Why bother taking part in a flawed election?
As a person, I can think of a hundred nice things to say about Mdm Halimah Yaacob. Hers is an inspiring story of how will and determination can overcome all obstacles and hardships. But as a PAP-sponsored candidate for the coming EP (Reserved only for Malays) contest, I try but can't think of any. The same goes for the other...
Reserved Presidency has divided Singaporeans like never before
A nation agonizes over 2 commendable aspiring candidates, from a tiny almost non-existent pool limited by imposed racial restriction, hoping to qualify over an excessively high financial bar that they clearly cannot meet, and a hollow sloganeering ex-government figure trying hard to abandon her recent past and parading her sudden...
Deep sense of learned helplessness prevailing in the nation
I sense that there is a deep sense of learned helplessness (evident in the frequent sighing and remarking: "What can we do? They dominate the political space and can do what they want!") amongst citizens prevailing in the nation. It doesn't just affect the 30% to 40% who are the traditional opponents of the current People's...
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