Sorry seems to be the hardest word.Is it so diffcult for the PAP to admit that
1. The 2-child policy has failed
2. The education system has cultivated an elitist society
3. They have been shifting the goal posts time and time over again to stay in power.
4. They have been allowing and supporting the exploitation of the populace by the transport companies every year. (Singapore is the only country in the world that transport companies can raise transport fares on a yearly basis; with a dateline set for them to hand in their proposals.)
Excuses and countless excuses to account for their deficiencies in the various policies over the years.
Is it so diffcult for the PAP to apologise to the people that some of the policies over the years has failed?"Dear Singaporeans, the 2-child policy that Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, initiated in the 1970s has failed and Singapore is right now facing a population crisis, and there is now no choice but to allow foreign talents to come into Singapore to make up for the lost numbers that the 2 child-policy has brought about."From my perspective, such a statement would never ever be uttered by any PAP policymakers; not to mention Lee Kuan Yew himself.
Is it so diffcult to say that I'm sorry?It's high time that the PAP adopt a more humble stance. It's high time for the PAP to recognise the fact that they do have the monopoly over all the ideas that is contributory to the nation. It's high time to place national interests over party interests.
Let me explain why:
By adopting a humble and respectable stance, they are actually establishing a more personal relationship with Singaporeans and removed the stigma that politics is for intellectual people, the rich and wealthy. Essentially, politics is for you and me. By making politics more appealing through its attitudes and behaviour, more people, especially the young would be more interested and willing to join politics, with PAP being their top consideration. In this sense, this actually aids their renewal process. (Isn't it an irony that while the PAP championed a policy of self-renewal, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew is still proclaiming that he will still be contesting in the next election?) With due respect to MM Lee, It's high time that he takes a back seat and relinquish the running of the country and daily affairs of the state to the new generation of leaders.
In fact, sorry seems to be the hardest word (Doesn't this gives you an indication of how 1st world our current government is)
