This is written on behalf of a friend who is doing a project.
(currently a summary)
A government is a group of people representing the interests of the
majority of the people living in a country. This group of people
translates their beliefs in the general interest of the majority
and protects the welfare of the majority. They assign rules to
regulate the majority such that these legislations will prevent the
majority of the people from events which deplores the interest of
the majority of the people.
A democracy is a way of governance by allowing the people to select
their representatives through voting whom they believed will
represent their interests best.
In Singapore, the country faces a dangerous political situation
where there is insufficient competition in the political arena to
lend the people their voices to. Walkovers has become so common
such that the ruling party has a firm control and are not checked
by the people. Opposition is made up by the people, and the people
cannot rely on the opposition to make up their numbers with nobody
joining them.
Opposition does prohibit growth to a certain extent, but it also
perpetuates alternative solutions to any given situations albeit it
may not be proven as a better solution.
Some people oppose for the sake of opposition. Some people oppose
because they believe the solution is not workable or the solution
does not protect the general interests of the people. Some people
oppose because they feel there is a need for a better alternative
to safeguard more interests. Opposition can be revered, it can be
rewarding and it could be disastrous.
The ruling party in Singapore seemed content with the proposition
that upgrading was their plan, their manifestos and that their
opposition should not be duplicating their idea. However, the
Government is supposed to improve the lives of the people and it
could start with upgrading. Restricting the opposition from
following their footsteps seemed to send the signal that the
people's vote condemned them from improvements.
So the political situation stagnated with the lack of growth within
the Opposition. The new political party formed by the members of
different opposition political party are not helping either. They
questioned the motives of the Government, they questioned the
actions by the Government and they seemed content with politcally
bashing their opponents with questions than offering statements or
solutions. They asked where the money had gone. They asked where
are the returns from the projects the Government had invested. They
did not ask what the people really wanted.
The opposition should countercheck the measures and actions of the
ruling party. This is understandable. They should also make
suggestions to improve the country. The new political party should
also understand the fact there is no use crying over spilled milk.
Their focus should be on the correction of wrong methods and offer
new methods.
The ruling party could not prevent the people from joining the
opposition but the opposition could not force them into.
Singaporeans are the ones who should decide they should improve the
political situation or move into another era of political
stagnation.
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