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In Singapore, in addition to the search for escaped prisoner Mas Salamat Kastari, Lee has now begun a search for a future Prime Minister!Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Singapore state controlled paper, the Straits Times of April 04, 2008 in their story "PM still looking for his successor" has announced the official beginning of a new island wide search. In addition to the ongoing search for escaped prisoner Mas Selalamt Kastari, which has now entered its 30 day, a simultaneous thorough nationwide search has begun in Singapore to find a successor to the Prime Minister. Both searches are funded by the Singapore taxpayer!
Anyone not familiar with Singapore, having only read the Singapore Government website; would be surprised if told of such a search; for someone to replace the Prime Minister in 15 years time! For a start, is it not somewhat presumptive to assume he will remain Prime Minister for the coming 15 years; let alone his handing over power to someone of his choosing? Is this a democracy or is it a monarchy? Isn’t the Singapore government website claiming it to be a democracy a whole load of bull!
Isn't this peculiar practice in Singapore, of going around searching for a successor; somewhat similar to pre Chinese invasion Tibet, a theocracy, where Buddhist high priests scoured the entire country looking for an infant, God's chosen successor, and groom him to succeed the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political leader of the country, when he eventually dies or retires!
But wait a minute, you will say. According to the Singapore Government Website, Singapore is supposed to be a democracy. Leaders are not supposed to be chosen the way a successor to the Dalai Lama is chosen! It is supposed to be the people who decide who their Prime Minister is going to be.
Not for Lee Kuan Yew's son to be going around searching high and low, under beds and behind cabinets, now! In any case, what makes him think he is going to be the Prime Minister for the next 15 years! Is it not possible for him to lose the elections the next time, so the question of his choosing the next leader will be preemptive? Why is he so confident that he will remain in power that long?
Anyone who understands Singapore will tell you that what meets the eye cannot be further from the truth. The Singapore Government Website is deliberately deceptive. And shamelessly so; shamelessly, because the government itself knows that no one believes the nonsense in it. If Singapore is a parliamentary democracy, as it claims, then Burma is not a military junta but a liberal democracy based on the rule of law, not dissimilar to Sweden!
The discredited Singapore government shamelessly continues to tell the world that it is something which it is not. According to the Singapore government website, it claims to be a parliamentary democracy. It is not. It does not practice rule of law. There is no free or independent press, all of which are both owned and controlled by the government. The system of government is no different from say, North Korea; except that it is impossible to escape from North Korea. You can from Singapore, which explains the massive continuing brain drain of young men and women who leave the country to settle overseas permanently. Young men and women who can no longer tolerate living in tyranny.
In the article, Lee's son, the Prime Minster, attributes the increasing brain drain of Singapore talent to settle overseas, as a reason why choosing a successor becomes even more difficult. According to the report, of the best High School students, about 100 leave the island permanently every year. Many others leave Singapore later. In fact these figures are much less than the real numbers that leave, an expected manipulation by a state controlled press. Almost 3,000 or so talented Singaporeans leave Singapore annually. These are the very best of the best; citizens whom Singapore would least want to lose.
And one reason why they leave is because of such inane silly statements that Lee's son puts out on a daily basis; thereby insulting the intelligence of any Singaporean who still can think; a group which is itself an endangered species.
Any self respecting young educated Singaporean would be outraged to read that Lee's chosen son is looking out to the next 15 years when he will eventually step down and appoint his chosen successor! Lee's son has to be advised to be a little less arrogant and self assured. He should not be assuming himself in power for the next 15 years if in fact Singapore is supposed to be a parliamentary democracy. Although practically unlikely, because he will rig the elections again, as he has done in all past elections; at least it is theoretically possible that he will be voted out in the 2011 elections. So don’t count your chickens before they are hatched!
But the truth of the matter is this. The Singapore press is entirely owned and controlled by the Singapore government; otherwise which press in the world would come out with arrogance such as this? Second, his prediction that he will remain in power for the coming 15 years will almost certainly be realized. With election rigging, defamation actions and criminal arrests, any possible contender for government office will be destroyed. Through such dishonesty and skullduggery and straightforward abuse of the law and illegal actions; he will probably be able to anoint his successor in the next 15 years after all.
And while this man, with the help of his father Lee Kuan Yew continues his illegal grip on power, those who can; the educated and skilled; continue to flee the country, leaving behind only those who are unable or incapable of leaving, through lack of education, skills or old age. While educated Singaporeans leave its shores in the droves, immigrants from Communist China who are unable to even speak English, let alone Malay are brought in to replace them. These immigrants from Communist China, through lack of skills or any ability are incapable of replacing the highly talented Singaporeans who leave. This continues the vicious cycle, on the one hand Singaporeans leaving and being replaced by uneducated unskilled immigrants from China.
A vicious cycle in a downward spiral.
I doubt very much Lee Kuan Yew's son being successful in his nationwide search for a successor. In fact I doubt very much whether Singapore will continue to function at its present level. All signs indicate that in the not distant future, he and his family will be the sole readers left for his state controlled newspaper, the Straits Times. That is, if it is still printed in the English Language!
I understand that “Thank You” in Mandarin Chinese is “Hsieh Hsieh”. So, Hsieh Hsieh to all of you. I am sorry I have to go now. I have to rush to my Mandarin lessons!
Gopalan Nair
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Letter from Daniel Lim, 6th April 2008
Following letter from Daniel Lim, verbatim, unedited
April 06, 2008
Dear Mr. Nair,
I hope what you said will one day come true, Lee is gone, the sooner the better. He has been a dictator for more than 40 years, should have been enough good life for him, God has been very kind to him and his family. Lee Kuan Yew has everything he wants in life, good food, good wine, etc
The problem is he is still going strong at his age, don't seems to get sick or on MC, so far never heard Lee Kuan Yew on MC. His mind is still sharp and alert, people said that he has been going thru blood transfusion, renewing his blood with blood from young people, some sort like vampire sucking virgin blood from women, not sure whether it is a fact or a myth? At the moment, Lee Kuan Yew has been keeping himself alive as long as possible, the reason is not because he wanted to have more title, like Supreme Senior Minister Mentor (SSMM), I guess he is more concern about his son, Lee Hsien Loong, it seems like his son don't have leadership quality to lead Singapore, Of course, Lee Kuan Yew took years to build up Singapore, he will not want to see PAP being ruined by his incompetent son, and his son still needs papa to be around. Without papa, there is no good wine, good woman, good money for Lee Hsien Loong and the generation after.
The Lee's family has been owing many assets, hoding high ranking position in private as well as government sectors, they have indirectly or directly involved over many things such as power station, transportation sectors, the media, stock market, airlines, telecommunication, public and private housing etc. Singapore is being runs like a business corporation, a money making places for them not like a democratic country.Who said Singapore never practice nepotism, who said Singapore don't have corruption.
Do you why the minister being overly pay? It is to silent them, as they knew some of the dirty secret inside, not because the government wanted to keep good people. Who dare to critise the pay master who pay them extremely well? Just close one eye.
Even the minister are pay well above market rate, they don't seems to perform that well, still screw things up and give excuses.
Mr. Nair, you are very lucky to have left Singapore with all your CPF saving, really good for you. Those who still in Singapore had to tolerate and listen to Lee Kuan Yew propaganda, we feels like living in North Korea, listing to the great leader Kim. Many of my friend who went overseas, I usually advise them not to return to Singapore, as you will not find any opportunity, as long as PAP is around. You can never reach the top especially in government sector, the top most is reserved for you know who.
Right now, the Lee's government is eyeing on our CPF, they claimed we needs to work until the age of 80, as they claimed that the CPF money is not enough for Singaporean retirement. What kind of bullshit! The CPF fund was set-up to secure our retirement, now they said the opposite, the CPF funds has been channel to some uses which we are not fully aware, we have been hidden from the truth. Do you ever wonder, those old folks who do not have any relative or next-of-kin, if they passed away, what happened to the CPF saving inside their account? Where will it channel to? This question has been lurking in everyone minds for sometimes.
I ready do hope there are resistance happening as you have mentioned in your previous mail, sad to said every election PAP always win, that confirmed for sure. Every election, PAP will offer some money, in other countries this called vote buying, in Singapore, they named it as GST rebates, NSS shares etc.
The opposition party at the moment do not have the talent and resources to stand up to PAP, those who are outspoken, either outlawed, outcasted or make bankrupt by PAP. I don't believe in one party government, it is very dangerous for Singapore, too much power under one person is not a good idea. If that person said black, who dare to said white, this remind me of the ancient China emperor, that why the dynasty does not last, and who suffer the most, it is the people at the bottom. In Singapore, that what happens, a dynasty raises, the emperor sit was passed on from father to son, then to grandson so on, as predicted. That why, Singaporean don't have any hope if this type of dynasty system keep going on, what can we do? To protest, it has been outlawed, to criticize you will be sue for bankrupt, everyone just keep their mouth shut.
For the ghost writer you have mentioned, definitely I am not the ghost writer or ninja writer or phantom writer working for Mindef, anyway the funds comes from tax payers, we are paying them to spy on us, Mindef should not have problem paying the writer, funds not enough ask the parliament to top up, so simple. Sometimes I wonder whether I have been monitored by ISD, who knows for sure?
Let keep our finger crossed.
I hope you can understand my writing, I am not a good English writer, my command of English is not as perfect as you do, please accept my sincere apology if you have problem understanding what I'm saying.
You need not reply if you feel it is not necessary or for my bad English, I just wanted to share my point of view as what democratic is all about.
By the way, what is Lee Kuan Yew net worth, anyone have any idea?
Nice meeting you.
Best regards,
Daniel Limhttp://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/2008/04/letter-from-daniel-lim-6th-april-2008.html
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LSL should select Bangladeshi Muhammad Yunus for PM under the FT scheme.
I would feel placated.
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very funny and honest spoof by mrbrownshow.com
the old man sounds like the movie godfather
http://mrbrownnetwork.com/media/mb/tmbs-080407-the_succession.mp3
Edited by maurizio13 07 Apr `08, 4:06PM
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"If ruling S'pore is so easy, why not we ask Mr Nair become PM for 1 year?"
Emphasis is on RULING Singapore. I agree its not easy, you have to watch out for coups and disloyalty from your ka kia all the time. But then again with citizens like PAP propogandists and normal apolitical people...
I am suprised at this public talk about finding a successor. LHL must want to purge the PAP whilst his father is still around. Step forward if you want to be leader (and get FIXED).
Edited by Uncle Ver SG 07 Apr `08, 7:27PM
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