I agree with you .... up to a point ..... most people can
recognize frivolous one-liners, like the "bullet in the lee's
family head" talk by chaps like iveco and filter them out ... just
like we gossip about starlets and celebrities in here, I agree that
that politicians must have thicker skin to take these kinds of talk
too .....
But ... there has to be a line though, one can rant all he wants
against someone, but when he impinges on another's integrity, casts
doubts about his professional reputation, calls him dishonest and a
liar, he's crossed a very clear boundary, it would be a valid suit
under the laws of most western countries too. Further more, he is
an opposition figure, not some ah pek ranting at the kopitiam while
drinking his morning coffee, so just like any other politicians,
incumbent or otherwise, he should expect to be held accountable to
a different standards than a member of the general public
In anycase, no one here is getting dragged off in the middle of the
night for being in the opposition, isn't not like "big brother" is
watching us ... (heck, just look at some of the posts on this
forum) ... chaps in the opposition who harbour delusions of
"martyrdom" and "granduer" are kidding themselves ... and
alienating the voters in my opinion .... they are certainly no
"Ghandis" ... I said it before in another post and I say it again,
a certain decorum must always exist in politics, to prevent a slide
into sensationalism and a scandal driven, cheap shots ridden
political circus .... We want more Mr Lows, and Mr Chiams, not the
rabble that is the SDP .....
(neways, just a sidetrack ... I have this feeling that the real
thing to watch for in this election would not be the number of
opposition candidates voted into parliament; there won't be much
surprises there .... but the number of void and invalid votes ....
)
