Sunday, May 28, 2006

PAP's dismal performance in GE 2006


PAP's dismal performance in GE 2006.

PAP may have gotten 66.6% of valid votes in GE 2006 but in my view, they have performed very badly throughout the whole election period. From the strategic point of view, their whole campaign was in total disarray right from the start.

Prior to the General Elections this year, many people thought that Casino and NKF would be THE issues for this GE. However, the casino has been decided last year and the pending court case on NKF saga has technically prevented it to be discussed in public else one risked breaching the law.

It seemed that it would have become a “No Issue” General Election until PAP made a big fuss over Workers' Party manifesto, asserting that there were four time bombs in it. At a point of time, PAP were putting up a front to “debate” over such issues. We have challenged the PAP to a live telecast TV debate but PAP did not respond to it. I have personally brought up the challenge to a live telecast TV on nomination day to one of the PAP candidate but it seemed that they viewed it as “advantageous” to us and thus would not want to have such debate. So be it.

Surprisingly, after the first salvo of “time bomb”, “poison” comment on WP manifesto by a few of PAP ministers, PAP did not mention this again throughout the whole election period. I thought that PAP has made a big fuss over our manifesto because they considered as “very important”. I was wrong. Neither did PAP raise any significant issues that are important to citizens other than character assassination.

The word “fix” has been used twice: first to make allegations that James Gomez has wanted to “fix” the Election Department. The second time is by PM Lee in his speech about “fixing the opposition”. Is this an election of “fixing” each other? I believe it should not be so. PM Lee has clarified the misuse of the word “fix” in his speech. I could understand that because it must have been a misuse of word in the heat of the hustling. We do say the wrong things when we get involved in a heated argument or debate, don't we? But I sincerely hope that PAP would stop overreacting to the innocent mistake that James made over the form. General Election IS NOT about fixing each other! Election is about the future and well being of our country, our people!

I have mentioned in my last rally speech that I am truly disappointed with PAP's performance in the GE. First, they were more interested in character assassination and insinuating us rather than debating about issues that truly concern our citizens. Secondly, they only viewed HDB/lift upgrading as the sole important issue to our citizens in this election! Thirdly, they continue to use HDB/lift upgrading as a threat to the voters! I am really touched by the 62% of Hougang voters who have stood up to PAP's unfair tactic and send a strong “NO” to them through their votes. Although we did not manage to convince more than 50% of voters in other constituencies to say “NO” to PAP's tactic of tying HDB lift upgrading to their votes, but people of Hougang and Potong Pasir have shown to the whole Nation that we should not succumb to PAP's tactics.

I would say that PAP's dismal performance during the election campaign has got to do with their inability to understand the ground. There are many post independence generation voters who are highly educated with very different expectations. They are sick and tired of politically motivated law suits. They definitely dislike character assassination and arrogance. They are more concerned about fairness and social justice rather than HDB upgrading. They are more vocal and internet savvy..etc. PAP has agitated them on all these fronts.

Right from the start, PAP has mismanaged the James Gomez Saga. PAP has stretched it too far to suggest malicious intent from such simple, innocent mistake of absent mindedness. It is amusing to see how PAP swayed in this episode. First they said it is a serious matter. Then some PAP members decided to drop the matter but only ended up being “convinced” to take the issue up again. They have even gone so far to make a very strange suggestion to WP to drop James Gomez as a candidate! In the end, they have to clarify that this could not work! Then again, just two days from polling day, they PUBLICLY DECLARED that they would drop the issue altogether, trying to refocus on “other important issues” which basically refers to HDB/lift upgrading. I have never seen PAP conducting any election campaign in such manner before!

Due to the lack of REAL issues, PAP candidates begin to pick up the line of James Gomez Saga to “discredit” opposition candidates as the overall strategy. But it backfired. It reflected very badly on them when they started to make baseless defamatory remarks against us. Labels such as “liar”, “thief” and “trouble makers” were used by PAP's seasoned politicians. Even the new PAP candidates picked up such convenient attack on characters by calling opposition candidates donkeys and even make baseless remarks that ALL WP candidates have doubtful characters! By then, I knew that PAP's campaign was in total disarray! They have completely lost their plot and direction! I am very surprised that despite having so many talented and bright people in their rank and file, PAP has mismanaged this election campaign so badly!

This is indeed a watershed election whereby PAP has totally defeated itself by its own predictable election strategy. It has become prisoner of its own past success. The strategy of tying upgrading to votes has failed. The strategy of character assassination has failed. The effectiveness of its past strategy has expired. PAP has to seriously consider changing their outdated strategy and mindset.

Goh Meng Seng

34 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sorry for being a smartass, but you mean dismal, don't you..

I think there's a hint of anger in the tone of this post.

lionel87 said...

Singaporeans should be angry at the way the PAP calls itself a first world government and comes up with all these childish strategies. But I think most Singaporeans didn't actually paid much attention to the elections and just voted for the PAP for fear of change.

Admin said...

Hi there,

Thank you for your corrections. :)

Goh Meng Seng

Anonymous said...

I don't really think it's out of fear that people tend to vote for the PAP. Most S'poreans have a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality, they're risk adverse most when it comes to politics. Furthermore, the politically apathetic just can't be bothered to seek out an alternative medium for political news; being 'brainwashed' by the MSM, they have ruled out the Opposition way before the elections started. Then there're the older generations, still very conservative mindsets, it would take a paradigm shift to convince them to vote for another party. What the opposition needs to do is to engage the younger voters who will be of age in the next few elections, young people are most receptive to changes.

Anonymous said...

66% for PAP is no gd then 62% for hougang is gd? Double standards!!!

Anonymous said...

u must hv watched tht CNA forum too much. maybe its tv fault keep repeating. tht 30% of degree holders holding well paid jobs do nt formed the majority. U r too high class, forgetting there r dip/A/O/N levels holders who rmore concerned with daily issues rather than all ur "high class" unreachable deals.

Anonymous said...

if indeed these r basleless defamatory remarks y dare nt sue? u got ms lim and mr chia both highly qualified lawyers. what r u pple afraid of? stop bullshitting tht u pple r gracious nt suing type. real reason being u all know u will lose this case when heard in a law court.

Anonymous said...

Mr Goh seemed to be very concerned tht past election strategies of PAP failed. If I'm mr goh i cant be bothered. The more they failed the happier I became. It's the first time I heard of an opponent so concerned abt PAP failed strategies unless........

Anonymous said...

66% for a so called elite that has vast resources including the use (or abuse of state resources), controlled the mainstream media, manipulates the law is poor. 62% for a party with little resources to all the above is good. We must compare like with like.

Suing in court... regardless of whether or not a legal suit will win or not (and I think we all know the outcome and the reason)... is seldom (but not never) heard of in a first world democracy. We should have learnt by now (after NKF) that a defamation suit verdict tells us nothing about whether a statement made about the 'victim' is true or not. Indeed, without even going into the impartiality of the judge in a particular case, the reality of the matter is that the relative financial resources available to a party significantly influences the outcome of a suit. So on that reason alone, it would be difficult for a poor party to successfully sue or defend himself from a rich party in court.

All in all, I think the strategist for the PAP campaign, presumably someone senior in the PAP, ought to be ashamed of how the campaign was run. Either he/she was downright incompetent or he/she was forced by someone even more senior in the party to engage in the gutter electioneering of the 1960s (hmm.. wonder which senior politician hailed from that era and continues to live with this baggage from the past?). How did a party with all the brain power and financial resources screw up so badly? I think Meng Seng is right to be concerned, not as a member of an opposition party, but as a citizen. The leaders who make up this party are the people who run our country. Is our country in good hands? It seems to be, but mostly because the mainstream media creates such a perception. We will only know the whole truth if there is greater transparency. The fact that just before the NKF was exposed, the NKF seemed to be a well run organisation that it even fooled goverment ministers fooled, should teach us that appearances can be deceiving without transparency.

Anonymous said...

mr goh hasnt reply u reply liao. wonder who r u ? maybe his spokesman maybe his RUNNING DOG haha. maybe u r the one who say "leave no man behind"

Anonymous said...

i think it is the track record of pap won the 66%... so far, it has brought us to this stage though some of the ideas might not come from them, they adapted and implemented .... for opp, you need to deliver something not only to HG and PP but also to others via national policies .... you can use the two wards to set standards such as the costs of living in this 2 are lower than the national average for pap/gerhment to adapt and bench-mark.

Anonymous said...

as if they take a WP bus charging lower rates.

Anonymous said...

yes, you are right and that is one of the items.... the other are maintenance fees, upgrading fees, medical (GP) fees, no gst for certain basic items, etc of these 2 wards.

Soulgroove said...

Actually, I'm thinking, who are we to say that 66% is not good? or 67%? or 70%? or 60%?

Personally, I think what we should look at is, if the PAP really screwed their campaign as much as they did like Mr Goh said they did, then why did more people still vote for them?

Who exactly are these people, despite seeing all the crap from PAP, still vote for them and what exactly are their reasons?

I think this is the core question that the opposition must review and analyse.

Oh by the way, I think the opposition could do much better by focusing on what they themselves can offer rather than resort to PAP-bashing (which the opposition themselves have considered to be a low-class tactic when the PAP does opposition-bashing).

Anonymous said...

To the spokesperson of GohMS.

You discredit the PAP for their antics during the elections. But what can you offer which are tangible? All your BS abt 3rd world politics.
Any sensible company director would never sign a contract w/ a another w/ no track record or sound finance.

Anonymous said...

I would like to disagree with you on calling this a "No Issue" GE. Of course there are issues, lots of them, only they aren't issues the PAP are willing to discuss. For one, I'd like a proper breakdown on the percentage of jobs given to foreigners and their true numbers in Singapore, and about the reasons why people living below the poverty line are so high.

Admin said...

Dear Soulgrove,

You are right to say that the opposition must review itself in order to improve.

However, I would say that this posting is not about "bashing PAP". If you have noticed, there is a subtle message in my posting: What is General Election all about? Is it about political parties "fixing" each other? Or about issues related to the voters?

In fact, my next posting will be on what I think should be the issues of this GE.

And someone here has raised the same concern I have with regards to the ruling party: they have all the talents they could get but yet mismanaged their own election campaign.. then should we not worry about how they run this country? Our country?

Ironically, as a political opponent, I would be glad that PAP makes more mistakes in their campaigning! But as a nation, it is about time to reflect upon the whole GE and determine what we do not wish to see it in future elections. And yes, it is about our Nation's political future.

Goh Meng Seng

Anonymous said...

I agree that the PAP is terribly wrong in handling the Gomez issue. But after all, who can really give Singapore the best as possible, even though the PAP is not perfect itself. In fact, no one or no parties are perfect.

Seriously, I still have doubts on Gomez himself.

PanzerGrenadier said...

The PAP for all its intellectual powers and capable candidates did not engage substantially in an intelligent discussion of economic and social issues that affect Singapore Citizens.

Even with the subservient main stream media behind them, what happened was a few spin doctors hammering out the noise of "Fix"ing the James Gomez, the opposition and "Buying" off supporters. Sigh, I wonder why Cambridge/Oxford/MIT education result using the tactics of fear (vote PAP else no upgrading), uncertainty (investors will run away if PAP does not get mandate) and doubt (opposition candidates are liars, donkeys etc.).

PAP is an organisation in entropy and will find it very difficult to reinvent itself given the monopoly of ideas by select few in leadership.

Anonymous said...

What is the point of telling us what we already know? This can turn out to be an overkill too. In a sense, it can also be considered a character assassination.

The opposition would do better if they channel their energies to more constructive planning for the next election. We want a forward looking leaders, not people living in the past.

Anonymous said...

despite all the mis-steps by pap, they still won the election. this really made me wonder if there ever come a day when pap will lose more seats??

Anonymous said...

I am also of the opinion that it was not a credible win. They feared to engage social issues because they know if they did, they would lose more votes. So to mitigate losses, they engaged in 'below-the-belt-politics'. Sue them or for that matter any of their kind? For the poorer to sue - even if it is a just cause - the richer and the well connected in itself is already a punishment in the current system - like they say, the only winners are lawyers and those who can truly afford justice. But if you insist,some kind of justice is almost impossible and that is not before facing incredible 'road blocks' just to get a shot at it! I have seen how the system works dealing with local authorities so for the unitiated, it can be a very frustrating experience to finally realized, some people are just beyond accountability - chances to take issues with these people are almost nil if you can't even express or write well!

Lastly, without factoring into years of indoctrination by the media, the view that most people who voted for the opposition would want the present regime to remain in power is self deceiving. It is almost like perpetuating the myth that a woman who all her life been a devoted full time housewife will ever attain any semblance of life apart from her wealthy gambling businessman husband if they will to divorce. Unfortuantely, in this case, the wife refusal to change the status quo lived in the myth. But we all know, it is all in the mind don't we? The trick is, how to keep MOST of these minds subjugated?

Anonymous said...

i expect wp to get around 40-45% this GE, so to me this is a bit disappt. Besides the pap mistakes, they still win. It shows AP will have many years to fight on. AP is just like SMEs fighting for survival, the competitors are too storng. How to fight a monopoly?
Furthermore, i think wp candidates have not tried hard to meet the voters. I only receive wp brochure few days after nomination day, but i have not met any wp candiates at Aljunied GRC. It easier to convine me as i believe in check and balance, but many in Aljunied still prefer to see and meet wp candidates. For SMEs to win, we have to work double hard, just like what LTK and CST in Hougnag and Potong Pasir.
From below 40% to reach >50%, i think you need 2 more GE unless somthings happen to pap. Even in Aljunied, with 44%, the next GE you may get 48-49%. In addition, the boundry changes, so it may go down to 43% again.
One thing i am confoused is why wp SMc candidtes scored lower than GRC candidaes. can u explain?
let forget abut pap mistakes and work harder for AP. With strong and rich resources, pap can do a lot of things, AP is basically against a country ruled by pap, how to win, unless every one votes with a heart and not brain. Let begin to work harder to win the heart one by one. Good Luck.

Anonymous said...

I would say, I am afraid of Gomez type personality appear in WP. I more like Chiam ST for being over carefull to select his candidates.

Anonymous said...

For a so-called 'political opponent' your whingings on politics are surprisingly naive. And you're too eager to claim credit for yourself.

Anonymous said...

While your agenda and intentions are potentially admirable esp in a one-dominant party system (that aims to ensure its "longevity" and oust all political opponents in a rather harsh manner), I feel that it would be useful if alternative voices as yourself would tone down the rather emotional rhetoric when it comes to posting.

I am sure that the evoking of such emotional sentiments would garner you a substantial number of supporters. However, the so-called "educated and post 65-ers" who have been analysed to be swingers (No, not in the filthy sense but as the recent IPS study highlighted) need to be CONVINCED which side to identify with and support.

This substantial segment could plausibly be attracted in a calm, collected and rational (im using this term loosely) manner. The chairman of your party, Sylvia has been able to wield support in such a manner.

Just my two cents worth. Keep the blog running. Do realise tt you must have spent a rather substantial time on it. The Internet is def a tool that should be FULLY tapped on =)

Anonymous said...

Hi, GMS,

it takes 20 years to have a breakthrough, it is so difficult for AP jto have a breakthrough, please work harder


黄锦河20年服务取胜
公正党立足砂州尚待耕耘

■日期/Jun 05, 2006 ■时间/11:26:27 am
■新闻/家国风云 ■作者/本刊陈慧思






专访黄锦河(一)



【本刊陈慧思撰述】人民公正党出战25席,结果全军覆没,只在浮罗岸区扳回一席。人民公正党这次取得“零的突破”,很大程度上取决于黄锦河20年来在当地的优秀服务纪录。人民公正党要成功立足砂拉越政坛,看来还需努力;不过,黄锦河认为,他在华裔选民占92%的选区当选,说明人民公正党是个代表多元族群的政党。



黄锦河(左图)接受《独立新闻在线》专访时表示,国阵在砂拉越州势力庞大,民主民主行动党耗时18年才成功攻克州议席选举,人民公正党第二次出战即取得胜利,乃极大的突破。



自1991年开始在民主行动党旗帜下屡败屡战的黄锦河,今次披上人民公正党的战衣出征浮罗岸,成功为人民公正党破零,成为人民公正党创党以来,第一个非马来人议员。



黄锦河在浮罗岸(N9-PADUNGAN)州议席获得8002张选票,打败国阵(人联党)候选人杨莉(得票6585),多数票1417张、废票118张。这个选区有24512名合格选民,投票率60%。



在5月20日的砂拉越州议会选举,在野的民主行动党赢得六席、人民公正党、国民党及独立人士各得一席,合计九席;这是在野党第一次在砂拉越州选举赢得这么多席位。



黄锦河认为,1981年与马哈迪同时期上位的砂拉越首席部长泰益玛目(Taib Mahmud)贪污滥权情况严重,乃砂拉越反风大吹的关键因素。



以下是《独立新闻在线》记者与黄锦河的访谈录:



记者:人民公正党在本届砂拉越州选举里出战25席,结果只赢了一席,人民公正党说这是一个突破,但是也有人说,人民公正党在砂拉越的势力还没有建立起来。这次你赢,你认为自己赢在哪里?是靠人民公正党的声望,还是靠自己的服务表现?



黄锦河:当然我的服务表现是已经有整20年多了,是有目共睹的。这次我在人民公正党的旗帜下竞选,是一个政治上的决定。嗯……无论如何,我在人民公正党的旗帜下能够突破,这是一个重要的突破。



我们不能够忘记,民主行动党需要花18年的时间才能够突破,攻进砂州立法议会;他们是1978年进砂州,然后等到1996年才成功打进州立法议会,他们全军覆没四次。一路来,打进砂州立法议会是很困难的一关,虽然砂拉越人民敢给在野党特别是民主行动党赢国会议席,民主行动党曾赢过古晋、诗巫、民都鲁,可是一路来要打进州(议会)都有困难。人民的想法是,“我可以给你去国会吵吵闹闹,但是州(议会)我就比较保守”,形成一个口号“国投火箭,州投国阵”,这是一个比较practical(实际)的formula(方案)。



记者:人民有这个想法,主要是想威胁国阵,并不是真的想要在野党起来,对吗?



黄锦河:人民认为,在野党的角色在州(议会)并不是很重要,那是1996年以前的思想。民主行动党在1996年成功赢取三个席位,2001年又回到一个席位,这次2006年真正是一个政治的大改变,特别是市区的选民,当然市区选民大多数是华裔。



如果你看历史你就知道,民主行动党比较容易让人接受,但是它也要花很多时间、要经过全军覆没的情况,那时是不简单的,现在它比较轻松,比较容易打。



当然,我们不能否认,民主行动党这次相当成功,已经达到人民能够接受的阶段。人民公正党是个新党,2006年的州选举是我们第二次参加州选举,第一次全军覆没,第二次我们有了突破;破那个“鸡蛋”是相当重要、相当具有代表性。



一路来,古晋还可说是人联党的一个强区、堡垒区。这次一开始破,真是一个很可怕的情况,所以我称呼这个州选举是一个“政治的大地震”,而古晋已经形成一个“政治的大海啸”。



记者:你之前是民主行动党的人,一直都在民主行动党的旗帜下服务。这次很凑巧,人民公正党竞选25席,只赢你这一席,是否因为你在民主行动党的服务形象鲜明,人们肯定你、把票投给你,而不是把票投给人民公正党?



黄锦河:无可否认,我这么多年来得服务得到人们的支持,可是你不要忘记,虽然我们其他选区没有突破,沙里巴士(Saribas)我们只输94票,差距相当接近。而且,我们在很多选区的选票都有增加,比如达迈(Damai),我们增加一千多票,只是不能过关而已;并不是说乡区人民没有支持在野党或人民公正党。



回到刚才所说的,要打进砂州立法议会并不容易,民主行动党也要花很长时间去让人们接受。当然人民公正党也有小小的问题,比如马来人色彩重、回教国议题等等,这次我成功打下这一席,这一切东西都可以破掉。



这次浮罗岸选区,是一个华裔选民占92%的选区,选民能够支持人民公正党,代表性很重要,说明我们是一个代表多元族群的政党。



这次选举还有另外一个特色,就是在古晋选区,人民清一色把票投给在野党。不管火箭也好,人民公正党也好,古晋五个席位,我们赢四个,这是一个相当好的开始。



那些投选我们的选民很高兴,我高兴,他们比我更高兴;那个感觉是突破的感觉。我向人们道谢的时候,他们跟我讲:“你知道那天我花多大的时间帮你拉票吗?你知道那天我是多么地高兴吗?”人们根本没有说一声后悔。在古晋,选举过了,有很多庆祝活动,人民很高兴。这是一个思想的转变、观念上的转变。



记者:(古晋区)这个压倒性的胜利,是因为汽油涨价等情况形成的反风,还是在野党真的已经得到认可了呢?



黄锦河:当然这些课题,包括地契、地区的问题当然有相当大的影响,包括(首席部长)泰益玛目,很多人根本就不能忍受泰益的领导,泰益玛目前是相当大的课题。其实很多人支持在野党的理由,是他们不要给泰益继续做砂州首席部长,他已经当我们的首席部长太久了,而且他的家族滥权贪污太离谱了。



这次我们去拜访选民,选民告诉我:“好好干,过了五年,我还会投你”。我感觉这不是五分钟的热度,很明显的,他们是给我一个机会,给我们在野党一个机会;他们也希望我们好好把握这个机会,下一次还会来投我们。

Anonymous said...

I read with interest the posting put up by Mr. GMS and the responses to it, both for and against.

I belong to the minority group of Singaporeans who had the rare opportunity to finally cast a vote in an election, the rarity of the occasion accentuated as i have been overseas for a number of years.

Allow me to comment that i feel there is no question that the role which the Singapore government has played since our founding days had brought more benefit than harm to the average Singaporean and the system of parliament thus far has been effective. However, there is also no question that the system of election is far from egalitarian with any discrepant changes given the semblance of fairness by writing it into regulations as needed by the incumbent.

The question then becomes whether this is acceptable? Many of us, with daily bread and butter concerns, would accept this and understandably so. However, my humble view, contrary to the expressed opinion of a pre-eminent Singapore politician, is that a citizen's care with the development of politics should extend beyond how one thinks it would affect on a pragmatic level, either currently or in the near future. A citizen should include in his consideration, his assessment on the viability of the system in the long term and support changes towards making the system as such. Meaning, unless we believe an entity could be unerring/ incorruptible and never wrong for eternity, the system needs to provide for a viable conduit for which any potentially erroneous policy can be challenged competently in a timely fashion. Having said that i do have to comment that my personal feelings about the worker's party manifesto, while a credible attempt to create direction for the party, is perhaps not fully developed, thoroughly researched for feasibility nor completely thought out in terms of probable consequences.

The challenge then to each of us, should be giving enough support to ensure the opposition grows in quality and confidence but still ensure that the most capable be kept in charge until we have opposition credible enough to be considered a true alternative. This can only be achieved when open discourse about politics are allowed on all levels where all sides of an argument can be heard by the majority of the citizenry with ease and this in turn can only be achieved in the absence of the fear of being targeted by egregious punitive measures such as crippling lawsuits. I believe the citizenry would be able to sieve the views to exclude the riffraff and gauge for themselves the level of support the opposition should be given depending on how credible they are.

Anonymous said...

Nice blog.

It is just a matter of time before a sea change occurs and the pap will lose its grip on power. Corruption will grow and there is no check and balance in the system. How can LKY and LHL and even GCT ever be so naive? Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. CST warned us about that. We will see more coruption in future. Its a systemic problem. Even the US with so much checks and balances cannot escape this problem. What arrogance pap has to think they are an exception? unless they already are so corrupt they are trying to stay in power? just like suhartoe, marcos, saddam..

Anonymous said...

However,

I still think James Gomez has been careless. To note two incidents during last time's GE.

1. Drink Driving
2. The April Fools article

Really, James needs to be extremely alert , he cannot afford screw ups anymore.

Anonymous said...

I think some PAP dogs are barking here. For what this country may become, blame no one and hate no one but yourself who voted for the party that decide your future. History has tell us that majority are foolish pigs that like to bring this world to chaos. Rise of Germany in the 2 war world. Rise of george bush that eventually leads USA into recession. Reason is because people are too comfortable to seek changes until it is too late. Same apply to Singapore poltics. So to say that only one day when the PAP happened to have another NKF saga then they will think PAP is bad. Wake up your bloody idea.

Anonymous said...

I admire the opposition have the courage to even try to stand out in the crowd and try looking at the odd they are facing! Those above that questioned if their manisfesto works? Maybe you should try come out with yours!

Anonymous said...

Finally as a common Singaporean point of view. From the day Ong Teng Chong saga. I had start to look at PAP on another angle. Till now, PAP only prove my worst fear that they no long in touch with the people anymore. They are too high up. On the next election outcome, I will be deciding if I should become the statistic of 1000 people leaving this shit country.

Anonymous said...

Why? Why? Ask ourselves this question, why must the opposition so crazy as to form a party and to thrashed by the PAP? Why despite being sue bankrupt, people like JBJ still want to stay on and become for a group of people that don't even want to help themselves?! Maybe they are really stupid like what we used to say in hokkien, use head to hit against stone! Unlike the PAP, they don't have sky high pay every month! To put it bluntly, even if they win the election as a ruling party, they still got to clear up shit that PAP had built up over the past donkey years. Cheaper public housing? They can't, if they do so, they will be cursed by the same Singaporean that voted them! Why? Because they had brought those HDB at sky high value during PAP time! Why even bother to get elected and clear PAP shit? They must be nuts I guess, or wait, maybe they just simply want their country to be better! Just maybe.