The PAP Government has no need for the New Citizens to know
anything about the Singapore Political System nor the
Political History of Singapore.
All it need the New Citizens to do - is to return the PAP to be
next Government for at least another 5 years.
Without the influx of New Citizens, the PAP's prospects at
the next election will surely be questionably dim, when
one consider the ground swell of negative opinions from the
Heartlands.
The sudden influx of New Citizens is part of the PAP's
cowardly schemes for the next election as they know that there are
far too many problems that they have created for themselves, and
with themselves losing control on other issues that created
problems for them in unexpected ways.
From the report dated 28 September 2009 - prepared by the
Singapore Department of Statistics - during the
last Election 2006, the ‘Total
Population was 4,401,400+, with Residents numbering 3,525,900+’
(*1), and an ‘electoral
roll registering a total of 2,147,840 citizens’ (*2)
From the same report, the Total Population in 2009 is
now 4,987,600, with Residents numbering 3,733,900 and still
growing (??) - what will the final count of citizens by the next
Election to be held before Year 2011 ?
August 31,
2009 by admin
‘From our
Correspondent’
Much has been written on the
economic impact of the uncontrolled influx of foreigners into
Singapore. Little is known about the underlying political
implications.
While no studies have been
conducted on the voting patterns of immigrants, it is likely that a
majority of them will be pro-government, given that it is the
government which gives them the opportunity to succeed in
Singapore.
To a Chinese or Indian
immigrant family completely clueless about Singapore’s political
baggage or history, the PAP represents a sort of “savior” to them
without which they will not be allowed to start life afresh
here.
Furthermore, the
PAP-controlled grassroots organizations have been actively reaching
out to the new citizens through hosting a variety of activities to
help them “integrate” into the community to the extent of giving
them positions in the Residents Committees’.
With the number of new
citizens arriving on Singapore’s shores increasing at a frentic
rate, they will form an influential voting bloc in future elections
and the PAP is well aware of it.
Besides the vote in their
hands, new citizens also help to styme the development of the
citizenry’s political awareness indirectly.
By keeping the median wages of
the Singapore worker down and posing a constant threat to their
livelihoods, it creates a siege mentality in Singaporeans that they
will lose out in the rat race unless they continue working hard to
earn a living.
With their attention and
energies focused completely on economic survival, they will be
apathetic towards current affairs and local politics.
There lies the ingenuity of
the PAP. No matter how tough life is, it will ensure that nobody
goes hungry in Singapore. Prices of foodstuff and living
necessities are kept low to ensure that even the destitute and
homeless get one basic meal a day.
The middle class, with their
endless fixation on the materialistic pursuits in life, will have
little motivation to join politics to create “trouble” for the
government which explains why most Singaporeans are generally
averse to politics.
A nonchalant and ignorant
citizenry is a key to the continued hegemony of the PAP as recent
events have shown. Despite widespread public disaffect towards the
lossess suffered by Temasek and GIC, they are never really
threatened.
Political dissatisfaction is
limited chiefly to cyberspace where it exerts a negligible impact
on the rest of the enslaved population which is still unaware of
its inherent political rights.
All kinds of repressive laws
were put in place to prevent the public expression of political
dissent as it will have serious ramifications on the popularity and
legitimacy of the regime.
A new aristocracy is emerging
with the new citizens becoming increasingly part of the PAP’s core
support base. In fact, some of them have already been co-opted into
the regime and appointed as Members of Parliament.
With no foreseeable opposition
in sight, the system which is specifically designed to perpetuate
one-party rule, will continue to keep the PAP in power for a long
time to come, elections being a 5 yearly necessary “nuisance” in
order to keep its democratic pretensions alive.
Singaporeans can continue to
complain for all they like. The power of their vote is being eroded
gradually with each passing day as more and more foreigners take up
Singapore citizenship.
Either they toe the official
line or ship out altogether. As the feebled opposition continues
its ignonimous journey into oblivion, the PAP is quietly rebuilding
its power base, slowly but steadily.
With the new citizens firmly
integrated into the PAP’s system followed by years of
indoctrination by the state propaganda machinery, we will see
another generation of brainwashed citizens who are eternally
“grateful” to the PAP.