Both CSJ and LTK started off about 20 years ago as leaders of their party. Each chose a direction that is different as chalk and cheese. CSJ started with 2 seats in parliament and the other 1 seat in parliament. The one with the 1 seat ended with up with 7 more in parliament. The other lost 2 and never got back in parliament.
It took nearly 18 years for CSJ to realise that a change of tack was required. It took him 18 years to realise that a political party first has to engage the voters and then the PAP rather then than foreigners and the PAP. After 18 years he has realised that he was wearing the condom on the wrong head. In the meantime, SDP supporters treated voters as ignorant and the constant comment about 60% of the voters was not helpful. They tormented WP as PAP lackeys and at no time did CSJ step in correct any of these. Now with cap in hand they are approaching WP for talks. Go figure.
To CSJ and SDP, engaging the voters should be a single biggest focus. Even in 2011, SDP's James Gomez felt that working the ground was not a ideal approach. Lets face it, many in SDP are single issue social and civil activists. They genuinely fight a cause that they are passionate about. Party politics is a whole different world and its does not appeal to them. Even if these people were not in SDP, they cannot fit into any other political party. If you call them down for freedom march, protests, help to raise awareness about people trafficking, protection of nature reserves, etc they will be the first to turn up and give 110 %.
It took nearly 18 years for CSJ to realise that a change of tack was required. It took him 18 years to realise that a political party first has to engage the voters and then the PAP rather then than foreigners and the PAP. After 18 years he has realised that he was wearing the condom on the wrong head. In the meantime, SDP supporters treated voters as ignorant and the constant comment about 60% of the voters was not helpful. They tormented WP as PAP lackeys and at no time did CSJ step in correct any of these. Now with cap in hand they are approaching WP for talks. Go figure.
To CSJ and SDP, engaging the voters should be a single biggest focus. Even in 2011, SDP's James Gomez felt that working the ground was not a ideal approach. Lets face it, many in SDP are single issue social and civil activists. They genuinely fight a cause that they are passionate about. Party politics is a whole different world and its does not appeal to them. Even if these people were not in SDP, they cannot fit into any other political party. If you call them down for freedom march, protests, help to raise awareness about people trafficking, protection of nature reserves, etc they will be the first to turn up and give 110 %.
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