Rebutting a PAP supporter

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[h=2]PAP supporter reminds party to stand firm, rebuts PA critics[/h]trulysingapore | September 3, 2011 at 7:49 am | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p3Od3-iQ

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Dear Straits Times,
I refer to the 1 Sept 2011 letter by Mr Tan Hian Meng.
Mr Tan asserts that no governing party is obliged to help the opposition grow. Even so, no governing party is expected to use unfair and unscrupulous methods to stifle the opposition's growth. The GRC, the constant redrawing of electoral boundaries, HDB upgrading and the stranglehold on print and television media are examples of such unfair and unscrupulous methods.
Mr Tan claims it is expected of the governing party to weaken and demolish its rivals. Even so, no governing party is expected to use unfair and unscrupulous methods to weaken and demolish its rivals. Defamation suits based on twisted accusations is an example of such unfair, unscrupulous methods.
Mr Tan insists that the PAP did not obtain power out of kindness of rival parties. Mr Tan forgot that PAP did obtain power through the support of former comrades who later formed the rival Barisan Socialis, support which it later repaid with ingratitude, betrayal and misdeed.
Mr Tan urges the opposition to learn from the ingenuity, resourcefulness and creativity of the four presidential candidates. None of the four presidential candidates would have survived if they had gone against the unfair, unscrupulous methods of the governing party.
Mr Tan says life isn't fair and tells the opposition not to expect a level playing field in politics. If that is the case, why do we have the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) to ensure fairness in business competition? It is because life is unfair that we have set up the CCS to ensure that the underdogs are given a level playing field in which to compete. Similarly, life is unfair makes it all the more imperative that we do our utmost to ensure a level playing field in politics.
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[Cruxx]

Survival of the fittest/most adaptable. Deal with it.

[video=youtube;Muz1OcEzJOs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muz1OcEzJOs[/video]

 

[methink]

Tell this PAP supporter Tan Hian Meng to reverse the roles - the gahmen is now an opposition party doing what PAP did. Would he be happy being hounded day and night? Denied a level playing field?

The newspapers giving little coverage? Changing the electoral boundaries at will?

 

[johnny333]

Political parties will always use underhanded tactis to "fix" their opponents.

The mantra the PAP supporters use is to tell Sporeans to vote PAP because they are the only party with the experience to get things done

Unfortunately in Spore LKY has used the 50 years he's been in charge to undermine the system, fix his "opponenets, and to line his own pockets

 

[steffychun]

No political party will let the opposition grow--see the UK's case.

Life isn't fair--so why bother to vote then?

 

[neddy]

No political party will let the opposition grow--see the UK's case.

Life isn't fair--so why bother to vote then?

At least in the UK, everyone play by the same rules.

Survival of the fittest/most adaptable. Deal with it.

Isn't that what FTs have been saying about spoilt Singaporeans?

 

[Cruxx]

Isn't that what FTs have been saying about spoilt Singaporeans?

Can't blame Sinkies though. Served national service and sang the national anthem every morning at school, only to be told that the economy should be allowed to run freely, independent of the interests of the native population. I would prefer if we did away with the pretense of patriotism and embraced globalisation.

 

[steffychun]

At least in the UK, everyone play by the same rules.



Isn't that what FTs have been saying about spoilt Singaporeans?

By MPs there also abuse taxpayers money