lockeliberal
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Re: 'Revelations' from SDP EGM last night
Dear Yellow
I have wished for the SDP to be a bit more like the WP and the WP needing some degree of professionalism as put forth by the SDP,
Chee's flaw, fatal flaw is IMHO listening to the wrong sort of people, surrounding yourself with NGO activists and ISA detainees entails creating the sort of liberal echo chamber resulting in the present debacle,
WP needs the SDP base, but SDP needs the WP base and both need some of the PAP voters, If u want 50.1 it means moving to the centre always has and always will, If you are to far left for the electorate then u are to far left and no amount of professional spin will help or change that.
That poor chap sees the example of the win by the WP and wants that for himself but it entails doing certain things in a certain manner which contradicts the core beliefs of himself and his group and its hard to unprogramme ones internal software.
Michelle is now busy selling hammer, temple dinners, and doing MPS with the WP, She will soon find herself two years before the next GE knocking on every door in a targeted constituency burning weekend notes and weekday notes. Ever wondered why all new recruits are put through such a screening process ?
My hope for the SDP is not CSJ but VW, PT and AGY for they have less of the baggage and angst n hopefully more of the clear calculation needed to prosper in politics in singapore
Locke
