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Path towards Politics

Standing on a stage to speak to hundreds and thousands of people can be quite intimidating to most people, at least for first timers.

This is very different from giving briefing to a small group of people.

But such fear could be overcome by consistent practice and training with proper guidance and coaching.

However, for me, I didn't have such luxury and good fortune to have any mentor to teach me public speaking or delivering rally speeches.

My first "rally speech" was made in 1985, when I was first contesting for Student Councilor in front of the grand assembly of my fellow peers. Well, I have a written script but when it was my turn to step up to stage to give my speech, I decided to put that piece of paper away because my hand was shivering and that piece of paper with my script would make it too obvious!

Nevertheless, I must have performed well as I was elected as the Vice Chairman.

Although I became the Chairman after the original Chairman was forced to step down due to some reasons, but I wasn't really having a good time with the disciplinary masters. By then I realized I am a rebel at heart even though my look might be deceiving as someone who will "follow orders"! I resigned just shortly after.

It was because of this bad experience I had in my secondary school that I decided to refrain from participating in Student Council during my JC days as well as NUSSU.

But my father had planted in me the seed of paying more attention to current affairs from daily reading of newspapers and I could say that I have more current affairs knowledge than most of my peers while they knew more about fashions and pop culture than I do.

I have watched almost all the important speeches LKY had made during the 80s and 90s, marveled at his skill of delivery even though I didn't agree with many things he had said.

I had initially selected double Maths, Double science with computer science as my core subjects in JC. Although I have great strength in Maths but I lack the interests in it.

I made a bold switch of subjects after 3 months in HCJC, dropping Further Maths and took up a totally new subject Economics.

It was the best decision I have made in my life although I suffered bad results for the first 6 months. My initial substandard results didn't deter nor demoralize me at all but instead, I got more interested and intrigued by the economic theories. I have even spent unnecessary time in library reading up "out of syllables" topics on economics.

Economics coupled with my indulgence in current affairs had given me a great foundation in understanding politics.

My subsequent study in Philosophy during NUS 1st year has further nurtured me in Logic 101 as well as Philosophical perspectives on social ethics and morality.

No one could become a politician overnight. It has to go through a long process of nurturing not only with certain essential knowledge but also the important skill sets.

At this stage of my life, I am trying my best to provide the necessary knowledge and training of skill sets to the next generations of potential political candidates which most politicians would not share.
Critiques of various policies are easy to make but to understand in-depth of the rationale, especially economic rationale of policy stance will need a lot more efforts.

To read a scripted speech on rally stage isn't difficult but to DELIVER a speech effectively will need training and coaching, apart from past experiences.

Some people are natural speakers and some are not, just like me. But with consistent efforts in learning, practice and coaching, I believe most people could eventually give a decent speech on a rally stage.
Of course there are still things which cannot be taught but can only be self enlightened.

But at the very least, I would have done whatever I can in my capacity to contribute to the process of nurturing Democracy.

 

Goh Meng Seng

 

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17 Responses to “Path towards Politics”

  • Singaporeans R Free Riders:

    nurturing Democracy? Fark U Goh Meng Seng. You are naive and gullible.

    ISRAELI SCHOLAR ARRESTED IN LONDON
    https://youtu.be/Gvi60IXoLpg

    GMS, You said here loudly that you will stop writing but here you continue writing. You are a liar.

    GMS have no credibility and integrity to begin with conspiring with CIA sponsored Hong Kees pro demoncracy cannon fodder to ruin SG.
    https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/some-50-people-protest-in-hong-kong-in-support-of-amos-yee-report

    1. 揭開美國假面!
    https://youtu.be/eWdGxHeaJ6s

    2. Christian Pastor Wu gang instigate/incite stupid Hong Kee to fight police at frontline while Christian Pastor Wu gang hide away fine dining.
    https://youtu.be/ZFK0jCozq2o&t=2s

    3. Democratic but Communist action – I was sacked for pursuing free speech.
    https://tinyurl.com/2z3ywu79

    4. West/America controlled and manipulated MSM.
    https://youtu.be/cpuM5VYLVko

    Lee Kuan Yew said: Politic is not a game of card. This is your life and mine.

    Democracy and Communist both are the same. Both are evil and hypocrite.
    Bush: Either you are with us or Against us. 顺我者昌,逆我者亡
    If you are with us, you go heaven. Today freedom fighter.
    If you are against us, you burn in hell. Tomorrow terrorist.
    https://youtu.be/wx8H7jV1xWY

    Opposition will ruin SG if you vote them in.

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  • Yiersanov:

    WAO, so touching, I am at the brink of tears!

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  • Real Truth:

    So, are you going to write your memoir, “The Real Hard Truth.”

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  • Are Sinkies Daft?:

    YES!
    WHY?
    Are the opposition sgs the ones that cause MISERY to sgs?
    Hell,No!
    Then WHY are sgs cowpehing against the oppi sgs???
    Because sgs are daft beyond redemption.
    Are oppi sgs WISE?
    NO!
    Because oppo sgs refuse to acknowledge that they cannot as individual parties contribute effectively.
    WP MPs can vouch for it.
    Even so,we,sinkies, can see.
    All oppo leaders need to tear down their EGO in order to help bring about CHANGE.
    OPPO NEEDS TO TRULY ALLY AS ONE VOICE.
    THAT WILL BRING SYNERGY TO EFFECT CHANGE.
    ELSE,why bother at all?

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  • 2Daft2Live:

    Sadly, many daft sinkies are unlike GMS. They decided since young that their heads are best placed inside the sands. What is current affairs? Their knowledge of SG political landscape is poor and those of the world’s is even worse. This deliberate or unintentional dimming of their awareness impact them intellectually in more ways than one. Their abilities to think critically, independently and creatively are also diminished. Why? Because critical, independent and creative thinking all relied on awareness but there is none!!

    So, daft sinkies are the ideal robots but rather poor intelligent beings; just what the MIW wanted. Strangely, employers aren’t too delighted with robots either. Thus, they lose out to foreign talents as employers prefer intelligent workers than robots and they ended up with jobs like food delivery and driving Grab. Also, they lose out on social-economic benefits they should get from the MIW that a developed economy ought to provide to its citizens. Such as unemployment benefits, minimum wages, high pension returns and so on. But don’t expect a robot to be unaware of all these. Sigh, what poor robots indeed!

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  • RISK TAKING:

    Great sharing!

    POLITICS like marathon race especially on the opposition camp IS NOT FOR THE WEAK HEARTED!

    KEEP GOING! KEEP IT UP! DON’T GIVE UP!

    https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2024/12/01/participant-dies-after-completing-standard-chartered-singapore-marathon-2024/

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  • Go. GMS. Go.:

    You are so young. You have 5, 6, or even 7 more GEs to run. Go for it!

    Look at US. 80 yr old, 90 yr old elected politicians.

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  • Vincent:

    Hdb $ up

    Murder also up.

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  • 4Ws:

    Let me share with you these 4 principles of nurturing good & robust opposition which may not be exhaustive:

    1)Weed out the bad
    2)Wrestle till breakthrough
    3)Work out the good
    4)Win hearts of people

    HOPE THAT OPPOSITION WILL WIN BIG AT GE2025!

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  • Go Missing:

    One sincere advice: don’t ever fight the lady in that single constituency again.

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  • Singaporeans R Free Riders:

    Go. GMS. Go.:
    You are so young. You have 5, 6, or even 7 more GEs to run. Go for it!

    Look at US. 80 yr old, 90 yr old elected politicians.

    5, 6, or even 7 more GEs to run???

    Really?

    Even you give GMS 20 more GEs to run, he will still lost because GMS has no integrity and is a cannon fodder for CIA.

    Sound minded Singaporeans, get ready to sue and charge GMS for working with CIA sponsored Hong Kees Pro Demoncracy supporters.

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  • Singaporeans R Free Riders:

    Go Missing:
    One sincere advice: don’t ever fight the lady in that single constituency again.

    Traitorous Goh Meng Seng the veteran will never win loyalist Tin Pei Ling an amateur.

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  • Single ward vs GRC:

    @SRFR

    STOP THE COCK TALK.
    Yes,who is GMS?
    A nobody.
    Who is TPL ?
    PAPpy with huge machinery backing.
    But WHO is fighting against Dr Chee?
    PAPpy with ministerial ranking.
    WHY SO KIASU?
    FIGHT ON SINGLE WARD LAH!
    SRFR,do you agree?

    Stop talking lopsidedly.
    Talk gentlemanly.
    Don’t be a “CC”(Cock crowing).

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  • Papa PARDON Son Democracy SRFR:

    No Opposition dare to criticise In God We Tru$t America Papa PARDON Son Democracy.

    Eric, VFO, Goh Meng Seng, Dr Chee, Lim Tean you all are coward.

    You actively criticise our great PAP government for being undemocratic.

    But Opposition go quiet when their In God We Tru$t America Papa PARDON Son.

    Hello Opposition,
    Will you criticise In God We Tru$t America Papa PARDON Son DEMOCRACY?

    If you dare not criticise, it show that Opposition are not for Democracy.
    Democracy is merely a slogan for Opposition to gain votes. Period.
    反对党口中的民主是玩假的。

    Do not get scammed by Opposition slogan.不要被反对党的民主口号骗了。

    ISRAELI SCHOLAR ARRESTED IN LONDON
    https://youtu.be/Gvi60IXoLpg

    ‘They criminalize us’: how felony charges are weaponized against pipeline protesters
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/10/felony-charges-pipeline-protesters-line-3

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  • Papa pardon son:

    What a desperate move, by a low power father. A high power father will let the son and grandson inherit the democratic throne.

    Look at Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, look at …(Shutup! You wanna die?)

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  • Is GMS good enough?:

    Democracy has long been weaponised to tekan those not in the same camp.

    GSM mentioned that he got into politics with the hope of nurturing democracy!

    Is he day dreaming?

    Is he good enough to do anything to change the Camp which has been using democracy as a weapon to tekan those not in the same camp?

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  • Papa PARDON Son Democracy SRFR:

    Single ward vs GRC:
    @SRFR

    STOP THE COCK TALK.
    Yes,who is GMS?
    A nobody.
    Who is TPL ?
    PAPpy with huge machinery backing.
    But WHO is fighting against Dr Chee?
    PAPpy with ministerial ranking.
    WHY SO KIASU?
    FIGHT ON SINGLE WARD LAH!
    SRFR,do you agree?

    Stop talking lopsidedly.
    Talk gentlemanly.
    Don’t be a “CC”(Cock crowing).

    Are you a foreigner turn Singaporean?

    Why you are not aware that Traitorous Goh Meng Seng challenge Ms Tin Pei Ling in Macpherson Single ward and lose big big big?

    Opposition aka Pro Democracy supporters are traitors because they dare not criticize their American Papa PARDON Son Democracy communistic like China.

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