tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post114695101467199897..comments2023-09-17T00:03:40.095+08:00Comments on Almost Infamous: Elections CommentaryAlmost Infamous Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206992815096698725noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-1147530645959826562006-05-13T22:30:00.000+08:002006-05-13T22:30:00.000+08:00Mr Wang,That's even more impressive in that case -...Mr Wang,<BR/><BR/>That's even more impressive in that case - impressive by the fact that they will have that much more time to develop themselves as politiciansAnthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404874584727768253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-1147316062698994482006-05-11T10:54:00.000+08:002006-05-11T10:54:00.000+08:00Anthony, you're mistaken. PM Lee's opponents in An...Anthony, you're mistaken. PM Lee's opponents in Ang Mo Kio were mostly not "thirtysomething".<BR/><BR/>They were "twentysomething".Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-1147289099802370442006-05-11T03:24:00.000+08:002006-05-11T03:24:00.000+08:00Israphale,I expected someone to bring that argumen...Israphale,<BR/><BR/>I expected someone to bring that argument up. <BR/><BR/>The problem with the cooption theory is that the PAP coopts only dissenters that are successful politicians -by PAP standards-. That is the one fatal flaw to the PAP ideology of "meritocracy in government" - the meritorious standards are decided by what the PAP -thinks- dissent and politics are. When was the last time the PAP has coopted, say, a retrenched middle-management engineer, for example?<BR/><BR/>I think this election amply demonstrates a basic fact - you don't need to be a scholar, lawyer, banker or accountant to mount an effective opposition. That is one of the reasons for the overwhelming success of the WP and why true opposition cannot come from within the ranks of the PAP.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404874584727768253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-1147216294930815432006-05-10T07:11:00.000+08:002006-05-10T07:11:00.000+08:00Al Yamani,I'm not terribly impressed by the curren...Al Yamani,<BR/><BR/>I'm not terribly impressed by the current crop of ministers we have, to be honest. Saying that NEH and TCH are the only viable long term successors is a bit like saying Hillary Clinton is the only viable Democrat candidate - true, but it doesn't fill me with good vibes.<BR/><BR/>Zach,<BR/><BR/>Singapore politics don't work. The Singapore -government- works VERY well...for now. Like many Singaporeans I hope to see a greater opposition representation as a check and balance on the incumbent.<BR/><BR/>Ben,<BR/><BR/>That may be the case a few years back. I don't think it can hold true anymore. The election strategy of WP this election was well-played. In fact, I think the WP's greatest coup this election is the fact that they cannot be discredited as being a non-viable alternative, casting doubt as to why the PAP still holds the overwhelming number of Parliamentary seats.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404874584727768253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-1147207056128337702006-05-10T04:37:00.000+08:002006-05-10T04:37:00.000+08:00Thanks for the primer on the politics of Singapore...Thanks for the primer on the politics of Singapore. I didn't know how the system worked/didn't work. I hope that elections become more contested and that the opposition becomes more viable.Zachary Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624382155973623339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-1147201067605642732006-05-10T02:57:00.000+08:002006-05-10T02:57:00.000+08:00Ha, I have a 100% non-PAP voting record. But it is...Ha, I have a 100% non-PAP voting record. But it is interesting to look at the current crop of ministers and realise that NEH is probably the only one who might work as a long-term successor to LHL if the PAP still wants to be the party-of-party-pooping-party-poopers. Any intermediate stage looks like TCH, also somewhat in the same mould.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-1147152082748716652006-05-09T13:21:00.000+08:002006-05-09T13:21:00.000+08:00Amen to your last sentence!Amen to your last sentence!Tymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-1147140435944083752006-05-09T10:07:00.000+08:002006-05-09T10:07:00.000+08:00Nope. Uncontested. Old Man's home turf, what do yo...Nope. Uncontested. Old Man's home turf, what do you expect?Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404874584727768253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12118472.post-1147140362986324742006-05-09T10:06:00.000+08:002006-05-09T10:06:00.000+08:00Did you manage to vote?Did you manage to vote?Chuang Shyue Chouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.com