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Recently, I asked a voter who voted PAP and he said he dislike almost all the policies by PAP and the only reason he voted PAP is because he thinks oppositions are weak and he is afraid no one will clean his block. The article by Dr Chee recently, he commented, "Singaporeans have been conditioned into fearful of change." I reckoned... 

Lately I have been thinking about the nature of political leadership. What is the difference, I ask myself, between good leaders and great leaders and between the former and those regarded as average, ‘’Ok, can-do or so-so’’ leaders? I think we can all agree that good leaders are good managers. They are relatively hard-working,... 

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, if you have not already noticed, has a tendency (in the news recently) to pontificate: pointing out the fault and short-comings of others with a stiff finger and a firm upper lip - following in the foot steps of his Father. He does this not only to world leaders but also to his Singapore citizens...