Who
is complaining that Sinkies are ungrateful? I will not be surprised if the
views were expressed in the MSM. But for such views to be expressed in the social
media it means a lot. Social media is always seen as anti establishment, anti
govt, anti PAP and of course anti Lee Kuan Yew. It is thus very surprising to
read so many positive views about how disrespectful it was to make LKY an MP.
It is also very heartening to hear that many people sincerely believed that
paying him anything, any amount, is not enough for all the good he has done for
Singapore. How can the Govt be
paying him a miserable $16,000 as an MP? Disgusting! And such views are
expressed in TRE, would you believe it?
No
amount of money is enough to pay him for bringing Singapore from 3rd world
to 1st world and for making almost every Sinkie a millionaire, with
many becoming billionaires. So what is the big deal for LKY to be sitting in
the Istana as an MP? Nobody could see anything wrong with it except maybe Tan
Cheng Bock.
Tan
Cheng Bock knows what democracy is all about and what democratic practices
should be. It is called 民主,
by the people, of the people, and for the people, not a dynasty or monarchy, 皇朝, where one is a monarch
for life. In a democracy, you are elected or not elected. You are the elected
President, PM or just an MP and you must know your place. And your position and
status as a political leader ends the day you are not elected by the people. It
is not a never ending position.
From
the praises and adoration and reverence expressed by the people in social
media, democracy or western democracy does not mean anything to a deserving
leader. The people are blind, or could or would turn a blind eye to such
formalities and protocol. There is nothing wrong for a deserving MP like LKY
sitting in the Istana forever. And they felt aggrieved and hurt that the Govt
is paying him a miserable $16,000 pm. LKY should be very pleased to know that
he is so highly looked up to by the people who are grateful for what he had
done for them.
Perhaps
dynastic rule is in the blood of the people even though they are descendants of
migrants from China with thousands of years
of dynastic rule. Not sure if the other racial groups share this attachment and
sentiment. Given a choice, I think these people would not mind changing our
democratic system to a Constitutional Monarchy to perpetuate the rule of LKY.
To them, this country is like belonging to him. And he is deserving of it in
every sense of the word. I think there will be very little resistance if
someone would to propose a change of the democratic constitution to one of
Constitutional Monarchy.
The
people seem willing and have a penchant for it when there is a deserving ruler.
I don’t think there will be another deserving leader in the future. This kind
of thing doesn’t happen too often, definitely not every 50 years. And 50 years
of democracy, or was it democracy, would not change the ancient mindset of
deference to power and the mandate of heaven.
Many Singaporeans still do not know what is democracy and why monarchy
is obsolete.
What
do you think?
Kopi Level - Green
21 comments:
Hypothetically Speaking:
Why do we need a Constitutional Monarchy?
- Isn't a de facto monarchy better?
- Isn't a virtual monarchy better?
Won't make a difference. LKY is already de facto king. PAP is govt, govt is PAP...and we have a republican constitution..."just in case" thing go awry.
Political culture emanates and is REFLEXIVE with the culture of society.
You can break your brain by sticking labels of political theory and categories to describe systems. At the end of the day your cuntree and its society is the sum total of individuals interacting with each other.
HUMAN ACTION determines the experience, not words of description and ANALlysis.
IDEAS only count if they are ACTED ON. No action, no difference.
Got fancy "no-action" theories?
Ref:
Reflexivity, Social Theory
"Many Singaporeans still do not know what is democracy and why monarchy is obsolete."
It is not that Singaporeans do not know what is democracy, or even what is a football game.
What kind of football game when the opposing team is not ready to fight to shoot the goal?
What kind of democracy when the opposition is not ready to fight an election and win to be govt? Might as well be ruled by a Monarchy with no elections, tio bo? Or like a communist party where there is only one party and elections are within the party?
Dictatorship:
Robbing the poor without their consent to make the dictator rich.
Communism:
Robbing the poor without their consent to make the inner circle rich.
Capitalism:
Robbing the poor but confusing them in order to get their consent that it is the right thing to make the inner circle rich.
But why is the opposition not ready to be govt?
And as a result daft or unlucky (or both) Sinkie PMEs turned taxi drivers and security guards? And a over 90 year old as a sitting MP?
Why? Why?
Why?
U ask me I ask who?
Satire: Singapore system versus Foreign Company Best Practices
---------------------------------
1. CPF versus the Swiss company:
You have 5000 cows.
None of them belong to you.
You charge the owners for storing them.
2. Singapore's Five Mayors versus the Greek company:
You have two cows.
You borrow lots of euros to build barns, milking sheds, hay stores, feed sheds, dairies, cold stores, abattoir, cheese unit and packing sheds.
You still only have two cows.
3. Singapore's political leadership versus the Indian company:
You have two cows.
You worship them.
4. Singaporean PMETs versus the US Company:
You have two cows.
You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.
5. Singapore Productivity versus the Chinese company:
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity.
You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
6. Singapore's Population Policy versus the British company:
You have two cows.
Both are mad.
7. Singaporean's choice of political parties versus the New Zealand company:
You have two cows.
The one on the right looks very attractive and sexy.
8. Singapore's 50th Birthday versus the Australian company: You have two cows.
Business seems pretty good.
You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
9. Singaporean workers' salaries versus the the Iraqi company: Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.
You tell them that you have none. No-one believes you, so they bomb the ** out of you and invade your country.
You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.
This young man from Delhi takes the experiment to a new level.
KILL THE POOR!.
Well, Yusof Ishak has already set the precedent for the portrait series of Singapore currency notes. Want to bet who will be the next in line?
/// Matilah_Singapura said...
Won't make a difference. LKY is already de facto king. ///
How dare you demote him. Emperor, my man.
@1039
My sincere apologies. Emperor Lee Kuan Yew, straight out of Confucius's playbook. Should he be alive today, he'd be so proud, so touched.
LKY and his team made Singapore. Two former DPMS were pensioned off with a million dollars each and they went away. The other DPM became President and went away without the million dollars?
So why not he leaves the Residence and let's give him the millions the Cabinet and/or president decide?
"So what is the big deal for LKY to be sitting in the Istana as an MP?"
RB
Don't be petty. It's no big deal, whether positive or negative.
But it is a big deal when the opposition is not ready to be govt. Big positive deal for PAP and big negative deal for daft and money no enough Sinkies.
There must be good reasons why at over 90 years and cannot even stand without support, he still want to remain as MP but with access and use of the Istana.
And even more good reasons why he need to be supported (from behind) to be seen standing.
So what are the good reasons?
Mascot for Tanjong Pagar GRC general election.
Loyal supporters of PAP LKY willingly to give a limb and arm for him.
My ex RC member neighbour give me a blasting said I am ungrateful after what he had done for us when I said I vote for tan jee say if he will contest here.
Wan sui, wan sui, wan wan sui.
"My ex RC member neighbour give me a blasting said I am ungrateful after what he had done for us when I said I vote for tan jee say if he will contest here."
November 22, 2014 1:17 pm
And that's exactly the problem with daft Sinkies.
It's all about what is good for Singaporeans.
It's not about being grateful to a formerly great but now probably redundant political leader.
What is good for Lee Kuan Yew may not necessarily be good for Singaporeans.
Had the Son not being the Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew will be seated in the Istana till the Day he expires.
Grateful Sinkies will even deify him and turn the Istana into his mausoleum.
Just too bad that one cant have the Best of everything, one item has to be forsaken.
Having the Son as the PM does cost Lee Kuan Yew much damage.
His(Lee H L) First Term as PM was fraught with rumours that he was PM BECAUSE OF HIS FATHER(LEE K Y). His performance for the First Term was badly rated though he went to win a Second Term. NOW, HIS STANDING IS AT A VERY LOW RATING AND WORSE IS THAT HIS FATHER TOGETHER WITH HIS EX-PRESIDENT NATHAN WERE DISCLOSED TO HAVE WORKED FOR THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY DURING WORLD WAR TWO.
This part of history was dug out by folks who had gotten incensed by dissatisfaction with the numerous policies that were deemed to disadvantage the Native Singaporeans vis a vis foreigners. Many Sinkies are now ready to drive as many nails as they could when the Time arrives for it while many have also prepared champagnes and will roast many pigs for the Occasion.
There were many emperors in history, non has qualitied to be deified. In Sin, one will be remembered for his deed, however, the Memorial will not last more than a couple of generations. Newer Generations prefer not to be haunted and Sinkies are famous for short memory.
patriot
LKY has to remain in Instana because it has a 7 hole golf course . He can still practice chipping and putting
Assisted, of course.
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