then everyone shall know actually u people are infact very rich instead.
why are you jealous of rich people?
they did not steal money from the temple!
so you will steal more money from the temple to get even wif them?
then everyone shall know actually u people are infact very rich instead.
I am one of the 66.6%, I am one of them not because I fear PAP but because I can't bring myself to vote for a ITE boy to represent my consitution.
I am one of the 66.6%, I am one of them not because I fear PAP but because I can't bring myself to vote for a ITE boy to represent my consitution.
This has been the constant selling point of the PAP - that theirs is an A-team, with very qualified people.
Education doesn't make a person think better, work better or serve the people better.This has been the constant selling point of the PAP - that theirs is an A-team, with very qualified people.
Look at your PAP MPs today. Are they any different compared to the opposition MPs of today?
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But the reason for voting opposition is to have them be your voice of conscience to the PAP.
Perhaps you might like to observe them in action. If by their deed, character and values, you gauge them to be worthy despite low education, give them a chance.
That person has a lot of courage. We should respect that.
I would say that education does help one to think better - to understand and grasp implications, abstract issues and see many sides and angles. Thus the degree of education (at least a basic degree) is needed if that person is to be a minister.
But education is not a sufficient criteria. It needs values, integrity and a desire to do something good for the people with all the power in your hands. Without these, the minister merely make laws that profit himself/herself. Education, in these circumstances, will enable him to make it seem like he is doing you a favour.
On the other hand, for an MP, education is not that important. What is important is a desire to understand the impact of ruling party's decisions to the ground and be willing to open his/her mouth to speak out when required.
Without that, the cost of voting in an opposition candidate is more than the benefits obtained.
Thus it is not that votes must be given just because a person is in the opposition. First, there is a need to know if that person can add value to our lives. And if that person can, then we should be willing to overlook the lack of education.
Because a relatively caring, lowly educated politician is always better than a brilliant self-serving one.
(No difference to what you are saying. Just that i speak from a different angle)
My opinion is that the only forward is for more opposition party members to get into parliament.That was my original premise when i first started out in sammyboy.com that what matters is a presence in parliament - not their quality - but their presence. And the question - should we vote opposition in, encourage them, let them grow or should we vote in opposition who only want to make a difference and willing to speak up for us.
During this time i get to see a bit of the opposition scene as expressed in this forum.
As a result, i no longer believe that singapore will ever have a good opposition at all.
It is just my belief, at the moment.
1/3 of the voters are probably highly dissatisfied with the PAP. That leaves 2/3, a portion of which are on the fence. For this portion, the opposition needs to show their value.
Two years more and we will have another election.
My opinion is that the only forward is for more opposition party members to get into parliament.
The way I see it, civil activism, opposition outside parliament, protests at Hong Lim Park, complains made over the internet, can only get us so far.
I think that this government for all the criticism of them, really want to do what is best for Singapore in the long term. More importantly, they think that they know what is best, and they want to be seen by the world to be doing their best and achieving something.
This is where opposition MPs in parliament making speeches on behalf of the citizens and making the government accountable for everything they do, instead of just doing what they think is right, is the way forward.