TOTAL Sense of INSECURITY of outside challenge to the Political
Party's own political future.
TOTAL Lack of Confidence in its ability to hold on to Political
Power in an Open System.
TOTAL Lack of Trust of the Citizens that elect them to form the
Government.
It is amazing that in the Open Societies of TRULY Democratic
Countries, such restrictions do not exist.
Conversely, in closed societies that has strong political control,
or in closed societies that jealously guard their own community
from being racially, culturally, or economically diluted, Double
Citizenship is unacceptable.
It is unfortunate for Singapore to disallow its Citizens from
holding dual citizenship, as on the one hand the Government has
encouraged Singaporeans to spread our wings and look beyond our
shores for economic activities, and on the other hand imposed such
a 'Dual Citizenship' restriction on Singaporeans.
Many countries will jealously guard and protect economic activities
for the exclusive operation by their own Citizens, with some
insisting on majority stake to be in the hands of their local
nationals.
It is not uncommon for US Citizens to hold dual citizenship in the
USA and some countries in Europe, benefitting from the economic
opportunities of both continents.
Israel has some of its citizens holding US Citizenships, and when
crisis fall on Israel, many Jews of different citizenships will
return to the call of the country.
Such is the innate trust of a country in its Citizens that reflects
the maturity of a Government System that has confidence in its own
political status and that of the Citizens that they govern.