By Augustine Low
As parents, we teach our children to own up to mistakes and face the music for our wrongdoings. But when they grow up, they realise that the leaders of our country are doing the opposite – never owning up, never daring to face the music, yet always making somebody else accountable.
The blame-others-but-myself culture at SMRT is the culmination of years of non-accountability. You would recall that following the disgraceful incident involving terrorist Mas Selamat's escape from the authorities, zero accountability ensued. Wong Kan Seng exonerated the Director of ISD after a private talk. Lee Hsien Loong in turn exonerated Wong Kan Seng after a private talk. Very comical, right? Except that they told us with a straight face and we realised they were serious about it.
More at http://www.domainofexperts.com/2017/11/death-of-accountability.html
As parents, we teach our children to own up to mistakes and face the music for our wrongdoings. But when they grow up, they realise that the leaders of our country are doing the opposite – never owning up, never daring to face the music, yet always making somebody else accountable.
The blame-others-but-myself culture at SMRT is the culmination of years of non-accountability. You would recall that following the disgraceful incident involving terrorist Mas Selamat's escape from the authorities, zero accountability ensued. Wong Kan Seng exonerated the Director of ISD after a private talk. Lee Hsien Loong in turn exonerated Wong Kan Seng after a private talk. Very comical, right? Except that they told us with a straight face and we realised they were serious about it.
More at http://www.domainofexperts.com/2017/11/death-of-accountability.html
