People who live as Zombies II

Someone wrote a comment to my earlier post "People who live as Zombies".

Anonymous said...
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/

5 May 2011 00:12

Thanks for the back-up. :) Thanks for the link too. It would be a pity if the girls' father just vote blindly for the incumbent party because the alternative party candidate, Mr Chiam See Tong is good and he has proven track records as the representative of the Potong Pasir constituency in Singapore's Parliament since 1984.

The timing couldn't be better with the below posting on channelnewsasia.com. Mr Chiam telling voters that they shouldn't be afraid to vote for the opposition (I prefer the term, alternative party).

GE: Don't be afraid to vote for the opposition, says Chiam
Posted: 04 May 2011 2354 hrs

SINGAPORE: Singapore People's Party Candidate for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Chiam See Tong, in his opening remarks called on voters not to be afraid to vote in the opposition, citing himself as a living example. He added the residents of Potong Pasir have not been victimised since he became their MP.

He said: "Be brave be courageous...do not read the papers...there is nothing you should be afraid of. I am the living example...and I and all the residents of Potong Pasir have not been victimised. So nothing for you to fear, be brave as you are."

Mr Chiam was speaking at a SPP rally in Serangoon on Wednesday evening.

Meanwhile, fellow SPP Candidate for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Jimmy Lee, said he welcomes the Prime Minister's apology for the government's past mistakes.

But he described it as a symbolic gesture and wants to know when the rest of the PAP ministers will apologise. He also said that having 40 opposition MPs in parliament will mean substance in parliament.

Mr Lee said: "The substance...is in parliamentary discourse. The substance is in discussing policies in parliament, the low down, the gritty, the ground level fight over policy decisions in parliament....that is the substance we are looking for.

"Two alternative MPs in parliament, that is a symbol, that is (a) very important symbol that Hougang and Potong Pasir has been showing to the rest of Singapore for the last 27 years...the rest of Singapore appreciates this symbol."

-CNA/ac