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(22-04-2011, 03:26 PM)hyom Wrote: ...
The irony and hypocrisy of your posting astounds me. Firstly you claim to be non-partisan and then you delve into fear-mongering tactics in an attempt to skew other's voting mentality.
Are you over-extended in properties?
To address your "black swan event", the various ministries are still staffed by the exact same people regardless of whoever is at the helm. You also have the permanent secretaries around. The various heads of our stat boards and other important civil figures are not going to be affected, they can be vetoed into position simply by the powers of our President.
In a fully functioning democracy, the Legislative, Executive & Judiciary are there to check and counter-check each others actions. You further have the various stat boards & other public divisions to ensure that the nation operates as per normal regardless of whichever party formed the Government.
There is no need to build straw-man arguments to strengthen your position. By citing that "people will vote for cockroaches over PAP", you undermine the fact that there are logical, sane, credible, intelligent & willing people ready to stand for political office at the expense of self-sacrifice and that there are many sane & logical electorate which supports them by virtue of the message they bring across.
To even allude that they are treating it as a beauty contest is a hit below the belt. Why not go further to claim that CST is trying to create a legacy for himself by contesting a GRC?
You may also console yourself in the fact that the Prime Minister is appointed by the President. This can be done even if the PAP fails to be the majority party. NMPs can also be appointed as ministers by the PM if he deems fit. How they are going to justify the actions to the people is another issue.
It is extremely tragic for you to view governance as an investment for your own financial wealth. The Legislative is elected into Parliament to represent the voices and needs of their voters. I fear for the day of the eventual bubble exploding if someone does not shake some sense into the incumbent.
To address your point. A true stakeholder does not care for momentary financial numbers that serves to allow the CEO and other majority stake-holders to encash their stock options. On the contrary, they seek to ensure that the company progress on a stable, well-thought-out route and is performing in everyone's best interest.
Your colleagues are right. You are an idiot.
Next issue you might be spewing would be that we should all vote for the incumbent as they can track down votes and make hell out of your life.