" Half-Truths" when spoken often enough - can
become " TRUTHS " - so said MM LKY.
Somehow the "Art of Speaking Half-Truths" has been
perfected to the extent that "Half-Truths" spoken often enough by
"CREDIBLE PERSONS -
WILL BE ACCEPTED AS TRUTH"
1. GRASSROOT ORGANISATIONS : NON-POLITICAL ?
From a whole list of 'grass-roots' groups that include the Senior
Citizens' Executive Committee, Women's Executive Committee, Malay
Activity Executive Committee, Indian Activity Executive Committee,
People's Association Youth Movement, Civil Defence Executive
Committee, Consituency Sports Club - can it be truthfully said that
the Residential Committee, Citizens
Consultative Committees, Citizens Development
Committee, Neighborhood Committee -
APOLITICAL ?
Even MM LKY had stated that he acknowledged that he had depened on
these groups to be the EYES and EARS of the
Singapore Government, and was specifically set up by the Ruling
Political Party, so as to allow them to have constant regular feed
back of the rumbles on the ground.
All these grass-roots groups are under the umbrella of the PEOPLE'S
ASSOCIATION, with its head being a political appointee, and its
mission role spelled out to implement the Ruling Party's vision of
social engineering.
See reference sites:
PA Mission:
http://www.pa.gov.sg/aboutpa/About%20Us.htm
PA Organisation Chart:
http://www.pa.gov.sg/aboutpa/PA%20Org%20Chart%20010405.pdf
PA Website:
http://www.pa.gov.sg/
2. HDB ETHNIC QUOTA SCHEME
For over THIRTY YEARS, since the HDB began building houses for
Singaporeans, it was only during the late 1970s - as a result of
the manner in which concentrations of certain racial groups
responded to certain electioneering candidates from a certain
racial group - that the Government responded by diluting
concentrations of any one racial groups that vote along ethnic
lines.
This HDB policy was successful in dismantling the minority Malay
Community, but it did not resolve ethnic politics practised by the
larger and majority Chinese Community.
This policy had actually acted against the MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS -
in that the choice of buyers in the resale market is restricted
only to members from the minority group.
3. GROUP REPRESENTATIVE CONSTITUENCIES
With the successful implementation of the ETHNIC QUOTA SYSTEM in
controlling any one concentration of any minority group that can
vote along ethnic lines, the GRC was implemented to ensure that the
Minority Race will be proportionally represented in Parliament, and
in Government when possible.
Unfortunately, the Ruling Party exploited the success of the GRC in
ensuring a 'walk-over' for new and untested candidates from the
incumbent Ruling Party, and began to expand the GRC - from its
original four constituencies in one group - into six constituencies
into one Group.
However, with all the supposedly good intention of having racial
harmony and social integration, has the HDB ETHNIC QUOTA SYSTEM and
the GRC actually achieve its goal of social integration, or has the
gap between the different ethnic groups widen ?
With HDB neighbors seldom going beyond the courtesy greetings when
meeting each other in the common areas, and with PRIVACY being
valued more accutely amongst HDB residence, has there been any
social integration amongst the races ?
Has the minority Member of Parliament in any GRC been any more
effective in representing the views from their constituents, when
it is Party Politics first over the Singapore Electorates and the
Constituents.
4. THE ELECTED PRESIDENCY
This post was first created, it had its role clearly marked out as
the KEEPER of the SECOND KEY that unlocks the National
Reserves.
When this 'Second Key' concept was tested by the
late Ong Teng Cheong it caused so much acrimony from within the
Ruling Elite that it resulted in a RETHINK to the original role
planned for it.
This was made necessary, as for the Elected President to perform
its role conscientiously, it required the complete revelation in
the accounting of the National Reserves - as managed by the
Ministry of Finance, Government Investment Corporation, Temasek
Holdings, and a string of Government Related Agencies, Statutory
Boards, and Government Linked Companies operating with funds from
the Singapore Government.
This resulted in inconvenience to the Ruling Elite, and it required
a SECOND THOUGHT to the limited powers already given to the Elected
Presidency - and further clipped his wings in having any authority
to effectively perform his role as the Guardian of the
National Reserve.
The Elected President will hold the KEY, but will not be in any
position to seek any more information than what has been made known
for him to look after.
The Elected President is no more then acting according to the will
of the Ruling Elite.
What does this mean for the future of Singapore ?
Can the same Elected President be any more effective in being a
GUARDIAN of the National Reserves - if ever a situation should
arise that ANOTHER POLITICAL PARTY happen to replace the present
RULING POLITICAL PARTY ?
The Ruling Party has not been infallible in their vision, and they
have set off a few time bombs during their monopolistic arrogant
grip on political power in Singapore.
The biggest time bombs are from their Family Planning Policy and
the fact that they have removed competitive spirit of Singaporeans
by the sheer dominance of the Ruling Party and its Government
Linked Companies in wiping private enterprise and competition in
Singapore.
