I'm lazy to write a coherent post, so I'll just take points from Xiaxue's note and point out why it's not completely right.
Yes, it's convenient, but let's first look at the underlying reason why people blame the government in the first place. How much is the government paid? They're paid the highest in any country in the world. How much of our money is controlled by the government? We pay taxes for everything, and every month, we give them our CPF contribution. How much of this country is actually controlled by the government? Everything in Singapore is partly controlled by the government. Their strings will follow you no matter what. The media, transportation, education, housing, the arts...I could go on. Of course, some of these HAVE to be controlled by the government, but that's beside the point.
Also, it's the PAP who promise to deliver us from our sufferings. That's what their manifesto, posters, advertisements, everything says.
Personally, I would like for there to be less government-intervention in society. However, since it seems like they are too deeply entrenched, it is not unreasonable to expect them to do an above-average job.
Excuse me? WHY? Who is stopping you from being a hardworking student, getting a scholarship, and becoming minister yourself? Who is stopping you from setting up your own business after saving up money from doing several jobs? YOU THINK ALL THESE PEOPLE DIDN'T WORK HARD?
Hmmm! So is she implying that everybody can be a minister if they tried hard enough? Not really, honey. The playing field's not equal. Let's say my parents are richer, and they can afford to send me to a better school, and they can provide me with tuition, and shower me with books, and send me overseas to study. Of course I'll do better as compared to another guy whose parents have to scrape by just to make sure he has food in his mouth.
The reality in this life is that it is unfair. Some people will no doubt have more than the rest because of pure dumb luck. I'm not even going to go into genes, and all, because that'll be way too complicated. But bottom-line is: life's not fair. A GOOD government's duty is to make sure that as little people get left behind. We have to grow as a society TOGETHER. What do we see in Singapore instead? The rich are getting richer, and the middle-class and lower-class are stagnating.
Mike and I barely have enough to pay the downpayment for a HDB.
She's a celebrity blogger, and she herself is having difficulty paying for her HDB. I don't know how much she makes, but it can't be that little right? It's probably slightly above average, at the very least. If she barely has enough to pay for her HDB, then what of the rest of the society? When an average Singaporean cannot afford a home in his country, then that is when we know we have gone wrong somewhere.
And I trust. I believe PAP is listening. I trust that they will strive to improve our lives, and I believe they will do a good job because they have proven they can do a good job.
Are they now? The PAP of the past is very different from the present day PAP. They are out of touch with the situation on the ground. They initiate unpopular policies, stream-rolling past any opinion which is different. I'm sure some of the PAP MPs are hardworkers who are truly concerned with the running of the nation, who are sincere in their intentions. However, presently, they are not doing good job, even though they think they might. And even if they don't, they will never admit to it! By having some opposition in parliament, we get people who were speak up FOR us, and provide us with alternatives. This is in contrary with the current system, whereby PAP proposals are put through just like THAT.
but let's just say that the PAP team is more impressive.
Not necessarily true. When she made this statement, I believe that she was speaking mostly from their educational backgrounds. Most of the Opposition Candidates are from equally impressive backgrounds. However, I would argue that their motivations are more sincere. They have more to lose by standing in these elections.
On George Yeo
I won't argue against George Yeo. I too think that he is a good person. However, voting for PAP solely because of one person, is not acceptable. According to Xiaxue, we would lose someone who is "extremely humble and willing to listen". Everybody's willing to listen! That's what the opposition parties have been saying all this while! If he gets voted off, it's the GRC system, and his team which is to blame.
But I fear a bleak future for our nation should the PAP topple.
No, it won't. Singapore is more than a group of men in white shirts. The foundation of this country is us. We are tough people who are extremely capable. This is a country which runs on US. We need people who will LEAD us, and not MISUSE us. Imagine Singapore as a sail boat. We are a FUCKING STRONG WIND.
We just need someone to adjust the sails every once in awhile.
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