Fooled by the PAP media that Chee is the
villain
THURSDAY, 05 MAY 2011 Singapore
Democrats
We have received numerous emails from Singaporeans saying
how they have been fooled by the state-media into thinking that Dr
Chee Soon Juan is bad for Singapore. We reproduce a small sample of
the emails we have received in this topic in just the last few
days.
Dear Dr Chee,
I am a resident living in the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC which your
team is contesting in in this upcoming general elections.
In the past, I
used to feel that you were nothing but a disgrace to the opposition
by carrying out your actions without much thought or having any
form of a strategy.
In the past few months however, my impression of you and your party
has changed dramatically. I watched your appeal to US President
Obama. While the president is probably too busy to constantly be
meddling in our small country's political affairs, and much less so
be watching your plea on Youtube, I was struck by your conviction
and drive.
I watched the video of you giving a speech at NUS. And I thought,
this guy isn't the lunatic I once thought he was. He is eloquent,
intelligent, and courageous.
After a little
reflection, I realized that it is really the mainstream media that
has etched the image of a crazy dr chee into the minds of
Singaporeans.
You were imprisoned, made bankrupt, imprisoned again...yet you have
never stopped your political activism and have continued fighting
for what you believe in.|
While I do not wholeheartedly agree with the proposed policies of
your team (ie, I am getting the impression that SDP wants to
provide for all who are unable support themselves and this could
undermine the value of meritocracy which many singaporeans believe
in), I am deeply impressed with the conviction displayed by
yourself and your party.
I have confidence that your party members will be able to act as a
voice for singaporeans in parliament, undaunted by the many
generals ands whatnot from the ruling party.
Thank you for fighting for Singapore and keep to the good work
(especially on the social media front, it's working
marvelously)!
QY
PS. Say hi danny the bear for me
Dear Dr. Chee,
I took sometime to write this email to you and your team because I
feel that I should. This is “My Hard Truth” about SDP.
SDP have not been having good records in the past years with
yourself and some other members gotten into trouble with the law. I
have not been following SDP. I am a great support for WP.
When two very capable ex-public servants, Mr. Tan JS and Dr. Ang
were introduced by SDP being a candidate for the 2011 GE, my very
first thought was “they must be crazy”!
They could have joined other “better” opposition like WP, SPP etc.
Why put themselves in such high risk by joining the SDP? I have no
idea who Vincent and Michelle were at that time and I thought these
are also crazy people putting themselves at risk by joining
SDP.
In the Political Forum telecast on air, Vincent left me a deep
impression with his steadiness and well presented questions, but
that did not change my perception of SDP.
In the recent GE Rally, I have been watching most of the opposition
speeches. To my very surprise, I was extremely impressed by
majority of the speakers from the SDP. Mr. Tan, Dr. Ang, Dr.
Vincent, Michelle LJ, Teo SL, Alec Tok were very impressive
speakers.
In fact, I feel that the speeches and agenda are much better than
other opposition because they have great substance in the speeches
and are closer to the heart of the Singaporean. In addition, there
is a very good mixed of candidates who complement each other’s
expertise and is able to feel for the people on the ground.
I started to
relook at SDP from another angle, start looking at the past videos
of SDP and Dr. Chee’s family, speeches etc. I started to reflect
and understand why Dr. Chee’s scarification. You being a father of
three beautiful children, you are NOT out of your mind but all
these that you have done are for the democracy of Singapore,
putting yourself and your family at risk. I salute
you.
I urge that Dr. Chee and SDP can continue to excel in the Singapore
political arena. I certainly feel that this is a NEW Dr. Chee and
Brand NEW SDP.
I certainly will consider joining as a member of SDP and is willing
to participate in any of the focus group discussion if SDP
requires.
I once again applaud SDP for the great effort in putting up such
great teams in this coming GE. I wish SDP the very best of luck in
Holland-Bukit Timah, Sembawang, Yu Hua and Bukit Panjang. Please
continue to be the voice of the people of this country.
I love Singapore. This is my home and my country.
Steven Ng
Good Day to the SDP team,
I attended your rally at commonwealth just a few hours ago.
Allow me to
apologise to Dr Chee Soon Juan. In the past, we were taught about
how much PAP had done for Singapore, how LKY has brought Singapore
to where she is now in the international stage etc.
As for the media, they blinded us by casting a bad image of Dr Chee
(how he 'kicked' Mr Chiam out of SDP, how he 'bad-mouthed' LKY
etc.)
With the lastest attempt for his appearance at Yuhua Stadium on the
evening of 28 April 2011, the media tried to report it as a
protest. Shame to the national papers.
That is why no one will and want to vote for the SDP in the past
elections.
With the advance of technology now, things change. Singaporeans
start to find out the truth through various means and not being
fooled by the media (controlled by PAP).
Dr Chee's election message touched the hearts of many elderly. With
all the videos produced by SDP, it give us a clearer and fairer
understanding of Dr Chee in his fight for democracy for the
nation.
Dr Chee, please fight on and see you in GE 2016.
Anonymous