They don't do what they preach.....
It's a long long way before the government can see a more liberal society in Singapore. They are not doing what they preach. So much for spending years trying to get Singaporeans to speak up, trying to get more talents to join politics, trying to give an impression that they are willing to listen to the people. Now, the open secret has become a spoken reality.
Salute to you, Mr Andrew Kuan!
You may not have gotten the presidency, but you had shown us what the government's vision is. It's still a much controlled, top-down, my-way-or-no-way policies. All the talks about the lack of interest in politics from the younger generation, the complains about Singaporeans keeping to themselves, the challenge put forward to Singaporeans to speak up, etc..... It doesn't equate!
Mr Andrew Kuan had the guts to stand up to the challenge of the president election. But what did the government do? They spend a huge amount of their efforts beating him back to his own seat, or even lower and much worse-off then what he was.
Honestly, I'm can't speak for his contributions as I did not follow closely on his credentials. But from an ordinary heartlander's view, I don't think he deserve that much bashings. If his performance in JTC as a group chief financial officer is 'unsatisfactory', I really wonder why he was still in office. And JTC will have to start explaining about his performance-based pay rise and bonuses as well.
Some forumers had said that it should be Sinaporeans' rights to dictate if the candidate is suitable enough for the post of President. I think filtering is still needed before the application is accepted. But even if the application is not approved, such bashings are not necessary, really. It's just an application! If the person is not suitable enough, then just disqualify him. I don't think such degree of reputation-battering helps in the government's pursue of a more outspoken and liberal society.
All previous efforts of protraying a more people-friendly government has become a theatric performance. I think the backfire effects hurts deeper than the benefits the government achieved from having a non-competited presidency. It's really not convincing enough for a non-elected elected president to serve 12 years in a democratic-proclaimed Singapore.
*Shake head* Bad publicity, PAP!
Salute to you, Mr Andrew Kuan!
You may not have gotten the presidency, but you had shown us what the government's vision is. It's still a much controlled, top-down, my-way-or-no-way policies. All the talks about the lack of interest in politics from the younger generation, the complains about Singaporeans keeping to themselves, the challenge put forward to Singaporeans to speak up, etc..... It doesn't equate!
Mr Andrew Kuan had the guts to stand up to the challenge of the president election. But what did the government do? They spend a huge amount of their efforts beating him back to his own seat, or even lower and much worse-off then what he was.
Honestly, I'm can't speak for his contributions as I did not follow closely on his credentials. But from an ordinary heartlander's view, I don't think he deserve that much bashings. If his performance in JTC as a group chief financial officer is 'unsatisfactory', I really wonder why he was still in office. And JTC will have to start explaining about his performance-based pay rise and bonuses as well.
Some forumers had said that it should be Sinaporeans' rights to dictate if the candidate is suitable enough for the post of President. I think filtering is still needed before the application is accepted. But even if the application is not approved, such bashings are not necessary, really. It's just an application! If the person is not suitable enough, then just disqualify him. I don't think such degree of reputation-battering helps in the government's pursue of a more outspoken and liberal society.
All previous efforts of protraying a more people-friendly government has become a theatric performance. I think the backfire effects hurts deeper than the benefits the government achieved from having a non-competited presidency. It's really not convincing enough for a non-elected elected president to serve 12 years in a democratic-proclaimed Singapore.
*Shake head* Bad publicity, PAP!
posted by Caller From The Falls at 2:12 AM
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