An opera show may be interesting to watch but at the end of the day, it's just entertainment
A few days ago, the legendary Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong urged Singaporeans who feel passionately about where their country should be heading to take part in dialogue sessions with ministers and MPs. He explained that this is part of a national effort to build consensus on the country's future.
The ex-prime minister also emphasized that it should be a two-way thing where both sides, government and the people regardless of age, are allowed to air their views. He also mentioned that the government is unable to solve the challenges and realize the aspirations of Singaporeans on its own, both need to work together to come up with better policies.
If the PAP was really sincere about engaging the people, it would have done so (genuinely) since Goh Chok Tong's reign as prime minister. Why do we have to wait until now, after a watershed election that was embarrassingly won by the ruling party?
Clearly, this is yet another attempt by the men in white to let citizens grumble and vent their anger without creating any significant changes. At the end of the day, such events by the PAP turn out to be PR exercises.
Participants may even be banned from discussing about controversial topics or allow the authorities to amend and purify the details before being given the green light to speak. It is not surprising to encounter such things at an event attended by a PAP MP.
Goh Chok Tong, together with Singapore's so-called founding father, should retire from politics completely and allow the younger generation of PAP ministers to run the show. That is much better than continuing to generate income from public money and talk about wayang stuff.
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