Political Transformation Is A Necessity Rather Than A Choice

Politics is not dirty. It is the dirty politicians who make politics dirty. Most politicians enter politics for selfish reasons, even though they never fail to project themselves as championing the cause of the masses, for the simple reason that they need the masses' support in order to attain the positions they aspired to be.

When politicians achieved what they set out to achieve, they forget about the masses, and instead concentrate all their efforts in consolidating their powers. This consolidation of powers take many forms, in many ways, for many years.

If you had followed the political paths of all those long-standing dictators, in any country, you will find that these political hacks have had a long-term plan to project, propel and protect their political power and power base. For without the political power, they are nothing. And without the power base, they have no power.

Therefore, in order to get rid of an obnoxious, unscrupulous and overly-ruthless political figure, first his power base must be destroyed. However, that will take a very long time, and difficult to achieve without upheavals, uprising or, on some occasions, bloodshed. Examples are many in Europe, Middle East and Asia.

In order not to use violence as a form of political transformation, either the masses are very subdued, suppressed and highly indoctrinated, or the masses are highly educated and law-abiding. In many countries, such masses are difficult to come by. However, unique to Singapore, the masses are not only subdued, suppressed and highly indoctrinated, they are also very subservient, cowardly and apolitical.

That speaks well of the Peoples' Action Party, for its efforts and endeavors in bringing about such a power base to serve its political interests and simultaneously the national interests. So far, so good - until a few years ago.

Lately, cracks are beginning to appear. These cracks are made worse by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The poor handling of the pandemic is so glaringly pathetic. Yet, there is no shortage of self-praises, as usual.

The inability to see through the self-imposed smoke-screen of deception, refusing to admit mistakes and blunders, will be the main cause of the downfall of the PAP. Not its bad policies or mishandling of the Pandemic.

Time is running out.

Until and unless, the leaders within the PAP can see and admit their own mistakes and blunders, there is no turning back. The time-bomb has been set. It is a matter of when, not a matter of if. The PAP will fall.

Political transformation is a necessity, rather than a choice, especially in Singapore. The change will be for the better, never for the worse. Why?

Think.


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