"Open the windows, breathe the fresh air and at the same time fight the flies and insects"
One of the things GE 2006 has shown is that almost everyone has changed/improved except the PAP.
The voters have matured a little and are less apprehensive in letting their displeasure with the ruling party be known. This is manifested in the increase in votes the opposition parties received.
The electorate has also become less materialistic as seen from its rejection of the 180 million upgrading carrot.
The opposition parties have become more sophiscated. Unlike previous GEs, they were better organised and able to avoid 3-corner fight. They have also become shrewd enough not to fall for the baits PAP dangled before them. The fielding of 6 rookies to fight against LHL in AMK is widely regarded as a masterstroke of the WP.
PAP, on the other hand, is still using the same tactics its has been using for the past 30 years. By sticking to the old strategies, PAP has shown itself to be much out of touch with rapidly changing reality. And this is likely the main cause for the dip in its votes, from 75.3% in 2001 to the current 66.6%.
The new generation leaders of PAP could well take heed of the advice of the former PRC Chairman, Deng Xiaoping, "Open the windows, breathe the fresh air and at the same time fight the flies and insects."
The voters have matured a little and are less apprehensive in letting their displeasure with the ruling party be known. This is manifested in the increase in votes the opposition parties received.
The electorate has also become less materialistic as seen from its rejection of the 180 million upgrading carrot.
The opposition parties have become more sophiscated. Unlike previous GEs, they were better organised and able to avoid 3-corner fight. They have also become shrewd enough not to fall for the baits PAP dangled before them. The fielding of 6 rookies to fight against LHL in AMK is widely regarded as a masterstroke of the WP.
PAP, on the other hand, is still using the same tactics its has been using for the past 30 years. By sticking to the old strategies, PAP has shown itself to be much out of touch with rapidly changing reality. And this is likely the main cause for the dip in its votes, from 75.3% in 2001 to the current 66.6%.
The new generation leaders of PAP could well take heed of the advice of the former PRC Chairman, Deng Xiaoping, "Open the windows, breathe the fresh air and at the same time fight the flies and insects."
posted by locky2ky at 4:35 PM
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As long as the old one is around, nothing much will change.
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