Were there only 1 message before the expected piece from
the PM, or was there not an earlier one from The SM too ?
This PM needs a SM and a MM to beat the ground and the bushes,
and see what will come out of the bush so as to allow him time to
adjust his sights.
If Sunday's National Day Rally is expected to be anything
different, it will be only the color of the shirt worn by LHL ever
since GCT broke the traditional white.
The standard fare to be expected will be the usual
condescending speech in talking down to all Singaporeans.
The speech will begin with an address that the Singapore
Malays have done better then last year but will need to do
more; the Chinese will need to think of increasing their birth
rates - (without actually saying that the majority
position will soon be lost to the prolific birth rates of the
Singapore Malays); a bland statement of admiration for the
self-dependence of the Singapore Indians in pushing themselves in
all spheres, and lumping the Singapore Eurasian community into the
final summary in English.
The National Day Rally is nothing more then a set
piece role acting of a hero's return after a heavy year
battling the demons, it is like Julius Ceasar's return to Rome to
speak to the gathering of the council members.
Can the PM be anything close to Julius ?
It is all pomp without any real substance of accountability, all
the bang and smoke without anything real for Singaporeans to chew
on.
If there is anything real to be expected, it will be more
warnings of hardships, higher taxes that will surely come amidst
any freebies that is planned to be given.
Should we pay to watch another clownish act ?
Better for the time to be spent watching
G.I. Joe in action at the nearest cinema than turning on the
TV.