December 28, 2009
Dear Citizens,
There are many outstanding articles and comments made in TR and
other notable sites like TOC.
Much has been said that trenchantly and incisively debunk fallacies
of askew policies, truculent, emotively powerful in
conviction.
Some expressing dejection and despair; craving and wishing for
redemption from their state of helplessness and hopelessness.
We must now NOT be swayed anymore by the PAP “rationale” of policy
sensibility or their “carrots” to buy votes.
Our voices need to unite on one powerful Vote in the coming
Election.
Defining Moment
Whatever sense and sensibility that can be made out of all these
net forums, whatever the rhetoric and irrationalism charged by PAP
and YPAP, one THING is definite: The growing uproar of
vitriolic sentiments, deep-seated angst and bitter distrust against
the PAP is real.
We must NOW do serious soul searching and ask ourselves:
Do we want as stake in our Nation Destiny for our next
generation sake?
Do we want back our Citizen Dignity and Right back?
Do we want ourselves to be subjugated by PAP?
Do we want a sustainable lower cost of living commensurate with our
salary?
Sense & Sensibility
The web of issues on nationalism, equality, justice, livelihood
sustainability, cost of living, citizen privilege and right,
governance policies and political voice suppression and etc are
wrapping around, putting stranglehold on lives of many
citizens.
Many issues are multifarious, interrelated, and conflated with
fabric of Nation-hood, encapsulating emotive essence and sacrosanct
being of Citizen, which cannot be resolved by economic rationale
alone. The fabric of the nation is not just woven purely through
economic growth. It is interwoven with collective heart and soul of
the citizens-the Nation-hood.
We, the citizens, are the “hearts and souls” of Nation. We are not
mere automatons to subject to relentless slavery to economic growth
and to PAP.
Economic Rationale of Nation-hood itself will fail without
symbiotic or mutualism of Hearts and Souls of Citizens.
Our collective sense is seeking an expression of an identity for
Nation-hood “lost” , citizen rights displaced, in the relentless
midst of GDP pursuit as reflected in many core issues vehemently
voiced in many forums.
We are confronting and questioning the sensibilities of government
policies which critically affect our current lives and future
generation in many ways.
Just to list a few of critical issues that impact citizen lives
largely:
Affordable HDB housing
· What is the
ultimate price to pay in debt for all citizens to have stake in the
Nation?
· What is the limit
and validity of HDB “affordability argument?
· By limiting
supply of land and HDB apartment, isn’t PAP playing dice with
citizen debt, and lives, by forcing upon citizens who have no other
avenues but to buy HDB at the artificial inflated sky-rocketing
prices?
PR and New Citizens
· Why is PAP going
to such extent of ingratiating with new citizens and PRs using
public funds at the expense of true-bred citizens and
Nation-hood?
· Why is the HDB
allowing excessively liberal policy for PRs to own HDB flats that
rightfully are meant for the citizens?
· Why has the
Government not anticipate the adverse impact of the huge limited
supply of HDBs?·
Why is there absurdly minimal distinction between citizen and PR
benefits?
· Why is
marginalization of wages and employment due to manpower policy
allowed without little regard to citizen concerns?
· Why is the lax
immigration policy allowed to the extent of flooding with the
Nation with low quality PR and Citizen?
High Cost of Living
· Why the incessant
coordinated government efforts resulting in ever-increasing
escalating costs of services, living and housing in times of worst
recession?
We are hungry for answers to our endless list of queries of
government policies and motives. None of the answers provided by
PAP satisfies collective sense, collective consciousness and logic
of reasoning. Many queries were snubbed, stonewalled and
unanswered. Some were answered with cloak of obfuscation.
Our collective sense of the Nation-hood is in stark conflict with
“sensibility” of present government policies regardless the PAP’s
explanation and underlying rationale or the absence of it.
Dawning of Truth
The current sentiments reflect the collective want of the
Nation, the collective sense of inadequacies and deficiencies
present policies of governance.
There is growing nationalistic conviction that the “Nation lost” is
covertly being supplanted by a “New Order”, amorphous in identity,
socially and politically engineered and creatively crafted into
guise of “sensible policies” for perpetuity of PAP and its
kind.
The “seeking hearts and souls” of the citizens, are finally
awakened with realization of the urgent need to change the
institutions and policies of governance. True-bred citizen
interests should not be subjugated to any policy, any elitism, any
government and party
The “sensibility” of policies cloaked with half-truths and hidden
motives are drawing upon many citizens, distilled from the
existential experience with the government over the years.
The subtle motives of the elite in power are now confronting of us
with the realization that the national interests and citizen rights
are subjugated to money politics and elitist interest and
power.
We are confronting our nation which is fast losing its identity.
Our Nation is becoming nothing more than “a place”-a place only to
earn money, not to live as true-bred citizens.
PAP claims with parvenu it is THE ONLY PARTY capable to deliver.
PAP proclaims arrogantly that our Nation will degrade or fall
without it.
Unless PAP is Omnipotent, Saint of Our Nation, such
self-canonization of ABSOLUTE RULE is an serious affront to sense
and sensibility of citizens. We must not be it allowed to
happen.
In the latest interview with National Geography, MM said it is good
thing to welcome China immigrant as Singaporeans are “less
hard-striving and less hard-driving”, in essence “less
hardworking”, and Singaporeans need “spur in into their hides’’ to
work harder.
MM perverse logic of observation is unfounded. It is an effrontery
to the many citizens who strive hard constantly to upgrade skills
and productivity for better earning commensurate with higher living
standards. Many citizens work dual jobs to survive, while keeping
up with demands of family needs.
Many foreign workers have made a lot of monies through appreciation
of properties bought by earning made working Singapore as PRs.
Their income relative to their home base is high. Their drive to
work harder will naturally be greater than many true-bred citizens
who merely eke out a living.
Moreover, “Hardworking” does NOT equate to productivity and
quality. They are many China workers and other foreign workers who
are hard-working, work more hours for some productive output of
Singaporeans. Naturally, they can do so without many other
financial and family commitment which an average citizen
faces.
MM declared to the world the unwarranted damnation of citizens for
being “less hard driving” and “less hard striving’ than the China
workers but does question their own policies that degenerate the
Nation to this state.
This damnation with provides more justification for employers not
to employ citizens or employ with lesser salary.
The industry clusters keep changing, shifting faster that the
hardworking citizens can upgrade skills. With vast cheap manpower
resources and FT overseas, it is always cheaper and swifter to
employ foreign workers to fill up any gaps. While the cost of
living goes up, citizens are made to work faster, cheaper and
better.
We, citizens, understand the changes happening around the
world that will impact us. But blaming squarely on citizens,
stymieing citizens as “quitters”, now calling citizens as “less
hardworking” to the world is serious flaw of judgment.
There is fundamentally serious flaw in the government policies in
creating sustainable productive employment market.
MM is playing “dice of debt” with citizen lives. PAP “perverse
logic” of HDB affordability is another telling evidence there is
far-reaching implications in government policies that will affect
many lives.
Is the “spur in the hide” push to make Singaporeans work harder,
the ulterior motive behind the sky-rocketing HDB prices to make
Singaporeans in bigger debt to have higher stake in the
Nation?
This includes the revised CPF policy and many recent policies which
are counter-intuitive to our collective sense.
Or there is something more ominous, a financial “black-hole” in
making, sucking the monies from the system, from the citizens, to
fuel its ever-glowing denseness?-until one day it becomes so dense
that the financial system will implode. But the MIW and its kind
are unscathed, while our breed will vanish in oblivion.
The government has not been candid with the citizens. The cases of
Goodyear and HDB 2 billion deficit divulge the stark reality there
is something lurking behind the “reality” or policy “sensibility”
as propounded by PAP.
We confront now with stark reality of inner motive of MM, his party
and its kind:
Is there an eventual displacement of majority of true-bred citizens
with “new citizens” mainly from China to sustain perpetuity of
their rule and humongous wealth?
As one Minister said recently, the local citizen stock needs to be
improved with infusion with more foreign stock. Its seems there is
a subtle “eugenic” in process applies only to certain groups of
true-bred citizens, NOT with PAP stock and its kind.
They have created a system in place that “whips and milks” the
money, life and soul of the citizens and, money out of the Nation
at the expense of next and future generation.
Even in the twilight years, citizens will have to work without
social welfare and care in contrast with the twilight years of the
PAP Ministers and its kind. We are becoming a state of
Serfdom.
If PAP is truly for the citizen they should work harder with much
lesser pay. The nobility and virtues of leadership for selfless
interest of citizens is absent. The policies are elitist-centric
and PAP-centric.
PAP is disconnected with citizens. They fail to empathize with the
bleeding Heart and Soul of the Nation.
They have alienated the trust of the citizens through their
dereliction of social pact implicit in the Cachet of PAP: People
Action Party, that citizen interests must come FIRST
In times to come, the New Citizens will be subject to the same
brutal grinding mill. Majority of citizens and their generations
will not see their fruits of toils.
Yes, the dawning of the truth of the motives of PAP has confronted
us. It is NOW an imperative duty of true-bred citizens to take
ownership of our Nation. The Nation future destiny is in our
hands.
We need surgical and clinical cleansing of governance and polices
for future well-being and survivability of next and future
generation.
Peril of Denial
The rebuttal to PAP and YPAP, many in anonymity in TR and other
sites, is counter-productive.
We need to express cogently and vehemently when it warrants but
ignores those YPAP provocateurs whose purpose is to mislead,
distract, obfuscate and stultify.
The PAP can ignore our true-bred citizen issues and growing bitter
sentiments, dismissing our collective conviction of Voice of
Citizens for change at their own peril.
They will reason against the growing undercurrent of sentiments
with their “rationale”.
Let them be.
We have not much time left:
We have long hurdle to cross, we need to UNITE, all opposition
parties alike, to empathize, garner and reinforce the collective
sentiments, collective voice of all true-bed citizens. This is the
only leverage for change to happen.
Ownership of Nation at stake
With our conviction for better “Singapore for Singaporeans”, let
us ALL UNITE, opposition parries alike, for common cause to correct
the flawed polices and redeem our privileges ,liberties of
political space and stake in deciding the course and destiny of our
future:
Let be collected in thoughts, conserve energy and work collectively
for common goal.
Let enjoin everyone member of your families, relatives, friends,
colleagues and contacts to vote for Change for Better Singapore for
Singaporeans.
Let each of us own the responsibility to reach as many as possible
to join in the trumpet of change, to thaw the apathy of many who
are not aware of the potential danger lurking ahead.
This may perhaps be OUR LAST CHANGE, last hope of deliverance, of
redemption from our present state, to have more opposition in the
Parliament, to ensure our present Government change or we VOTE PAP
out.
Voice of Citizen
