Opposition as insurance? It'll cost you dearly, says DPM Teo

[The-Angel-1960]

@ ivebert

You are the most loyal Dog supporter for PAP Pay And Pay $

 

[kingrant]

If you start to think and argue this way, it means that you have fallen to their trap to get you to frame your thought process their way. That will be killing ground for them to ambush you.

LTK's rebuttal was superb. Never taking offence, but calmly and cooly, he said the right things. Voters are not stupid. They know when you are bluffing; only the PAP dont know that we know. Be honest and realistic. Sometimes honesty is even brutal to oneself. Look at the SDP. They said they can become the alternative. Would you believe? Truly, no single Party not even WP is ready this GE. But WP has the potential to be in another 5 years, if they make progress with at least 1 GRC, and if the people give them a chance. As long as we let the PAP scare the shit out of us, we will never dare to get our feet wet. There will be no apocalypse if PAP loses. Shit, back in 1959, the people took a risk with them - they also were rookies, wet behind the ears. If they can learn the ropes, surely others can, given time.

Perhaps that the reason why the opposition will never make any headway into parliament. They are already surrendering without fighting. This is not giving voters any confidence at all. Why can't they just assemble their own so call "A TEAM" and fight those scums on level ground? If they are going to keep harping on the lack of talent to do so then voters are only going to interpret it as an admission of defeat even before the election has started. So why should I throw my votes in with you if you are not going to make any significant changes.

 

[IR123]

Perhaps that the reason why the opposition will never make any headway into parliament. They are already surrendering without fighting. This is not giving voters any confidence at all. Why can't they just assemble their own so call "A TEAM" and fight those scums on level ground? If they are going to keep harping on the lack of talent to do so then voters are only going to interpret it as an admission of defeat even before the election has started. So why should I throw my votes in with you if you are not going to make any significant changes.

It is NOT the lack of talent that prevents the opposition from making headway. They block their own selves from success and they think they are better than their own kind.

Don't vote for them or vote for them - it makes no difference.

But the WP is worth looking at, for this election. It will be interesting to see if they can usher in a two-party system and if they can bring about some form of protection for the non-foreign Singaporeans. Especially if 15 of them are elected into Parliament.

 

[IR123]

back in 1959, the people took a risk with them - they also were rookies, wet behind the ears. If they can learn the ropes, surely others can, given time.

There are vital differences in the leaders of today (PAP, WP, SDA, SPP, etc) from the leaders who saw us through in 1959.

Also it does not mean that once you are in office, you can learn the ropes. There is such a thing as 'capability'. Even those with indisputable pedigrees can fail miserably. Of course there are always those who view 'failures' as 'success' or 'stepping to stones to success'. But the cost is high in the case of public office.

 

[kingrant]

Name me some vital differences.

There was more diversity then, and the candidates standing for election were far more less highly educated - chee chiong fun seller, teacher with sec school education, trade unionist, small time businessmen...they had more heart with the people than today's PAP leaders.

They never had tinpots like Tin Pei Ling or charlatans like Foo Meng har. Wong Kan Seng was only a HR Manager at HP. Yeo Cheow Tong only an MD at Leblond. Lim Swee Say was only at NCB and purposely promoted to CEO when they wanted to field him. What was Teo Chee Hean doing ? How about Jayakumar, only a Prof? See Ai Mee? Amy Khor? In today;s context, fairly ordinary people with nothing exceptional skillsets for the political stage. Everyone of the MIW had a good window dressing before putting them up.

There are vital differences in the leaders of today (PAP, WP, SDA, SPP, etc) from the leaders who saw us through in 1959.

Also it does not mean that once you are in office, you can learn the ropes. There is such a thing as 'capability'. Even those with indisputable pedigrees can fail miserably. Of course there are always those who view 'failures' as 'success' or 'stepping to stones to success'. But the cost is high in the case of public office.

 

[Frankiestine]

I still feel that this nation state is too small to have so many different parties. That make them too fragmented in ideology to mount any serious threat to the scums. I always feel it should be a one unified opposition against those scums and the only common ideology should be to see the overthrow of the scums from power.

 

[myfoot123]

PAP better look into the mirror before using analogy which actually best described themselves like higher premium and poor coverage.

 

[The-Angel-1960]

Even the old man MM Lee himself has said before, FREAK General Election can be happen !! Haha !! Maybe this year PAP Pay And Pay $ Downfall ??