look bussy, I've ran more than one opposition rallies every
night since I came back, and frankly, most of them were nothing
more than bitch and rail and whine sessions ..... shiok to go to,
scratches your balls ... but after all the sound and fury, frankly,
none of them offer anything, and they know it too ... deep down
they know that it doesn't really matter what kind of bullshit their
"shadow cabinets" spews out, cos deep down they know it wouldn't
happen ... so they'll just sit back and throw up whatever that
sounds good to the people, and then point fingers and say "I told
you so" or take whatever credit that comes along ...
I don't go to PAP rallies cos you already know what they are
offering, stability and predictability for the next 5 years at
least. fine if people think taking out a few ministers or putting
in some opposition mps would serve as a wake up call, but if you
think about it, they'll just be there to make noise ... I have been
following every parliament's debates, these fellows have only asked
a handful of questions in total, low thia khiang blinked when it
came to mas selamat, and sylvia only spoke up about the minister's
pay on the last session of parliament, right before the elections
... it's more to sell herself to the people if you ask me ...
I once thought the WP was different this time round ... till I
attended their rallies ... they are no different from the other
rabble like the SDP if you ask me ... and then they throw up
someone like chen show mao ...... it'll be a sad sad day if we
exchange our foreign minister for basically a foreigner with a red
passport, someone who've been away for 30 years ....
of course, it's "cool" to be in the opposition right now, with
youtube jingles, starwar clips, etc, coming out every day ... young
first time voters I guess ... the democratic process requires a
certain maturity and responsibility for it to work, looking at
what's happening in singapore this elections, all the online
activities, slurs on facebook etc, I'd say, 3 elections down the
road, and we'll be the same as taiwan or the phillippines ...
Frankly speaking, rallies are for rousing emotions and not the
best place for dialogue. I talked to SPP's GRC team* in person and
they appear sincere and did not sidestep my questions. They're not
planning to pluck money from the sky and know some limitations with
their proposals.
*That's the younger men I'm talking about. CST's name which is
bandied around a lot like a brand but they're not hiding behind it
like NSP and Nicole.
