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The Somnolent Deputy Prime Minister

The Somnolent Deputy Prime Minister

By Yoong Siew Wah Can you imagine anything more clownish than a deputy prime minister snoozing away during a speech by his fellow- DPM Wong Kan Seng in Parliament? DPM Teo Chee Hean was caught by camera. We have just witnessed a clownish spectacle of the minister and secretary- general of the NTUC who said in Parliament that... 

A rebuttal to Tharman’s claims that Singapore’s economic growth benefits all citizens

A rebuttal to Tharman’s claims that Singapore’s economic growth benefits all citizens

Dear Mr Tharman,   I refer to your Budget speech as reported by Straits Times on 6 Mar 2010.   You highlighted the impressive growth in Singaporeans' incomes from 2005 to 2008.  But the explosion in HDB and property prices from 2006 to 2009 is even more impressive.  Thus, Singaporeans who bought their first homes during... 

权力的傲慢

权力的傲慢

作者:费言14/03/2010 湖北省长李鸿忠,因在两会期间抢夺女记者的录音笔,如今成为两会和网络大红人,“鸿忠夺笔”,成为“正龙画虎”之后的网络热门术语。 另一方面,我们看到台湾 (Taiwan) 那个可怜的法务部长王清丰,辞职后到法务部,流泪向同事鞠躬道谢道别,感谢他们这些时间对她的协助。为了挽救44个如“奸杀坏蛋陈进兴”那样“十足该死”的死囚犯,王清丰向立法院上书请愿提议废除死刑,甚至扬言为这些死囚下地狱,她也甘心。 比较两岸这两个大官,我们一边看到了谦卑,一边看到了傲慢,一边看到了无私(甚至只为了几十个该死的死囚),一边,看到为了顾全自己权力的威严和颜面,死都不低头,死都不认账,死都不道歉。为何有如此差距呢? 在大陆一边,可以看到令人厌恶的,对权力监督缺失的弊端,看到权力彻头彻尾的傲慢。在台湾一边,可以看到令人尊敬的,“权为民所用”的真正实践,对人权,对民主老老实实的认真尊重。 省长的权力有多大?湖北省长能对你做什么? 对中国不熟悉的人,很难理解在中国,一个省长的权力有多大。不如这么说吧,从管理面积看看,就如新疆、或西藏吧,随便其中一个,都比整个欧洲的面积还大。拿... 



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