Li Ao is right - Singaporeans lack quality as a people

will4 SG

I should also compare Spore to South Korea. Korea is also one of the little dragon n its brand is now becoming the latest consumer brand to be used in

SE Asia.

googoomuck SG

What is this? Doublespeak?
If Australia is governed the same way as your country is governed, will they be seeking PR in Australia in the first place?

zenden9 SG

It is becos singaporean is too content with PAP that they allow PAP to step over us without any opposition. They may start the million dollar salary as the first step. Next step may increase their salary to billion if u think complaints and opposition are counterproductive!

The way to make PAP to work for the best of Singaporean and not themselves is to have a balance party. If u don't work hard,other party will take over u.

Just like US has republican and Democrats. Just like someone is chasing yr beautiful gf, which will kick some senses into u and make u treasure yr gal more and not slack!

drawer SG

Oh,i thought firing blanks,especially using newspaper n media as propaganda tools,hoping that people will believe in what one's said,is Lee Kuan Yew profession^^

macabresg SG

I believe all political parties want power. PAP wants it even more. And when the people do not possess the ability or are afraid to question the PAP, they would conveniently rule over us. All they will do is to make sure you are sufficiently happy about them to continue voting for them in future elections.

january SG

because it is easier to complain others than to move their own butt.

government do affect individual life, if you look at some lousier countries. In singapore though, there are enough opportunities for one to achieve.

will4 SG

I agreed Spore has more opportunities for each person to achieve especially for the Malaysian n Indonesian.

breytonhartge SG

i don't think that it pays for one to be myopic in one's view. Opportunities are there for everyone you just have to be willing to make the effort, there are two kinds of people in the world, one that sees the glass as half full and the orther that sees the glass as half empty.

breytonhartge SG

show me a credible opposition and then we can talk... so far there have only been a handful of notable opposition candidates... the rest are laughable.

Singapore's government is one that is in a very unique situation, we do not have a big country and as such cannot run it like the US or any other country for that matter... it is a specialised environment. At least our government is capable of a 20 year plan... which cannot be said for governments in other countries, at most each has a 4 year plan...

Maybe your last statement is also applicable to the naysayers of the Singapore government... Singaporean's have it so good that maybe we need a kick in the butt to realise that we should treasure what we have.

The one thing that the government have been shown is stability, this is always a plus point to consider.

FireAndHell SG

Yeah rite..........no need to work.....just shaved bald......put on orange piece of cloth......get free food and lodging and walk the streets to show support for protesters.....and say "peace be to all". Just make sure my next meal is still free [protesters, make sure to pay for my food and lodging bills]..... Mr. Green

will4 SG

It is not so much about local lacking quality but in term political knowledge, local seemed to be oblivious to the surrounding. They not happy with the

govt, majority will prefer to migrate rather than severely criticized n later got into trouble with the govt.

Melvin Tan SG

I can't disagree with many of the things written here, but I certainly find some (not all, not most) PAP candidates laughable as well Smile

While some (again, not all) opposition candidates were indeed laughable, they did not win whereas the laughable PAP candidates actually won Smile And I believe they didn't cause serious destruction to Singapore, except maybe towards PAP.

Regards

will4 SG

Reading ur this article reminded I about this minister who wanted to create a national football team to compete in the world cup. Laughing

breytonhartge SG

for the TS,

I found this quote which I thought would be interesting for you:

I have learned from experience that
the greater part of our happiness or misery
depends on our dispositions
and not on our circumstances.
Martha Washington

robertteh SG

Originally posted by breytonhartge:
for the TS,

I found this quote which I thought would be interesting for you:

I have learned from experience that
the greater part of our happiness or misery
depends on our dispositions
and not on our circumstances.
[b]Martha Washington [/b]

Similarly leaders' dispositions determine the outcome of their treatments of the people and how they take criticisms of their governance.

stupidissmart SG

Isn’t Li Ao the guy tat wear the V for Vendetta mask during a National defense committee meeting ?

Y_Shun SG

there isn't any much details out about the CPF annunity thingy...what do you really expect us to do?!

aren't there a 'silent' protest abt wearing black?! Rolling Eyes

oxford mushroom SG

will be more effective if you don;t wear anything Mr. Green

robertteh SG

Some people have criticized Li Ao as a talk-cock or big mouth.

It may be true to say that Li Ao is a talk cock or big mouth. But then if what he talks makes sense, then the question to be asked should be: should we listen to his sense?

He has said Singaporeans are lacking quality or without spine or weak to stand up to bullying by their own government which encourages their government nilly wily to take them largely for granted over time and being over-bold to pass any legislations including rewarding themselves with writing their own salary cheques just by some clever cunning in comparison their salaries with a few lucky individuals in the entrepreneurial world.

It has gone so wild that it has no hesitation in imposing all kinds of direct and indirect taxes on lands and assets even where lands and assets were already paid for or owned by the people by creating the monopolistic GLCs to charge them all over again while the government pockets all the windfall profits from clever sale proceeds from the GLCs.

That has been the root cause of our loss of economic competitiveness.

The latest government proposal to postpone people's collection of their own CPF savings at age 55 to 85 would not have happened if Singaporeans are not taken for granted by their government.

To make matter worse, the people just unthinkingly voted this kind of government back to power at every past election just for some cheap goodies without thinking out their own long-term interest as a people.

Thus the people have failed to check on many of the wrongful policies due to embolden abuse of power - power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Now let us consider this criticism objectively. Is it true or false that as a people we the Singaporeans seem to be unable to stand up to such bullying government.

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