2016 NDR speech: PAP still trying to rally Singaporeans with propaganda and half truths
I refer to PM Lee’s 2016 NDR speech. As with previous NDR speeches, it was yet another occasion for shameless self praise and, of course, propaganda. In his 2015 NDR speech, PM Lee went as far as claiming we were already one people, bragging about our “good government”, government’s “honesty when it comes to policies”,...
When the majority do not represent the majority
How can this be? The majority must always represent the majority or else they can’t be the majority. This is not really true in a democratic system like Singapore. How many really believe the majority, or the politicians elected by the majority of the voters really, represent their interests? Take the recent sub judice bill...
Is our Constitution a meaningless piece of crap which a party can change at the drop of a hat?
A little observation: After President Ong Teng Cheong questioned them about the reserves, they went back and changed the Constitutional powers of the Elected President. Problem solved. After JB Jeyaretnam won Anson in 1981's by-election, they introduced the Non-constituency MP (NCMP) scheme in 1984. After both JB Jeyaretnam...
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