The following below are purely my comments.
in Sg, there are approx 30% who are pure oppositions and will do anything to change the current govt. The Second group consists of about 33% PAP die hards. In the middle are the undecided voters. The aim is not to rock the boat too hard on Housing, CPF and Taxation issues, until these group of ppl swing to a camp.
This middle group are typically people who do not like changes and will prefer status quo
CY,
you got my support.
Give your best shot and be a proud and happy Singaporean.
Our country count on people like you to continue its miracle in a Muslim majority region.
Keep it up!
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(22-06-2014, 09:45 PM)CY09 Wrote: [ -> ]The following below are purely my comments.
in Sg, there are approx 30% who are pure oppositions and will do anything to change the current govt. The Second group consists of about 33% PAP die hards. In the middle are the undecided voters. The aim is not to rock the boat too hard on Housing, CPF and Taxation issues, until these group of ppl swing to a camp.
This middle group are typically people who do not like changes and will prefer status quo
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(22-06-2014, 09:45 PM)CY09 Wrote: [ -> ]The following below are purely my comments.
in Sg, there are approx 30% who are pure oppositions and will do anything to change the current govt. The Second group consists of about 33% PAP die hards. In the middle are the undecided voters. The aim is not to rock the boat too hard on Housing, CPF and Taxation issues, until these group of ppl swing to a camp.
This middle group are typically people who do not like changes and will prefer status quo
Herein lies the structural and technical problem of mandatory voting rather than optional voting in many democracies.
There is pro and con for having a large undecided populace that are essentially the swing votes, and are obligated to vote rather than choose to watch soap opera at home
IMHO,this is a way how politics are being worked out. No point of arguing about whether which party is right or wrong. Since the election is already past, let respect the results and trust them for doing their job. If they can't performed well, I believed people will oust them out in the next election.
You do realize my last post was about people in HK turning out for an **unofficial** referendum in defiance of Beijing? Now that's what I can call "loss of trust in government".
(23-06-2014, 08:50 PM)tanjm Wrote: [ -> ]You do realize my last post was about people in HK turning out for an **unofficial** referendum in defiance of Beijing? Now that's what I can call "loss of trust in government".
Can Singaporeans do that? Perhaps we can now at Speakers Corner? Even at Speakers Corner we do have to apply for permit first, right?
If not see you at FOB CHANGI HOTEL lol!
(23-06-2014, 09:02 PM)Temperament Wrote: [ -> ] (23-06-2014, 08:50 PM)tanjm Wrote: [ -> ]You do realize my last post was about people in HK turning out for an **unofficial** referendum in defiance of Beijing? Now that's what I can call "loss of trust in government".
Can Singaporeans do that? Perhaps we can now at Speakers Corner? Even at Speakers Corner we do have to apply for permit first, right?
If not see you at FOB CHANGI HOTEL lol!
I doubt they waited for a permit. If it is sufficiently important, people don't wait for permission.
Too much hyperbole floating around Singapore politics.It's like I witness a mugging on a street corner and then I run to the police yelling "murder! Murder!"
(23-06-2014, 11:13 PM)tanjm Wrote: [ -> ] (23-06-2014, 09:02 PM)Temperament Wrote: [ -> ] (23-06-2014, 08:50 PM)tanjm Wrote: [ -> ]You do realize my last post was about people in HK turning out for an **unofficial** referendum in defiance of Beijing? Now that's what I can call "loss of trust in government".
Can Singaporeans do that? Perhaps we can now at Speakers Corner? Even at Speakers Corner we do have to apply for permit first, right?
If not see you at FOB CHANGI HOTEL lol!
I doubt they waited for a permit. If it is sufficiently important, people don't wait for permission.
Too much hyperbole floating around Singapore politics.It's like I witness a mugging on a street corner and then I run to the police yelling "murder! Murder!"
Some Singaporeans had tried what you think and then what? To Singaporeans (imho) it seems our G comes down on us doubly fast and hard compare to FTs. i bet you dare to try and see what happens.
Futher more, HK or the Cantonese people or for Chinese in general, they have a culture of "山高皇帝远" . Such a vast country.
What is Singapore? A little RED DOT. The 皇帝 is always besides you. Besides Not all Singaporeans are Cantonese.
(14-06-2014, 03:21 PM)CityFarmer Wrote: [ -> ] (14-06-2014, 12:14 PM)LionFlyer Wrote: [ -> ]Is trust in the government really necessary in the first place? I elect someone to do a job and measure him by the outcomes. His highlighting of the statistics seems to be counter productive because one can argue it precisely proofs this point. A measurement like trust doesn't proof or disproof anything.
Is trust in the government really necessary in the first place? I reckon the answer is a resounding YES.
Thailand has abundant of resources, and no lacking of local political talents. One of the key reasons for the recent crisis is the "lacking of trust".
IMHO:-
How about (IRRC) Thaksin & family are actually HAKKAs migrated from China to Thailand. He married a daughter of Thai police chief. And the rest is history, as people like to say.
The Local Thai ELITES are only supported by the minority of the people
That is POLITICS.
It is the same if we ask ourselves, "Is Singapore ready for an Indian or Malay PM"?