Y Gen should humble themselves and learn from PAP elders - PM Lee

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Call to learn from PAP elders
By Cai Haoxiang

PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday paid tribute to the contributions of older party activists even as he called on younger activists to help renew the party.

Addressing 1,700 People's Action Party (PAP) cadres and activists, Mr Lee, the party's secretary-general, said members should thank the older activists present and learn from their wealth of experience.

'Older activists play an important role. They have served the party loyally for decades and given their support through thick and thin,' he said, speaking in Mandarin.

'They kept the party machinery going strong and enabled us to keep close to the ground and continuously render high quality, sincere and effective service to voters.

'We must salute the old activists and thank them for their contributions and sacrifices,' he said, to applause.

But Mr Lee added that the party must also renew itself and recruit new blood to 'carry the torch forward'.

'New members must learn from older members, and bring new ideas and energy to fight for Singapore's future,' he said.

Contacted by The Straits Times, veteran activist Eliyathamby Paranerupa Singhan, 78, agreed with the PM's call for younger activists to learn from older ones.

Mr Singhan, a retired businessman and an activist with the Tanglin branch since 1960, recalled the turbulent political era of the 1960s, when dissidents within the PAP broke away to form the Barisan Sosialis, and tensions existed between Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

'Activists must appreciate the great trust that exists between us and our neighbours now, as well as (among those) within the Cabinet, who can work well with one another without a crisis.

'Then, there was always a crisis,' he said.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Call to learn from PAP elders
By Cai Haoxiang

PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday paid tribute to the contributions of older party activists even as he called on younger activists to help renew the party.

Addressing 1,700 People's Action Party (PAP) cadres and activists, Mr Lee, the party's secretary-general, said members should thank the older activists present and learn from their wealth of experience.

'Older activists play an important role. They have served the party loyally for decades and given their support through thick and thin,' he said, speaking in Mandarin.

'They kept the party machinery going strong and enabled us to keep close to the ground and continuously render high quality, sincere and effective service to voters.

'We must salute the old activists and thank them for their contributions and sacrifices,' he said, to applause.

But Mr Lee added that the party must also renew itself and recruit new blood to 'carry the torch forward'.

'New members must learn from older members, and bring new ideas and energy to fight for Singapore's future,' he said.

LHL should have told all present that his newer members should also emulate the old members' desire in serving the country without sky high salaries. Maybe he couldn't coz he himself aspires for more money.

No need salute here and there. Carrying the torch forward sure is expensive these days and usually to the less deserving ones. The torch must be made of precious diamonds and extremely heavy I guess that it requires many high salaried MIW to carry it forward.

 

[streetsmart73]

hi there

1. bingo!
2. to serve with a common purpose, quality & equality.
3. not some million-dollar price tag.
4. erh! some sheep are different.

 

[da dick]

"Call to learn from PAP elders"

yesyes. betray everyone who isn't your suckcok buddy, stuff pockets with money, send children overseas as insurance, talk cock sing song MORE GOOD YEARS!

 

[myfoot123]

If I am the Y Generation, I will scream at PAP to humble themselves first before telling us what we should do.

 

[besotted]

No need talk so much. Mah Bow Tan has done a good job. Property prices have soared. Those older ones who bought their flats ten or more years ago taking it easy now, while the young arrogant fresh grads now find flats barely within reach. Well done, that's the way. Young must learn to work hard, don't expect everything silver spoon

 

[no_faith]

..Young must learn to work hard, don't expect everything silver spoon

this sentence sure makes sense but as u can see the youth nowadays are really pamper by the parents
and they tot they are the biggest fuck in the world.

in another words, LHL is saying we shd learn from the old who has carry pap balls for years.:oIo:

 

[mako65]

Y gen is definitely more techy n paper-smart but EQ is (Y)=fucktard!

 

[Cuntamania]

Give an A+ for this man! LHL should look at the mirror ask this question:oIo:

If I am the Y Generation, I will scream at PAP to humble themselves first before telling us what we should do.

 

[123456787654321]

I agree, every generation should make life more difficult for the next generation, not easier. The fruits of the previous generation is not for the next to enjoy, but rather a limit for them to surpass. The sole purpose of non-white Singaporeans is to create more bricks with less straw with each succeeding generation.

 

[no_faith]

I agree, every generation should make life more difficult for the next generation, not easier.

altho i mentioned the youth nowadays are being pamper but your sentence is
telling me that the govt is right importing more FT.

 

[123456787654321]

altho i mentioned the youth nowadays are being pamper but your sentence is
telling me that the govt is right importing more FT.

Of course the Government is right in importing foreigners. Here you have an older generation that is not happy that the younger is enjoying a better life and wants them to suffer when they have suffered, and a younger generation that does not appreciate anything the older has done and cares only for themselves. Who wants to deal with this kind of people? Even the lowliest road sweeper from Bangladesh understands helping his own kind and those before and after him. The typical Singaporean would sell his mother if he could.

 

[no_faith]

Of course the Government is right in importing foreigners. Here you have an older generation that is not happy that the younger is enjoying a better life and wants them to suffer when they have suffered, and a younger generation that does not appreciate anything the older has done and cares only for themselves. Who wants to deal with this kind of people? Even the lowliest road sweeper from Bangladesh understands helping his own kind and those before and after him. The typical Singaporean would sell his mother if he could.

it must be hard on you.my apologies.