If we become corrupt, inefficient and can't deliver, we're out,'
The above statement and variations of it has been used by old man over so many decades and over so many elections that it should take find pride of place on old man's tombstone.
Of course history will reveal the penchant for gerrymandering, tampering recognised and acceptable democratic election processes including introduction of high nominations fees (highest in the world), racial qualifications, group representations taking over single wards, libel suits and threat of tax audits to keep him and his party in power.
Only in one country can the PM, the head and chairman respectively of countries only 2 sovereign funds and at one time the of the highest capitalised entity on country's stock market come from the same immediate family and yet can make the same statement over and over again.
The statement made another appearence last night at the 5th Anniversary of LKY School of Public Policy. Felt like flinging the wine glasss when I heard it.
Dear Scroobal
Your points are weak. To the general populace, educated and otherwise, gerrymandearing means nothing. The familee being richly rewarded for their positions in civil and government related posts only means that the familee is actually the best there is and we should be grateful for their work.
One must debunk the widespread notion that the pappies are really caring for Singaporeans. Once the intention and acts of the pappies are questioned, then things may change to sway the general populace.
You're like shooting a machinegun and missing the mark. Take aim at one individual and shoot to 'kill' untul the general populace becomes disenchanted with this individual.
Ho Jinx is a prime target and should be set aside for a large amount of work.
Her track record and dubious employment at Temasek is something the people can easily understand.
With all the investments that Temasek makes, how is the money there going to be used to help Singaporeans in times of hardship? Most of their investments will be difficult to be made liquid in times of economic troubles. And even if they are converted to cash their value would have been reduced drastically.
In short, Ho Jinx doesn't deserve to be there. Secondly, the country's reserves even though under Temasek, has been taken out of the hands of Singaporeans. The reserves no longer serve the people but an entity that although is part of the government is actually acting as a private investor.
Also, the performance of GIC has not been scutinised during the recent economic turmoil. Why the silence? Wong Kan Seng is Vice-Chairman of GIC - I'm sure the people will love this trivia involving WKS.
As for the incorruptibility of the Pappies, just give a few examples of REAL corruption and give one or two examples of leegalised corruption - HDB conveyancing fees to Lee and Lee and how ex-MPs are rewarded with directorships in GLCs and how others are laid to waste in the private sector because it is quite obvious that they don't have the mettle to perform.
Keep things simple and short so that the general populace is able to absorb and understand and then react accordingly.
The next GE will have the pappies in their weakest position ever since indepence.
The alternative parties has to consolidate and to learn who to talk to and how to talk to these people who will vote in the next GE.
Civil servants, retirees, marginalised Singaporeans, educated Singaporeans (who want a more transparent government), middle-income Singaporeans with young children.
All these people can be easily swayed if spoken to in the right manner. The alternative parties have to quickly make themselves trustworthy in the eyes of these groups of people.
I said before, the FTs will continue to come in droves and they will leave in droves after 10-20 years. In between there will always be a constant stream of in-coming and out-going FTs. The result is a larger pool of marginalised Singaporeans who will have problems looking for a job and even owning a home or continue to be able to pay for their home.
The FT phenomenon is one to stay for as long as the PAP stays in power. Singaporeans must know the implications for themselves and their children. FTs=PAP.
Every country needs FTs but the sheer numbers in Singaporea and the fact that they can purchase HDB flats and ask for lower salaries means that a very large number of Singaporeans will suffer due to the pappies various FT programmes.
