I know this guy who will get to vote in his Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. Out of curiosity, I asked him who he is going to vote for.
Me: So who are you going to vote for?
L: PAP lah
Me: *eyes widened* Why?
L: Don't want any trouble.
Me: *ROLL EYES*
If he had given me a real reason, I would have accepted it as his choice. But "Don't want any trouble" is really just a lame excuse. Yes, unfortunately there are still people like him who are going to vote out due to this "Don't want any trouble" mentality. No balls, I would say. There are still people like him who will take the easy way out rather than take the time to listen and weigh in the pros and cons of the incumbent party and the alternative party and choose the party that will best represent their views and beliefs in parliament. Sigh.
Who is this guy? He is the girls' father.
For people like the above who think that the incumbent party will look at every voting slip to see who has voted against them, PLEASE look at the below video, "Is my vote really secret?" (uploaded by MARUAHSG)
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It is unfortunate that there are people who still cower at an imagined fear. Fear that they will be robbed of their comforts. Fear that they will be persecuted for their vote. Fear that they will no longer have their luxuries. Fear that their properties will devalue. But these fears have been proven wrong (see The Online Citizen for detailed analysis of each of these).
Ultimately, it is fear of change that such people are really afraid of. Change for the better for everyone is not as important as status quo for themselves.
People should know that their vote is TRULY secret, and they should vote with confidence.
http://wp.sg/your-vote-is-secret/
Hi there,
Thanks much for your comment. I will put it up as my next post. Thanks again and for the link too.
Cheers,
Hwei Ming
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