Amidst all the recriminations after the Sylvia Lim “test balloons” saga, let all parties take one step back and listen to what the late great LKY said on 12 April 2006 in a CNA special forum “Why My Vote Matters - A Dialogue With Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew”. In it, I want everyone to take note of 2 important points:
(1) He admitted that he deliberately created an unlevel playing-field in Singapore in favour of the PAP. His intention was to ensure that Singapore is governed by good leaders that he had handpicked, but he never attempted to suppress debate in Parliament or sabotage its function;
(2) He told us why he had created such an unfair political system as he concluded the interview: “I hope I have enlightened you on why we do what we do. It is not for the fun of it. It’s for a very serious purpose - to ensure a good government for Singapore and an opposition when it gets in will be equally good!” In other words, he didn’t care who ruled Singapore in the future as long as its rulers are good and strong.
So, let all sides be reminded that Singapore’s unique political system does not conform to the ideals of classic Parliamentary democracy, not because the incumbent politicians are supposed to hold on to power at all costs, but it is designed to ensure that whoever governs Singapore in the future must be good leaders who are not only able to win the votes of the people but (on the part of the opposition) must also prove that they are strong enough to overcome the high bar of the great odds placed against them to get there.
The opposition cannot blame the PAP for their poor performance over the last 53 years. They only have themselves to blame for not being good enough to overcome the unfair hurdles of the system. That’s because LKY himself, when he was in the opposition, proved that he could overcome such hurdles to build from his single seat and 2 or 3 others to what is today a party that is invincible since 1965. The 70% are not fools, but they vote the way they do for a good reason.
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