Flip flop
or flip flopping is a term associated with the opposition parties. It is a tag
attached to them by the PAP for changing their policy stance every now and than
as claimed by the PAP. How true is this charge depends on what one drinks or
where one is coming from. The opposition parties also accused the PAP of flip
flopping, of changing its policies or using the opposition’s recommendations or
proposals and claimed as PAP’s original. Again whether this is true of false
depends on the water one drinks.
Generally
flip flopping is seen as a negative light and used in that way by both sides.
There are many instances of PAP flip flopping as well. Look at the housing
policies, the education policies, the foreign talent or worker policies, the
flip flopping are obvious. Whether these flip flopping are good or bad, that is
again subjective.
Lately
there is a new kind of flip flopping introduced by the PAP that is positive in
nature. This is the flip flopping of ministerial appointments. The management
gurus will call this training by exposing the person to different jobs, in the
process of grooming the person for higher appointments. Job rotation is good
for the young turks being handpicked to be the next PMs.
In some
cases these job rotations are also called musical chairs for good or bad
reasons. If an incumbent is not performing, shift him out or put him into less
stressful jobs. The positive flip flopping is synonymous with the name Khaw
Boon Wan. This magical wan is PAP’s trump card to be flipflopped whenever there
is trouble. The flipping of this magical wan is positive flip flopping, to
solve a tough problem when on one else is capable of solving.
Khaw Boon
Wan is the PAP’s flip flop king, the magical wan. Let’s see where and when would
he be flipped to again. There are many ministries that are waiting for Hsien
Loong to move the magical wan to, MOH, NEA, MAS, hopefully not MOE. MOE cannot be flip flopping every time there
is a change of minister. Don’t ‘main main’ with the future of our
children. Boon Wan should look into the
finance industry, in particular the stock market. It is on the road to finito.
Hsien Loong
must be very grateful to have this magic wan in his armoury.