Finally a few serious and painful problems were acknowledged by Hsien Loong in his ND Rally, problems that had been raised in the social media for decades but simply ignored by the PAP as non issues. Basic wages of the low income, racism, foreigners stealing Singaporean jobs and discriminating against Singaporeans in our very own country, in GLCs could see some changes. These problems have been thrashed and thrashed over and over again in the social media, while silence in the main media, were either ignored or simply pooh poohed away despite being very serious and have very painful impact and consequences on Singaporeans, young and old.
The PAP's attitude towards these problems is very simple. Steam rolled over them as non issues or refused to tackle them head on by distracting or avoiding to discuss them when confronted. They cannot claimed ignorance of these problems as the social media were pounding on them day and night, and everyone knows that the PAP are monitoring very closely what were being posted by an army of internet brigades in the Infocom Ministry.
At times the cries of the people in the social media could be very depressing and defeating when nothing was being done, or when all the banging was met with total silence from the govt. It is pointless knocking their heads against a stone wall. If the govt refuses to acknowledge the problems, nothing could be done and the cries would all be in vain. Just resigned to the cruel fate of being ignored, discriminated, victimised, unemployed etc etc and accept the reality as the down trodden. You die your business. Who asked you to vote for the wrong party to be the govt, to not look after your interest and well being?
The ND rally did give a glimmer of hope that not all is gone, that continuous banging and screaming would eventually force the govt to face up to the problems. Real and genuine problems affecting the lives of Singaporeans cannot be pooh poohed away or ignored by the govt forever.
But there are still many serious problems that are still being ignored and only more banging and crying could get the govt to come to terms with them. The CPF regulations and the savings of the people must be reviewed and the money return to the people when due, the compulsory insurance schemes, the never ending savings demanded on the people, the discrimination against the use of traditional vaccines in favour of mRNA vaccines, indiscriminate and not stop bringing in of foreigners to replace Singaporeans, the steep prices of public housing, the rising inflation due to regular increases in fees and taxes, etc etc. The people must make enough noise to be noticed, must not give up or nothing would be done about them. No noise means no problem, means the people have accepted their fate and the problems.
The govt may not like it, uncomfortable with it, but the social media is a peaceful means for the people to get the govt to recognise their plight and problems, and to address them. Without the social media, the govt can claim that the people are happy and contented, see, no one is complaining. The govt can ignore and even bash up the opposition MPs in Parliament when problems are raised.. But they cannot bash up the people in the social media unless they want to pofma everyone that raised a problem.
It took so long, and after repeatedly making so much noise before the govt finally want to know them and wanting to do something about them. Thanks to the relentless effort of many Singaporeans in the social media that refused to let these matters rest, their perseverence has made a dent in the huge wall of silence raised to deny that these problems exist.
PS. Latest, they are going to give free vaccinations to foreign sailors using our money, but still refused to give free traditional method vaccines to Singaporeans that did not want to be jabbed with mRNA vaccines.