It is not possible to have good opposition in Singapore. So Embrace the PAP!

[ILovePAP]

The problem with the opposition in Singapore is this - they are no good when they speak up and they are no good when they don't speak up.

In other words, they are just no good!

The PAP and Straits Times have been very kind to point out the problems with various opposition parties/members so they can reflect on their weaknesses and improve themselves.

The way I see it the main problem with opposition parties is that they exist and that troubles our govt. For a govt as good as the PAP, it is not necessary to have opposition parties around to offer alternative ideas - the PAP itself is capable of generating the full spectrum of ideas and selecting what is best for Singaporeans.

Why does Singapore need opposition parties? There is really no need when our elections are meant to show support for estate upgrading. Since the opposition cannot offer any form of upgrading, there is really no need for them to run.

Singaporeans are lucky to have a newspaper, The Straits Times, that frequently remind us that the opposition is full of flaws, weaknesses, and are devoid of good ideas.

This prevents us from being seduced by the opposition when all we need can be provided by the PAP govt.

As a responsible citizen, I too will do my part to warn Singaporeans about the opposition.

 

[palden]

Agreed. Look at WP wards, rotting slowly till 2016.

 

[Leongsam]

The problem with the opposition in Singapore is this - they are no good when they speak up and they are no good when they don't speak up.

Well said. I have added to your points.

 

[chonburifc]

Well said. I have added to your points.

Double well said. I will add points to both you and TS.

 

[saratogas]

Put the capabilities of our current Opposition aside... Election is a number game, without them how can voters make the ruling party eat their humble pie!

 

[tanwahtiu]

Opposition is a dirt English word in politic. Alternative party is the right choice for people to elect how the country shd run.

PAP is just another political party. Without the PAP party the government aka civil servants are still there to provide police, army, hospitals, cleaners and so on.

No one is indispensable 船到桥头 自然直

Get rid of PAP and you will taste the freedom of free speech, free press and heaven will open up to you.

The problem with the opposition in Singapore is this - they are no good when they speak up and they are no good when they don't speak up.

In other words, they are just no good!

The PAP and Straits Times have been very kind to point out the problems with various opposition parties/members so they can reflect on their weaknesses and improve themselves.

The way I see it the main problem with opposition parties is that they exist and that troubles our govt. For a govt as good as the PAP, it is not necessary to have opposition parties around to offer alternative ideas - the PAP itself is capable of generating the full spectrum of ideas and selecting what is best for Singaporeans.

Why does Singapore need opposition parties? There is really no need when our elections are meant to show support for estate upgrading. Since the opposition cannot offer any form of upgrading, there is really no need for them to run.

Singaporeans are lucky to have a newspaper, The Straits Times, that frequently remind us that the opposition is full of flaws, weaknesses, and are devoid of good ideas.

This prevents us from being seduced by the opposition when all we need can be provided by the PAP govt.

As a responsible citizen, I too will do my part to warn Singaporeans about the opposition.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Indulge TS's fantasies for a while...

Even if opposition/alternative no good....they aren't out to harm the country and its citizens like the PAP.

Pap is the poison that needs to be rid of first and foremost....even if current opposition is not a strong enough medicine to cure sinkieland....we need to stop taking poison so that the wound can get a chance to start healing.

 

[ILovePAP]

Opposition is a dirt English word in politic. Alternative party is the right choice for people to elect how the country shd run.

PAP is just another political party. Without the PAP party the government aka civil servants are still there to provide police, army, hospitals, cleaners and so on.

No one is indispensable 船到桥头 自然直

Get rid of PAP and you will taste the freedom of free speech, free press and heaven will open up to you.

And freedom can feed your stomach with food and water? Let's face it...all these freedom concepts are but ideals. They cannot fill our stomachs.

Look at Egypt...they have democracy and see what happen.

 

[ILovePAP]

Indulge TS's fantasies for a while...

Even if opposition/alternative no good....they aren't out to harm the country and its citizens like the PAP.

Pap is the poison that needs to be rid of first and foremost....even if current opposition is not a strong enough medicine to cure sinkieland....we need to stop taking poison so that the wound can get a chance to start healing.

The way to heal is Help and Improve PAP.

 

[tanwahp]

Put the capabilities of our current Opposition aside... Election is a number game, without them how can voters make the ruling party eat their humble pie!

True. Elections exist to allow a changeover of power without going to war.

It does not mean you take away elections, people's desire to change will be no more.

Even when there were no elections or channels to change powerhouses and dynasties ruled, these dynasties did not last forever but were always replaced by one after another - through wars. I wonder if PAP supporters want violence to overtake this country again.

 

[tanwahp]

The way to heal is Help and Improve PAP.

And isn't that an admission that the PAP is not perfect.

The same can be applied to the opposition - to help and improve them.

Let's not kid ourselves - even the PAP is not confident that they are good forever and the opposition is and will perpetually be bad. They would have abolished elections long ago, if that was the case.

 

[tanwahp]

Look at Egypt...they have democracy and see what happen.

Look at water. So many people have drowned in it. Why are people still drinking it.

 

[leetahbar]

first and foremost, ask ourselves this question:

DOES THE PAP IN THE FIRST PLACE PLAY FAIRLY AND SPORTINGLY?

they smear the reptuation of opps with their slightest goofups while on the other hand when the pap goofs big time - mas selamat's great escape, flooding of orchard rd, the overspending of YOG, the dwindling population and so many many more , they just smugly brush it off as a honest mistake and let's move on.

so how could there ever be a good opp? it shall be smeared in no time by the pap.

surprisingly, lee kuan yew once praised goh meng seng as a good prospective politician wannabe....and look what happen to him? he was smeared by the opps instead.

this how wacky the whole political landscape here can be. it's just a comedy!

 

[leetahbar]

The way to heal is Help and Improve PAP.

if the pap wanna improve, it shall improve. they are greedy. improvement should start from their inner rots.

 

[Leongsam]

Look at water. So many people have drowned in it. Why are people still drinking it.

Water is only useful for those who know how to harness it for the better. Same goes with democracy.

Singaporeans wouldn't have a clue how to handle democracy. Hell they couldn't even put it to good use in this little forum.

 

[tanwahtiu]

your freedom has to do with stomach?

Freedom to others is more choice and no restriction to eat whatever you want to and what you like to? If PAP gives you coupons and ration your food, you happy?

Can you withdraw your CPF at 55? Now you cannot because the freedom is not there and you will go hungry at 55.

And freedom can feed your stomach with food and water? Let's face it...all these freedom concepts are but ideals. They cannot fill our stomachs.

Look at Egypt...they have democracy and see what happen.

 

[tanwahtiu]

Simply they were educated by retards, screwed by tyrants, dumbed by threats that they don't even know democracy exists.

Water is only useful for those who know how to harness it for the better. Same goes with democracy.

Singaporeans wouldn't have a clue how to handle democracy. Hell they couldn't even put it to good use in this little forum.

 

[tanwahtiu]

What is happening to Egypt today is healing process from dictatorship to democracy.

This will take 1 to 2 generations to get it right. Singapore will go through this same stage if they want to have real democracy and bear with the 'healing time' with chaos, civil unrest and so on.

These chaos and unrests are started by those dictators kah kias and their left overs to stir shits cause problems to the new government. PAP kah kias will cause trouble to the country if it was replace with a new government.

And freedom can feed your stomach with food and water? Let's face it...all these freedom concepts are but ideals. They cannot fill our stomachs.

Look at Egypt...they have democracy and see what happen.

 

[tanwahp]

surprisingly, lee kuan yew once praised goh meng seng as a good prospective politician wannabe

This part of Singapore's history I don't remember or can find anywhere in the news.

he was smeared by the opps instead.

More people I know remember GMS for "smearing" the opposition and less the other way round.

 

[tanwahp]

Water is only useful for those who know how to harness it for the better. Same goes with democracy.

Exactly - the problem is not democracy.

Singaporeans wouldn't have a clue how to handle democracy. Hell they couldn't even put it to good use in this little forum.

Don't worry, Singaporeans have yet to harness it, given that Singapore is still a one-party state. Maybe Singaporeans know what they aren't good at.