All in all, quality oppostion is hard to build up. But like
business, sporting clubs and even CCAs, there must be so called
competition.
Why? It gives PAP a run for their money...haha
Without a competition, credible or not, if PAP do not find
themselves challenged, they might go slack. Without Pepsi, Coke
might not maintain the quality of their drinks and safety mark.
Similarly, if PAP are not challenged, two things. Self assurance
and slackness.
Self assurance is already happening. Examine the political arena
nowadays, and we will know. NCMP Steve Chia has already challenged
the government on several issues, and PAP has stumbled on these
cases. Yet examining the speeches most ministers give, there are
air of assurance gahmen has done things rite. Hell, we can take up
speeches from 90s till now, there are tendency for flowery and
politically correct speeches, yet lack in substance. I gave up
reading minister answers to many reporters questions regarding any
cases here. The remarks became more and more mundane.
Without oppostion = no check and balance = self assurance =
slacking.
This is what I am worried about. Lets not just see the political
arena.NSFs can see their officers displaying "PAP style of
thinking"
Urm, what I meant, I think there is a good reference here in
Military Nuts or SAF forums. A medic challenged his officer who
cock up a training programme. Most officers, by right could charge
the medic, if they do go by book, even if its the medic is in the
right.
Another case, my friend's friend who is a driver for a BG. However,
the BG used the car alone one day came back drunk, with the GP car
in wreck. The driver was charged for negligence. Logically, the BG
is in the wrong. But "going by the book'. the driver is chargeable
for the above offence. Lets not talk about LPPL, lets talk what
would happen if the driver legally challenge this case. No matter
what, educatedly speaking and going by book, the driver is in the
wrong.
If you see the way this is going, one worrying aspect would be
everyone adopting this mode of talking "Using the laws of economics
blah blah, examing this psychological aspect using blah blah
theory....."
PAP has been going on this mode already. Thats why the meaning of
"effective" thoughts and actions has been lost. Truthfully, the
only person whom I seen so far who apply thought and actions
effectively are the Old Guard, especially LKY, with their policies
which has shaped SG into what is it today
We should worried what PAP will be like in the near future, coz its
affecting us all.