February 9, 2010 - Temasek Review
Written by Our Correspondent
A video clip exhorting Singaporeans to vote for change in the
next general election by famous online film-maker Wendy Neo has
garnered more than 8,000 views within a few days of
publication.
Wendy Neo is famous for the production of videos critical of the
PAP. She wrote on her Youtube profile that she is currently an
undergraduate in Perth and will become an Australian citizen after
she turned 21 years of age.
The title of her latest video is: “Singapore General Election
2010 新加坡大选: BERUBAH 改变 மாற்றம் CHANGE”:
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/02/09/singapore-election-video-by-wendy-neo-making-wave-in-blogosphere/
The video began with a summary of proposed changes in policy
such as a minimum wage system, first world salary for Singaporeans,
increased healthcare subsidy and retirement for the elderly
followed by snapshots of the main opposition leaders in
Singapore.
The middle portion of the video clip showed an elderly lady
picking cardboards for a living with a background voice saying in
mandarin:
“For the past forty years, I have been voting for the
Foreigner Action Party (PAP) and this is what I get in return. How
did things turn out this way? What happened? Now they say I am and
useless and want to dump me at JB for me to die overseas. My fellow
Singaporeans, please save me which is also saving yourselves.
Please remember: what happened to me now will happen to you one
day.”
The clip then showed photos of PAP MPs enjoying themselves and
urged Singaporeans not to give up their opportunity for change.
Though the video clip lasted only less than 3 minutes, the
message is clear and concise: vote for change and vote out the
PAP!
The opposition should make use of such video clips as part of
their electoral campaign to get their message out to Singaporeans.
To ensure that they are influenced to vote against the PAP, they
must play on their emotions – their fears, anxieties, worries,
anger, frustration, resentment and angst.
Contrary to what the PAP would like us to believe, politics is
all about emotions. The opposition must capitalize on the
groundswell of dissatisfaction, unhappiness and disgruntlement
against the PAP and utilize it to its benefit.
Netizens can help by:
1. Sharing the video clip with your relatives from the older
generation who do not surf the internet.
2. Forward the video link to all your friends and colleagues or
by embedding the video on your blogs.
3. Download and burn the video clip to CDs and distribute them
to the residents living in your block.
If each of us were to do our part right now, our combined
efforts will soon snowball into a massive grassroots movement to
advocate for change in the coming election.
