This kind of attitude must come to an end sooner or later. Though the trend is changing, that the govt had admitted that they did not have the monopoly of ideas, the other truth is saying otherwise. The political leaders are still shafting their ideas and policies down the throat of the people. They are still saying that one party govt, or the ruling party, is the only party that can run this country for the good of the people, forever. Opposition parties, multi parties, will ruin this country.
They cannot accept that there are better educated and talented people outside the ruling party and in the opposition parties. What is seen is only the surface. There are many able people that will come out when the time is right, to represent the people to run this country for the people.
The cries of over population by foreigners are simply ignored. We will think what is best for the people, and we will do it, like deaf frogs. This has not changed. More foreigners will be coming. So what can you do about it?
The policies of paying political leaders crazy will not be changed. The policies of making the people pay dearly for their homes, cars, transportation, will not be changed. There is no other better ways.
The policies of holding on to the people’s savings, increasing minimum sum, increasing Medisave, raising withdrawal age, increasing CPFLife, will be there no matter how much the people are complaining. There is no regard to how the people feel about their money being kept away from them. The govt think that it should be done, it is done.
And the political leaders will keep calling the people daft. Only the political leaders are bright and know best for the people. And the people, the daft Singaporeans, cannot do anything about it. They will continue to be daft and continue to vote the ruling party to rule over them, to decide everything for them, in their version of ‘for the good of the people’.
This will go on and on, as long as the people accept their station in life, to be taken for granted, as daft.
In a democracy, the solution is very simple.
ReplyDeleteIf you are unhappy, just change your vote until you get what you want.
Insanity is to keep voting for the same old people while complaining about how bad things are.
In a democracy.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have a democracy.
You still have a right to vote.
ReplyDeleteYou can convince your family and friends to vote with you.
"The only limit to the oppression of government is the power with which the people show themselves capable of opposing it."
-- Enrico Malatesta
“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.”
--Justice Learned Hand, 1944
After turning up the heat of the hot water gradually 1 degree a year, we frogs in SIN finally wake up and realize that we are being boiled ALIVE!
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