Lee Kuan Yew has surgery
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One of the great taboos of Singaporean politics is discussing
what will happen once its prime-minister-for-life “Harry” Lee Kuan
Yew finally goes to meet his maker.
With fear of the Old Man gone, how fast will the concentration
of absolute power in the hands of Singapore’s tiny ruling clique
corrupt it?
Will the squabbles between the factions of the People’s Action
Party finally burst to the surface, with the party splitting into
fragments?
With no checks and balances to force its hand, will the winning
faction allow Singapore to blossom into a real democracy, or will
dissent be crushed with a velvet glove or a military jackboot?
These questions are important, but this blog will not try to
answer them, although you’re welcome to make your predictions in
the comments.
Instead, we will set out to predict something altogether
simpler: when will old Harry’s formidable mind finally
succumb to the senility of old age, and when will his enfeebled
body give up the ghost?
Using public and private sources, LEEWATCH will track Lee’s
mental and physical state and chart the course towards the day when
Changi is renamed as Lee Kuan Yew International.
