that we have to take a totally different direction now for our economy, education system, immigration policy, etc. than the one the PAP has put us on a course for. In fact, I believe that many of the oppo leadership are actually quite smart and will turn out to be competent. Many more competent people will wait, and join the oppo when they win. I don’t see why one of the oppo party cannot offer the post of Minister of Trade and Industry to Sim Wong Hoo for example. I am not saying that he will accept this position. But I am saying there are many competent S’poreans with lots of large scale experience. Many are working overseas, and many are in S’pore. Attracting them back to work for a new govt. to affect a better change might appeal to some of them.
4) The PAP will tell you the whole country will go to hell if they lose. Eg. Trains will close down, electricity will be shut off, their normal every day life will be severely disrupted. This is wrong. The PAP does not tell you that they are only a political party. The infrastructure of the country and its civil service belongs to the people of Singapore. Police officers, fireman, hospital staff, etc. are all paid by the government of Singapore, not by the PAP. Therefore, even if the PAP is not in power, this people will still go to work, and the infrastructure will still carry on no interruption. U will still have light and electricity and water, don’t worry.
5) The PAP will tell you the world investment community will pull out of S’pore if they lose, and the property prices will plunge, etc. Well, business people and MNCs are logical. They will not arbitrarily pull up stakes and move. Look at the HK example. The country when from one form of democratic government to the exact opposite communist. Did every single big business pull out? No, they adopted a wait and see attitude. This will be what happens in S’pore too. As for the property prices plunging and all that, is it really a bad thing?
6) The PAP does not tell you that they have so many skeletons in the closet with regards to hidden wealth, conflicts of interest and outright corruption that they cannot afford to lose power. Any subsequent govt. can simply open an investigation into their closet and many of them will be discredited and in jail. People need to realise this is the ulterior motive behind many of the PAP assertions that they are the best and the oppo is not nearly good enough.
I just want to conclude and say that Sinkies are a tough bunch, We go thru NS, we survive one of the toughest education system in the world, we sacrifice family life every year for reservist training, we are one of the hardest working people in the world (60-70 hour workweeks are not uncommon), we are one of the most educated population in the world, we can put up with many deprivations, etc. Because of this, I am 100% confident that S’poreans will adjust to and blossom under life without the PAP. They will tough out any changes and emerge stronger than they were. Do not be afraid my fellow citizens. Change is not easy, But we are at a crossroad now where the existing govt. is not only not improving the lost of the average Singaporean , but is in effect jeopardising the country. Its time to take action and take our country back. We cannot afford many more years of this govt.
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