The word "talent" is a misnomer, an anomaly, n it was couched by
the incumbents to hoodwink the population and most importantly
those foreigners who come here.
Labelling them as talent is a pyschological placebo that the
incumbents (knew) and know that it will work. Hence, the labelling!
It is being exploited (cos of ignorance and weaknesses within one)
and one must be intelligent to see thru the bluff.
Excepting a few with specialized skills most of them are here
for low wages and woefully undignifying working conditions.
It ("foregin talent" policy) epitomizes the incumbents stance and
that is of avarice and venality!
It is shameful and disdainful that the incumbents brag about
being a first world nation but the reality is the surreptitious
stance of straw-clutching policies (lax immigration and
requirements for PR/citizenship).It was and is all for political
expediency and lest one forgets – GDP $$$!
Off late, no one from the incumbents uses the word ‘talent". Is
this not telling of what these self-serving type(s) are?
Singaporeans are paying a very high price (economics,social etc
etc) for bleating away like sheep and on the altar of the real ( as
opposed to hypnotic apathy and blind allegiance which sadly is so
ingrained in the Singaporean psyche) it will all sooner or later
collapse like a house made of cards.
PS – 82 Mps n … are not talents but simply yes-man/woman who
simply parrot/regurgitate … Yes, I may be construed as a cynic.
However it does not detract from what is true. Two jarring egs
would suffice – why not even one from the ruling party favoured the
minimum wage n not one of them ever spoke or queried about the
actual costs of a HDB unit? It is stupidity to assume or equate
academic acheivements with that of intelligence or talent One does
not have to be a scientist to analyze/ derive at an
answer/conclusion.
The incumbents know and the fear that the "good" times for
themselves (inclusive of harvests in terms of $$$) would all grind
to a halt with the inexorable political awakening (slow though it
is) and now they are desperate to cling to power at any cost(s) and
still benefit in the short-run.
Lest it be forgotten – they got away and the likelihood of them
getting away is still possible as long as the system (inclusive of
voters attitudes) is such that perpetuates/favours a one-party
rule. The political landscape needs transformation and not simply
window-dressed changes (NMPS is the most stupid and useless and it
is mere political device that favours the incumbents.)
What is urgently needed is for a multi-party or two-party system
and it is not a question of whehter one candidate can perform or
whether is perceived as capable. Perception is real only in one’s
head. The icing on the cake is not the cake. The real cake is the
tasting (aka delivery).
Can one assume/consider that the incumbents delivery has been
equitable, transparent, accountable, responsible. Intuitively, it
does not feel so. Also, the one-party rule is inherently flawed in
so many ways. We do not have an Ombudsmen, independent
bodies/institutions,/independent media n ….add on.
These self-serving incumbents are pawning Singaporeans future
away fro short term gains with policies/??? that simply cannot be
sustained for long and even if they are, it is to the detriment of
each native Singaporean. It simply does not augur well for the
future.
Hope Singaporeans can see what is as it is and not be lulled
into seeing, interpreting .. with clouded lens of the past or allow
bigotry/prejudices to distort understanding!