PM Lee: Opposition win reflects Japan`s desire for change
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http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1251725500/opposition-win-reflects-japans-desire-for-change-singapore
Antara News, 31 Aug 2009
Opposition win reflects Japan`s desire for change: Singapore
Singapore (ANTARA News/AFP) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday congratulated the leader of Japan`s victorious opposition party, saying its landslide election win reflected the Japanese people`s desire for change.
"Please accept my warmest congratulations on the Democratic Party of Japan`s historic victory in the Lower House elections," Lee said in a letter to DPJ leader Yukio Hatoyama.
"It is a clear reflection of the Japanese people`s desire for change, their confidence in your leadership and support for the party`s vision." Lee said he looked forward to welcoming Hatoyama during an Asia Pacific leaders` summit to be held in Singapore in November.
Hatoyama`s centre-left DPJ won 308 seats in the 480-member lower house of parliament in Sunday`s election, ending 50 years of almost unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party.
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"It is a clear reflection of the Singaporean people`s desire for change..."
I wonder will he say the above if our oppositions win the election?
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
"It is a clear reflection of the Singaporean people`s desire for change..."
I wonder will he say the above if our oppositions win the election?
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he has already said Dun assume you can change
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Originally posted by mlmersrlosers:
he has already said Dun assume you can change
He cannot control change if he is gone. -
Dishonorable "fix the opposition" to win elections
PM says that if Opposition gets voted in, he will spend time FIXING them rather than devising policies for the nation."cancer in the anus"
"It was a bolt from the blue. But that's life.'
With Mrs Lee, he went to a corner and called home. "Loong was on the line and he told me that ... the doctors found three small polyps in BG Lee's rectum. ...ourstory.asia1.com.sg/dream/lifeline/lee1.html - Cached - Similar"
son of the cursed despot with a zombie wife,
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relentlessly taking the public's money
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and losing to foreigners),
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should just stfu.
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Yes, the Japanese citizens wanted change - so it seems.
As far back as 2001, the Japanese were already seeing the "obvious ramification of Japan's aging, shrinking population.
There was widespread sense of worsening quality of life, and growing inequality in income and in economic opportunity.
The LDP appeared incapable of fixing any of these problems, when in 1998 a reorganised LDP was supposed to have taken care of these problems.
With the LDP divided internally amongst different interest groups, the election of 2001 saw Junichiro Koizumi galvanising the public and rallied them to the LDP.
In a showdown with his internal LDP rivals who rebelled against his policies to revamp the Postal Savings Bank in Japan, Koizumi held a snap election in 2005, and won again overwhelmingly.
The polls after the election showed that 58 per cent of respondents viewed Koizumi as the reason for LDP's victory, compared to 18 per cent who cited support for LDP.
Unfortunately, a year later, Koizumi stepped down from the Prime Minister post, handing over the party to his successor - Shinzo Abe, who promptly agreed to re-admit the "postal rebels" banished earlier by Koizumi. The old LDP was back.
In the three years after Koizumi left, the LDP returned to the old politics that were characterized by unpopular cabinets hamstrung by the internal party politics, and controlled by the bureaucratic civil service that wielded the power behind the party.
Many of the problems that were present before and during Koizumi term continued to haunt the LDP, and had worsened in the interim despite a long period of economic growth.
This 2009 general election has been driven by the same desire for effective government that led the public to rally behind Koizumi in 2005.
The DPJ won the election despite substantial skepticism regarding the DPJ's policy program and its ability to change Japan for the better.
The LDP has shown itself to be incapable, and the DPJ - for all the doubts about its manifesto - is promising a new form of government in which addressing the economic insecurity of the Japanese people is the top priority.
Significantly, while the Japanese people appear ready for 'regime change' - the DPJ's slogan - they do not seem to want radical change, but rather change in the sense elaborated by former DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa: "change so that things remain the same". Or, in this case, so that things might be as they once were.
Are we not facing similar problems as in Japan ?
Aging and shrinking population that had economic ramification with the increase of new migrants arriving into our society.
Worsening quality of life since the recession cycles began with the Thai currency crisis in 1997, that was followed by 9/11 in 2001, followed by SARS in 2002, Bird Flu in 2003, economic downturn leading to mass retrenchments in 2005 through 2008, and now again in 2009.
Growing inequality of income and economic opportunities with the free and open door policies to "Foreign Talents".
Similar to the Japanese situation, our problems have been with us even before 1997, as the malaise had begun with the economic downturn in 1987.
The economic problems have been lingering around us for 20 years - since 1987 - and despite the recommendations of two Economic Review Committees in 1987 and 1997 - the Government resisted recommended changes to both the political and economic perimeters.
It was recommended that changes in these two areas dominated by the Government will allow more openess in politics that lead to new economies in arts and culture, open competition that will encourage a new spirit of entrepreneurialship.
Is it time for Singaporeans to drop the "kiasi and kiasu" mentality ?
The stomach is no longer well fed, it is time for the mind to be awaken, to seek new opportunities for our own future.
Time to find new directions. Time to help ourselves with change as the conservative Japanese has shown us the way forward to a brave new world.
As the SAS - special forces have for their motto - "Who Dares Win"
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We may have similar problems with Japan, but our Political Playing Field is VERY different...
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You mean LHL will mobilse the army to have a coup if the opposition party wins?
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Originally posted by automator:
You mean LHL will mobilse the army to have a coup if the opposition party wins?
his zombie father may do that...frankly, to end up like Japan would mean that the MIW screw up so badly that anything is better than having them around...
in Japan, the DJP didn't win the elections as much as the LDP lost it..
the people were so sick of the LDP that if you put up a cardboard cutout to stand against the LDP, the cardboard cutout would win...
however, here in Singapore, although the MIW has screwed up a lot, they haven't screwed up so much that the horribly disunited opposition can take over..
hell, even if we were to be so sick by MIW and vote anyone in, i don't even know if the opposition can get their acts together to stand as one united bloc...
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The opposition party is not disunited..
Mr Chiam and Low is doing a good job as opposition MP now..
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Originally posted by automator:
The opposition party is not disunited..
Mr Chiam and Low is doing a good job as opposition MP now..
which parties are they from?and why are they not a united front?
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Originally posted by the Bear:
which parties are they from?and why are they not a united front?
Is there a need for them to unite together when they are doing well by themself?
Are you sure that if they unite together than they can defeat the PAP?
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Looks like there are still some who harbour illusions about PAP.
Due to generation gap?
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They, the jap opposition won because of the lousy govt who did nothing to solve the social and economy rising problems, the govt simply did not have a structured plan/change to tackle the problem and remain status quo. They lack the catalyst for change. Unlike our PAP, they understand that change is inevitable, and change will only improve and move forward a nation, therefore the govt act as a catalyst for changes with many changes in both laws and social framework inorder to suit the present and future progress of Singapore.
The jap opposition who won, managed to spell out the issues and action plans that delighted the Japanese, their supporters are all very decent and they did not said or scolded anything about the govt on both national and personal issue, unlike our opposition supporters here keep swearing at our govt with vuglarities and names as tho they have a deep personal issue with the govt or some leaders. And other then swearing, complaining and cursing others, they provide nothing concrete enuf to solve issues facing Singapore, as such, they should learn from the opposition supporters of Japan, be nice, steady, objective and table out the problem face on instead of cursing and grumbling that lead to nowhere but a total poor image of themselves.
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Originally posted by angel7030:
They, the jap opposition won because of the lousy govt who did nothing to solve the social and economy rising problems, the govt simply did not have a structured plan/change to tackle the problem and remain status quo. They lack the catalyst for change. Unlike our PAP, they understand that change is inevitable, and change will only improve and move forward a nation, therefore the govt act as a catalyst for changes with many changes in both laws and social framework inorder to suit the present and future progress of Singapore.
The jap opposition who won, managed to spell out the issues and action plans that delighted the Japanese, their supporters are all very decent and they did not said or scolded anything about the govt on both national and personal issue, unlike our opposition supporters here keep swearing at our govt with vuglarities and names as tho they have a deep personal issue with the govt or some leaders. And other then swearing, complaining and cursing others, they provide nothing concrete enuf to solve issues facing Singapore, as such, they should learn from the opposition supporters of Japan, be nice, steady, objective and table out the problem face on instead of cursing and grumbling that lead to nowhere but a total poor image of themselves.
Mr Chiam and Mr low got swear vulgarities at the govt meh?
I think you yesterday night sleep with too many customers already so today still blur so afternoon already still talking nonsense.
Go back to bed and continue sleeping with your customers lah cheap whore
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Originally posted by angel7030:
The jap opposition who won, managed to spell out the issues and action plans that delighted the Japanese, their supporters are all very decent and they did not said or scolded anything about the govt on both national and personal issue, unlike our opposition supporters here keep swearing at our govt with vuglarities and names as tho they have a deep personal issue with the govt or some leaders.
But the opposition not repressed in Japan, of course less vulgar.
They won't suddenly on bullshit pretext get sacked from university as PHD lecturer.
Somemore they get to appear on mainstream media.
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So entertaining to see the both same angels talking to themselves
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Originally posted by automator:
Is there a need for them to unite together when they are doing well by themself?
Are you sure that if they unite together than they can defeat the PAP?
I am not in flavour of oppositions getting united just because they want to win the election. Because if they won, we need to prepare for civil war. -
Originally posted by angel7030:
I am not in flavour of oppositions getting united just because they want to win the election. Because if they won, we need to prepare for civil war.Than are you in favour of all the china whores ganging up to steal your customers?
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Originally posted by automator:
Mr Chiam and Mr low got swear vulgarities at the govt meh?
I think you yesterday night sleep with too many customers already so today still blur so afternoon already still talking nonsense.
Go back to bed and continue sleeping with your customers lah cheap whore
wha lau, i slept from early morning till now..raining very nice to sleep lah..i slept with no one lah, only my Winnie the Pooh bear bear..I am not saying the leaders of the oppositions, i am saying the supporters of the oppositions, instead of supporting, do they realise that they are actually damaging the image of opposition.
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Originally posted by automator:
Than are you in favour of all the china whores ganging up to steal your customers?
then u go again, haiz...aunty fantagf..me go buy fanta orange and drink... -
Originally posted by angel7030:
wha lau, i slept from early morning till now..raining very nice to sleep lah..i slept with no one lah, only my Winnie the Pooh bear bear..I am not saying the leaders of the oppositions, i am saying the supporters of the oppositions, instead of supporting, do they realise that they are actually damaging the image of opposition.
Trying to act innocent again huh..
Oh I get it you call those uncles that you sleep with Winnie the Pooh bear bear
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Originally posted by angel7030:
then u go again, haiz...aunty fantagf..me go buy fanta orange and drink...what aunty fantagf..see you have too much sex with uncles yesterday night already so now afternoon liao still talking nonsense
Oh or should I say you have sex with too much Winnie the bear
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