Below is an article by Tan Kin Lian on the high level of corruption in many democratic countries. Tan Kin Lian also praised the socialist or even communist countries for uplifting the livelihood of the people, alleviate poverty and more equality. In the past, such a statement would be sneered at at fake news, false. Democratic countries are the epitome of goodness, fairness, less corruption, more equality, less poverty.
Now the statements are turning everything upside down. The problems are in democratic countries and the solution or goodness are in socialist and communist countries.
The whole has come full circle. The good has turned bad and the bad has become good.
Here is the article.
"There is a high level of corruption in many democratic countries.
I am not referring to low level corruption where a lowly paid government servant need to collect small brides to make a living. I refer to corruption at the highest level where people in power favor families and friends and put them in top positions to earn very high income.
The corruption is worse in countries where the leaders remain in power for many decades. These leaders even fix the electoral system and abuse state funds and facilities to remain in power.
They claim to believe in the free market and appoint regulators to ensure that big businesses do not abuse their market power to take advantage of consumers. Sadly, these regulators are also corrupt. They do not control the businesses adequately. In fact many hope to take top position in the same private sector (that they are supposed to regulate) after they leave government service. This is called "the revolving door".
Do not think that a democratic electoral system and the free market is good for the people. In most cases they lead to a corrupt government, high inequality and a hard life for the people.
The ordinary people in most countries are probably better off with a socialist or even a communist government which has the social goal of uplifting the likelihood of the people and alleviate poverty. It is better to live in a relatively poorer country with more equality than to live in the relatively prosperous country with high inequality.
Do not believe in the propaganda of democracy and free markets. They are deceiving. They serve mainly the rich and elite. They leave the ordinary people with a harsh life and an uncertain future.
Agree or not?"
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Fully agree.
ReplyDeleteTo be true, whatever systems r made to fail lah. Only the Universal Law of Cause and Effect or Karma is right & Heaven's Will, some says 人在作 天在看， or 诸恶莫作 众善奉行。
ReplyDeleteI still like Bill Clinton's caricature of a tortoise sitting on top of a 10 feet pole.
ReplyDeletePeople wondered how it got up there. Some wondered how is it going to come down.
Answers.
The tortoise did not get up there by its own merit or ability. Someone put it up there.
And it would not be able to come down unless someone took it down. Otherwise it would fall flat when sitting up there became too precarious or dangerous.
The moral of the story, a misfit tortoise in the wrong place must fall down in a matter of time.
Or a tortoise needs not be smart to get to the top of the pole as long as it got the blessing of a benefactor to put it up there.
Ah rb..u mean the tortoise has the choice of being up the pole? Maybe the tortoise has no choice but to go up the pole cos someone put him up there..there's only one way down and unfortunately if it's up the pole..soft landing extremely unlikely
ReplyDeleteHave you heard of eager tortoise, oops I mean eager beaver.
ReplyDeleteWhen the money is so good.
In Singapore you have to have connections. Without connections in high place you will get nowhere. Just like in the PAP elite circle, many are tortoises place on the totem pole by benefactors or kawan kawan.
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