"I'm not going to vacant this place of power so easily, I'll use all means to make sure, that me and my Familee stays in power!"
The issue is not enough citizens joining opposition parties and therefore not enough candidates. How to "size the issue"? Compel citizens to stand for elections? Implement NS for politics, all must joint political parties and cannot refuse candidacy when selected? Even with that, what if all or most unwilling but compelled join PAP? Back to square one.
The problem is not with the electorate. It's not with PAP. It's with the opposition parties. Just like in the army everybody wants to be brigadier-general, in opposition everybody everybody wants to be secretary-general. The only function of so many small opposition parties around is to have many seats for CECs, secretary-generals, chairmen and some even call themselves presidents. Left a few foot soldiers also nevermind, the rank and the ego matters most.
The PAP structure is completely opposite. There're enough places in the hierarchy for all to rise high enough, but there's only one general on top.
I can't help but notice that people like to harp that 66% of singaporeans voted for PAP when it is not true.
There were 2,159,721 eligible voters during the 2006 GE. Only 713,025 actually voted for the PAP. Thats 33% of eligible voters in the whole country that voted for the PAP.
936,270 or 43.3% did not have the opportunity to vote primarily because GRC is known barrier for a fair GE as these seats were not contested. No walk-overs occurred in Single wards.
The PAP has the temerity to govern this country with only 33% of votes cast in its favour. Not a mandate and the PAP MP should be ashamed of it.
The citizens must demand that at least 80% of the eligible voters must be able to take part in the General Elections before the results are deemed valid.
To the idiots that keep harping on 66%, do understand the significance of the value that SPH and the elections like to put across.
There are many talented, well educated, successful people who are no fans of the PAP. In a truly free country, they would be more than happy to be oppo candidates, and they would be good at it. But they don't do it because the very govt. supposed to protect their civil rights is the same govt. that will terrorize them for doing so. PAP apologists like u conveniently forget this. Go back to sucking your local PAP MP's cock, u faggot piece of shit.
U say the issue is that not enough citizens join oppo parties. The question u have to ask is why is this? Who wants to join and be active in an oppo party when they know they and their family will be subject to ISD and police harassment, their jobs (if they are in govt. service sector) will be in jeopardy, and they can be bankrupt by kangaroo courts on trumped up charges.
There are many talented, well educated, successful people who are no fans of the PAP. In a truly free country, they would be more than happy to be oppo candidates, and they would be good at it. But they don't do it because the very govt. supposed to protect their civil rights is the same govt. that will terrorize them for doing so.
What you will realise is that walkovers are rare in a GE around the world except in Totalitarians states such as Iraq and North Korea. Singaporeans have been numbed to such an extent that they don't realise that their candy has been stolen right under the noses.
The problem is not with the electorate. It's not with PAP. It's with the opposition parties. Just like in the army everybody wants to be brigadier-general, in opposition everybody everybody wants to be secretary-general. The only function of so many small opposition parties around is to have many seats for CECs, secretary-generals, chairmen and some even call themselves presidents. Left a few foot soldiers also nevermind, the rank and the ego matters most.
The PAP structure is completely opposite. There're enough places in the hierarchy for all to rise high enough, but there's only one general on top.
The question u have to ask is why is this? Who wants to join and be active in an oppo party when they know they and their family will be subject to ISD and police harassment, their jobs (if they are in govt. service sector) will be in jeopardy, and they can be bankrupt by kangaroo courts on trumped up charges.
actually the correct number shd be only 5-10% voted for PAP
cos >50% GRCs is walkover.
FUCK PAP
Too many Indian cheif and we would be fighting among ourselves more.
I dont know where do you get your fuckup logic.
Votes and support are based on qualified populations and not on sheer guesswork.
if based on your landmasss logic, then most elected goverment around the world now should be losers because the majority of the landmass didndt vote for them.
Would you want your employees to question your management and constantly disrupt your operations and productions?
On the contrary, it's people like you who discourage others from joining oppposition with scare stories of charges and bankruptcies. There're hundreds if not thousands of opposition members. All have their own businesses to mind, careers to pursue and jobs to work on. Some are even very successful in their fields. Of course, some got into trouble, but that's because they broke the law, not because they join opposition. I'm not apologising for PAP. I'm just trying to say, don't need to be scared of PAP. If you're scared that you equate joining opposition as getting harassed or arrested, then that's your own fear for yourself to overcome. Sitting before a monitor screen and scolding PAP through the keyboard doesn't help much.
I'm critical of the general state of unity and mentality of the opposition looking at it from the inside. There're many very capable and reputable candidate-calibre people considering to join, but couldn't fit in with too many personal agenda, ambitions and factions shuffling around.
On the contrary, it's people like you who discourage others from joining oppposition with scare stories of charges and bankruptcies. There're hundreds if not thousands of opposition members. All have their own businesses to mind, careers to pursue and jobs to work on. Some are even very successful in their fields. Of course, some got into trouble, but that's because they broke the law, not because they join opposition. I'm not apologising for PAP. I'm just trying to say, don't need to be scared of PAP. If you're scared that you equate joining opposition as getting harassed or arrested, then that's your own fear for yourself to overcome. Sitting before a monitor screen and scolding PAP through the keyboard doesn't help much.
I'm critical of the general state of unity and mentality of the opposition looking at it from the inside. There're many very capable and reputable candidate-calibre people considering to join, but couldn't fit in with too many personal agenda, ambitions and factions shuffling around.
Answer: Not enough candidates, how to avoid walkovers?
Question: Why like that? Who's fault?
Your turn to answer.
Same question, same problem, same issue.
So who is to be blamed for all the walkovers? PAP, opposition or the general Singapore Public?
instead of constantly focusing and debating and arguing about this, we should be talking about how to beat the game and put more opposition candidates for public seledtion and voting.
Are there any willing takers? are there anyone else apart from those who are already in the political fold willing to walk and talk?
more opposition candidates will mean less walkover and more cutting down PAP support both on the ground and in the percentage of votes. I believe we all know that. Constant comparing awith other countries do to help, more like finding an excues for not making it when actually the only reason for failure is your own lack.
I can't help but notice that people like to harp that 66% of singaporeans voted for PAP when it is not true.
There were 2,159,721 eligible voters during the 2006 GE. Only 713,025 actually voted for the PAP. Thats 33% of eligible voters in the whole country that voted for the PAP.
936,270 or 43.3% did not have the opportunity to vote primarily because GRC is known barrier for a fair GE as these seats were not contested. No walk-overs occurred in Single wards.
The PAP has the temerity to govern this country with only 33% of votes cast in its favour. Not a mandate and the PAP MP should be ashamed of it.
The citizens must demand that at least 80% of the eligible voters must be able to take part in the General Elections before the results are deemed valid.
To the idiots that keep harping on 66%, do understand the significance of the value that SPH and the elections like to put across.
Answer: Not enough candidates, how to avoid walkovers?
Question: Why like that? Who's fault?
Your turn to answer.