watching the opposition party making final remarks against the pap is really off putting. criticising the pap really doesnt say much about the pap, but it says a lot about your party.
what was the difference between the speeches of the opposition parties (or wp and nsp at least) vs that of the pap?
both wp and nsp presented in a way that YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR US COS PAP SUCKS rather than because they want to grow singapore. that really makes me question their purpose for contesting. is their true objective to just make sure pap doesnt become the govt again? then after that? what happens? pap can justify their policy changes by looking at the country objectively. but the opposition? 'we will reduce GST to 5%' and we all understand why - because it makes people happy. but what are the other considerations that they have to take into account when reducing gst?
trying to move people using their emotions really isnt gonna work, cos theres no foundation. even if the opposition does win this round (though i highly doubt it), how long are they gonna be able to last? their speeches are mainly about what they can do for YOU, YOU, YOU. hello, you =/= nation ok. please look at it from a nation perspective. you please all the people but your nation fail then how. nsp stated that the government is focused only on the economic side and they just aim for gdp growth. but cmon look at it pragmatically. without gdp growth, how is your country going to grow in other sectors? if not for the many past policies that the pap made, opposition you wouldnt even be standing here today ok.
mr lee hsien loong on the other hand (yeah cos hes more or less the only name i know ahhah and i have a lot of respect for him) was able to deliver his speech from a really objective perspective, concerned about singapore as a country. he's also used proper and live case studies (ahemexamplesahem) to back up his point (ie the death of osama and hence terrorism) and highlight the importance of 'making the right choice' which of course every party uses. but neither of the two opposition parties i watched did the same, and so the impression they leave is really not grounded and their arguments are simply too airy fairy. unbelievable.
well, i guess for now none of this really matters to me, since i cant even vote. but it just annoys me how far opposition goes to ridicule the pap and what underhand means they use to cheat (not garner, cheat) votes. its ridiculous. i dont want people of no integrity to lead me. if you want to contest, then you do it fair and square. you dont lie to the senior citizens and pretend that you have the support of the people.
c'mon singaporeans. we dont use our brains much these days, but for this one time (in 5 years!) please think bout who reeeeely want to be governed by. to me honestly, opposition just isn't cutting it. if you want to challenge, make sure you're at least of the same or better standard.
the only good thing that the opposition has done is to make pap listen to the people more. thanks for that.
