tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post7530739988576822535..comments2024-03-27T20:17:30.597+08:00Comments on Growing your tree of prosperity: Love and politics - Singapore style !Christopher Ng Wai Chunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534057160494859977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post-8044417659084669262010-01-20T00:02:29.152+08:002010-01-20T00:02:29.152+08:00Exuviate,
I don't think we can be conservativ...Exuviate,<br /><br />I don't think we can be conservative for the sake of being conservative. <br /><br />Eldershield can be opted out and some Singaporeans can add more riders to it by going to the private sector. We should not try to change something which, in my opinion, is working fine.<br /><br />As for planning a 5-10 year campaign, my opinion is that the Workers Party has the best approach so far. They can't be too radical as that would turn off mainstream Singaporeans, you will also notice that they are slowly purging the more radical elements within the party (IMHO) for more moderate and reasonable politicians who are likely to work closely with the PAP even if they are not on the same side. <br /><br />A right-winged conservative party should adopt the same principles. Target one or two constituencies and build up ground support. Then use minor successes to grow slowly focusing on municipal concerns between elections and giving people working alternatives to one or two key issues which the PAP does not do too well. ( This next election is going to almost all about immigration )<br /><br />It's also vitally important to act with maturity. We can be opposing political parties but we're all still Singaporeans at the end of the day.<br /><br />RegardsChristopher Ng Wai Chunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534057160494859977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post-31501226141210804672010-01-19T09:03:33.462+08:002010-01-19T09:03:33.462+08:00hey i just happened to stumble upon your blog, and...hey i just happened to stumble upon your blog, and i have to say that was nicely written =D pretty amusing analogy to RI boys, but we're not all like that (: <br /><br />all the same though, i'd really like to find out from you a bit further on your proposed policies for opposition parties. in addition to the conservative slant on aforementioned issues, what would be your stance on things like elderly care which have traditionally been tackled with left-wing policy? <br /><br />assuming you were planning a 5 to 10 year strategy for opposition parties to seize power, how'd you get in talent and then garner support from public, especially with regard to campaign promises on a constituency level, because it is highly unlikely that the opposition can win in such a short time :) sorry i just had the urge to ask, but really nice piece, and i think you could really enlighten me on this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post-52900654350210246602010-01-19T07:00:35.834+08:002010-01-19T07:00:35.834+08:00The Workers Party is on the right track. I'm a...The Workers Party is on the right track. I'm a just a little disappointed at some of the finer points that they are fighting for. <br /><br />I doubt Singaporeans want minimum wages or welfare. The painful issue is foreign talent and I hope the opposition parties come up with better alternatives for this.Christopher Ng Wai Chunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534057160494859977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17478547.post-58591944984750057202010-01-19T01:25:22.501+08:002010-01-19T01:25:22.501+08:00Nice analogy. I agree that this is what opposition...Nice analogy. I agree that this is what opposition parties should do. In fact, the Workers' Party came up with a 50+ page manifesto full of alternative ideas before the last election. Alas, the poor boy didn't show off his strengths well and the girl believed the rich boy's sneers that he was full of time bombs and poisons.Gerald Giamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147927100226542638noreply@blogger.com