“Should Singaporean Youths be Allowed to Vote at 18?”

last SG · 2008-05-01T16:07:21+00:00

i vote yes for voters at 18.talk about maturity, u see those older voters keep voting for PAP even though they whine and complain about them all day long. th...

hor fun SG

For those who are interested

http://www.wp.sg/youth/index.php

Youth Quake

“Should Singaporean Youths be Allowed to Vote at 18?”

The Workers’ Party Youth Wing is pleased to invite you to participate in the first of our YouthQuake Forums and partake in a discussion on how youths in Singapore can be encouraged to adopt and carry forward a refreshing new agenda on voting age. This forum session seeks to educate, empower, and unite young people to bring youth-centric issues into the forefront of public discourse. It aims to provide an opportunity for youths to share their insights and opinions on promoting a [email protected] agenda in Singapore.

The first YouthQuake Forum will be held on

The speakers for this event are:

Speaker profiles:

Choo Zheng Xi is a second year student at the NUS Law Faculty. He was the youngest speaker to make his case at the Speaker’s Corner, taking to the soapbox in 2000 at the age of 14. His activism has since refined but he is no less passionate about youth involvement in the public sphere. Zheng Xi organized Myanmar Peace Awareness Day on all local campuses on August 2007. This involved public forums, red ribbon and armband distribution, and public petition signing. He is also the owner and Editor of TOC (www.theonlinecitizen.com), a local online news and social commentary website with an established readership. He is currently involved in a blogger’s project to craft a position paper on deregulation to be submitted to the government. He looks forward to a day when youth involvement in public discourse will be the norm rather than the exception.

Bernadette Tan is 17 this year. Formerly from Methodist Girls’ School (MGS), she is currently in her first year at Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC). In MGS she represented the school in a variety of debating competitions. Now in ACJC she has continued her career as an orator, having already represented the school in the National Forensics League, an American oratory competition. She is the eldest daughter of Eric Tan, the WP East Coast candidate in the 2006 General Elections.

Khairulanwar Zaini is willingly defending the nation although he would be glad to be deprived of the honour for the next remaining ten months. He remains a silent sideline observer of the socio-political landscape in Singapore, sporadically becoming outraged at certain political developments and even more sporadically writes about opposition development at (http://burningrepublicstate.wordpress.com). A liberal at heart, he awaits the day a Singaporean politician will campaign on themes of hope and love.

Poh Ah Pak SG

How politicised are the youth?

What is their level of awareness and knowledge?

High level or low level?

Easily fooled, agitated and manipulated by propaganda?

If PAP spreads propaganda in the mainstream media, what is their reaction?

kopiosatu SG

NO.

jojobeach SG

N.O.

ad3285 SG

At 21, i don't think most Singaporeans young adults are even concerned with the politics

Melbournite SG

too young to vote and not aware of issues. A dumb idea by WP youth Wing.

White_SoulReaper SG

No.... reason, easily influenced by any source...

FireIce SG

vote wat?
which psp game the best?
or whether fahrenheit or bang bang tang more cool?

hloc SG

At 18..... most youth can't even control their homos.

And even if they could Vote..... does it means that they will get to......

one word - Walkover

foxtrout8 SG

If NSman below the age of 21 can be deem mature enough to carry arms and live ammo in public to perform their duty, why are they not mature enough to vote ?

Poh Ah Pak SG

They can vote if they are politicised.

But if they know nothing about politics and easily hoodwinked...

Want to be soldier also must go BMT.

Want to vote, must be aware also.

But PAP regime won't allow that.

FirePig SG

YES!!!

Uncle Ver SG SG

"If NSman below the age of 21 can be deem mature enough to carry arms and live ammo in public to perform their duty"

Really? Does that occur?

If 18 can vote you can be sure PAP will takan the teenagers who vote opposition or organize opposition activities outside of camp. The 18 year old girls will be studying so why should they be involved in politics in an undemocratic country.

"most youth can't even control their homos"

WTF.

foxtrout8 SG

They can vote if they are politicised.

But if they know nothing about politics and easily hoodwinked...

"If NSman below the age of 21 can be deem mature enough to carry arms and live ammo in public to perform their duty"

Really? Does that occur?

Uncle Ver SG SG

" im pretty sure a few of my former colleagues whom were critical of the govt hold good positions..."

Imperative word is "were". And were they critical enough to join protests etc? If their livelihood is dependent on the PAP regime, they will be marginalized by the PAP government as well.

The reason why Singaporeans should not be able to vote at 18 is because firstly unlike Western countries, they are not taught at school in detail about politics for eg parliamentary system etc as part of the compulsory curriculum. Secondly LIKE Western countries, at 18 regardless of the draft or not, the majority of the teenagers are too immature or too young to remember what life was like for working adults say 5 years old.

Unless you are really smart and have too much free time, I doubt that at 18 most people would also lack the basic knowledge of political science and philosophy...

Poh Ah Pak SG

I doubt that at 18 most people would also lack the basic knowledge of political science and philosophy...

PAP can use mainstream media to do propaganda work.

But that would be like waiting for gold to fall from the sky.

Uncle Ver SG SG

"It does occur in the army but more so in the police."

Then they should not be allowed to do so. I dont trust a 19 or 20 year old to make a correct decision when confronted with a situation WITHOUT supervision.

foxtrout8 SG

"It does occur in the army but more so in the police."

Then they should not be allowed to do so. I dont trust a 19 or 20 year old to make a correct decision when confronted with a situation WITHOUT supervision.

Poh Ah Pak SG

Maybe PAP fears that the youth might vote against them.

Hmm...18-20 years old, mostly all in SAF, become politicised...

gunner77 SG

at 18, i don even tink they give a damm about political issue