Opposition parties can't do it

[winnipegjets]

The ground was so sweet for the picking, yet the Opposition couldn't deliver. Why? Because they did politics as defined by the PAP. No hard hitting attacks ...while the PAP fires vollies of hard attacks on the Opposition. What did the Opposition do? We are not going to sink to that low. Were they rewarded? Big NO.

US politics have shown that negative ads work. Play it long enough, the ads sink into people.

Opposition parties should just pack bag and run. If you want to duel with the PAP, you must be prepared to hit hard.

 

[CABcommander]

The writing is on the wall. It was so fucking obvious and yet the 70% chose to look the other way.

6.9m. Cpf never ending minimum sum. Free education for foreigners. Employment bias for locals. Hospital bills up and bed crunch. The 70% voted an astounding YES. The 30% can go sucks thumb.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

The ground was so sweet for the picking, yet the Opposition couldn't deliver. Why? Because they did politics as defined by the PAP. No hard hitting attacks ...while the PAP fires vollies of hard attacks on the Opposition. What did the Opposition do? We are not going to sink to that low. Were they rewarded? Big NO.

US politics have shown that negative ads work. Play it long enough, the ads sink into people.

Opposition parties should just pack bag and run. If you want to duel with the PAP, you must be prepared to hit hard.

Afraid I have to disagree here.

Opposition should tone down their rhetoric and bring themselves closer to the middle ground. All the strident rhetoric by RP, SFP, NSP only got them a thumpting. WP was more in line with the middle ground, and they also lost votes along with the other parties, though not as severe as RP, SFP and NSP. Why these 3 lost the most? Because their candidates were less credible than WP's and also their message did not resonate with the swing voters.

In Sg, you must play with the ground, not against it.

 

[winnipegjets]

Afraid I have to disagree here.

Opposition should tone down their rhetoric and bring themselves closer to the middle ground. All the strident rhetoric by RP, SFP, NSP only got them a thumpting. WP was more in line with the middle ground, and they also lost votes along with the other parties, though not as severe as RP, SFP and NSP. Why these 3 lost the most? Because their candidates were less credible than WP's and also their message did not resonate with the swing voters.

In Sg, you must play with the ground, not against it.

Sinkees need to be led and the Opposition failed to lead. The Opposition complied with the rules defined by the PAP which the ruling party ignored to take pot shots. Then the Opposition kana-kabok and just took it.

Sinkees need to be re-educated and then led. 5 decades of brain-washing and constant bs from the media can't be countered with 10 days of campaigning.

You wanna lead sinkapore, then fight hard and be willing to go to uncharted territory.

 

[wrcboi]

The ground was so sweet for the picking, yet the Opposition couldn't deliver. Why? Because they did politics as defined by the PAP. No hard hitting attacks ...while the PAP fires vollies of hard attacks on the Opposition. What did the Opposition do? We are not going to sink to that low. Were they rewarded? Big NO.

US politics have shown that negative ads work. Play it long enough, the ads sink into people.

Opposition parties should just pack bag and run. If you want to duel with the PAP, you must be prepared to hit hard.

IF they hit Hard...they may get Sued and Sinkies will be complaining tooo aggressive and too confrontation...

 

[eErotica69]

I guess you guys instead of fucking the 70% (while that 70% fuck the 30%), I think it better the parties mulling over how to tackle the Swing Voters.

I still think WP's philosophy is most suitable to be the Alternative Party.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

Sinkees need to be led and the Opposition failed to lead. The Opposition complied with the rules defined by the PAP which the ruling party ignored to take pot shots. Then the Opposition kana-kabok and just took it.

Sinkees need to be re-educated and then led. 5 decades of brain-washing and constant bs from the media can't be countered with 10 days of campaigning.

You wanna lead sinkapore, then fight hard and be willing to go to uncharted territory.

You can't free a fish from water.

 

[GoldenDragon]

I still think WP's philosophy is most suitable to be the Alternative Party.

I believe there is room for WP to up the ante. No need JBJ style and no need status quo. Somewhere in-between would be ideal.

 

[virus]

The ground was so sweet for the picking, yet the Opposition couldn't deliver. Why? Because they did politics as defined by the PAP. No hard hitting attacks ...while the PAP fires vollies of hard attacks on the Opposition. What did the Opposition do? We are not going to sink to that low. Were they rewarded? Big NO.

US politics have shown that negative ads work. Play it long enough, the ads sink into people.

Opposition parties should just pack bag and run. If you want to duel with the PAP, you must be prepared to hit hard.

dont b naive, the ground was never sweet for picking. there were no major bad news from temasek or even a finanical meltdown. recession is coming but the hard facts may not have set in hard on voters.

lies from fap is not enough to do them in. the LKY funeral factor still lingers. read

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wuzhang_Plains 死諸葛嚇走活仲達

do believe in yourself and keep voting for the WP, SingFirst, SDP, SPP but not for moles like GMS, Steve Chia

we will put in more people in the parliament to set the record straight.

 

[bigboss]

.....If you want to duel with the PAP, you must be prepared to hit hard.

You want to hit pappies hard, you must have deep pockets to withstand their law suits for defamation and libel. Every oppo party knows the unwritten rule .. if pappies slam you, you keep quiet. LKY called CSJ a cheat and a liar. What did CSJ do? Nothing...siow siow keep his mouth shut. Did he dare to call LKY a cheat and a liar? No, he would be sued until his balls dropped to the floor.

 

[bigboss]

....the LKY funeral factor still lingers. read...believe in yourself and keep voting for the WP, SingFirst, SDP, SPP but not for moles like GMS, Steve Chia...we will put in more people in the parliament to set the record straight.

As long as local sinkies are determined to see multi parties in Parliament, oppos parties have a good chance to get in. LKY funeral is a passing phase; the bloke is gone for good but life goes on.

WP, SDP, SFP are helmed by good people and they will be supported. As for CSJ, this guy will be MP one day. He has the cut to do it.

 

[eatshitndie]

forget believing the so called politically-savvy pundits here on sbf. they're all proven wrong and a bunch of mutual-masturbatuing pontificators with flawed logic feeding false info as though they are gems from "insiders". only sam and i have the correct prediction, not only close but spot on. there's a lesson to learn about keeping your mind open and allowing all available facts, evidence and observations to be presented before making a sound judgment without smoke, mirrors, emotion or bias. that learned trait can be applied wherever you go in whichever situation and decision you make.

 

[GoldenDragon]

You can't free a fish from water.

S'poreans are hard to please. I am still trying to decipher how EC voters chose the most disgraceful minister in recent memory to a decent team led by GG.

 

[fuckSDPparty]

SDP is a wayang party, any opposition associate with SDP sure die one, my vote only for WP or CST, the rest are wayang by the pap, that's why the opposition lost badly in this GE.

 

[kiwibird7]

Retarded SINKIE DAFTS don't understand the complicated manifestos of opposition parties. They only understand instant gratification of election bribes & Goodies like little children. Westminster multi party parliamentary systems of having standby alternative govts waiting to take over anytime is beyond their comprehension levels.
Singapore might as well revert to the China dynasty styled era with imperial exams for civil service, nepotism/cronyism courtiers and balls carrying eunuchs.

 

[JohnTan]

The ground was so sweet for the picking, yet the Opposition couldn't deliver. Why? Because they did politics as defined by the PAP. No hard hitting attacks ...while the PAP fires vollies of hard attacks on the Opposition. What did the Opposition do? We are not going to sink to that low. Were they rewarded? Big NO.

US politics have shown that negative ads work. Play it long enough, the ads sink into people.

Opposition parties should just pack bag and run. If you want to duel with the PAP, you must be prepared to hit hard.

Governments lose elections. Oppositions do not win elections.

All incumbent elected governments have the natural advantage of being the incumbent, and they also have the institutional advantages conferred upon them as the incumbent. For an elected government to lose, they must have really fcuked things up so bad.

What can the opposition do? Wait. Cultivate a good image and show that you are have not been slacking while waiting. As the opposition, you have no advantage and no initiative. You do not have the power to initiate policy, make changes. All you can do is provide some social support, advice, encouragement and build friendship. And wait.

If you get lucky, the incumbent gets cocky and screws things up. If you are unlucky, the incumbent does a good job and you continue to wait. If the incumbent suffered at the previous polls but is responsive to pull up its socks while you failed to make inroads, then you blew your chance.

PAP was once the opposition. If Lim Yew Hock did a good job, PAP and Ah Gong may not be around today. But Lim Yew Hock screwed things up and Ah Gong seized his opportunity. It's a combination of patience, luck and acumen. It's more than just making speeches. The only opposition politician that has something of Ah Gong's political acumen is Low Thia Khiang. Chee just wants to be another martyr. He lacks the necessary finesse to lead SDP from a weak opposition party into a leading opposition power, let alone win a local by-election. Chee is the kind of guy that can only make things happen if his path is paved for him. He was better off joining PAP years ago and trying to reform PAP from within. Till today, his plans for "reformation" is still in cold storage, while Singapore political landscape has already evolved from the use of social media in our political arena.