6 may. today is elections day!! finally we shall see the results of the many campaigns and rallies over the nine days. there are some points which I reflected upon. 1. as noted earlier, i've come to realise that our media is appallingly biased towards the incumbent. yesterday at serangoon i coincidentally met an old friend working in the media business, and she shared some difficulties. i shall not elaborate these difficulties less i face libel. but on the bright side, the TRUTH is not kept from the pple! or those who are active in finding out more. Blogs are replete with NEWSWORTHY photos and the FULL speeches of the opposition. Unfortunately i only found out about them recently. But i shall post a few links here.

www.yawningbread.org

www.sgrally.blogspot.com

www.singaporeelection.blogspot.com

and of course, the hilarious

www.mrbrown.com

2. watching wp rallies sort of validated my argument that democracy is inherently flawed. this idea is articulated within st article, 4 may 2006, 'does democracy deaden the mind?' a guy called tocqueville 200 years ago argued that 'systemic effects of democracy can deprive ppl of reasoned thought'. Because the citizens will ‘copy the rough and simplified opinions of the masses’. Wp rallies have the charm of inciting emotions by appealing to v simple things. Rising costs. High stress environment. Unfair and highhanded means of the incumbent. Complaints which are easy to voice but difficult to solve. Of cos, pap is also guilty of numbing the minds of ppl with the Gomez saga and the estate upgrading carrots.

3. BUT today (literally today) I think otherwise. Democracy, despite its flaws, underscores one important value – responsibility.

Like what my friend told me, democracy is fundamentally about the people’s power. What the masses want, be it right or wrong. About people taking responsibilities of their own lives.

Frankly, I still doubt if the opposition is capable of solving the problems they claim that exist. In fact, I think the country will be set back should the opposition win any GRC. PAP will be set in disarray and many repercussions will follow. However, this is precisely what responsibility is about. Suffering for your actions.

It’s been said that our generations had nv suffered. And I feel rightly so. PAP despite the many situations like SARS nv really met with a setback. We had always been sheltered by PAP’s wise policies.

Come this evening the results will be collated. If the opposition win, we shall learn some lessons. For the opposition supporters, or those who hate the govt, governing a country is not simple as it seems. Rising costs are nec evils and competition is inevitable. For the incumbent supporters, yes. There are still many many other pple who are left behind despite the country’s prosperity. Important ideals still need to be communicated to the common ppl.

It seems that I sound rather pessimistic about the future with some doomsday prediction. The opposition may participate well in the govt. or the opposition may not win any seats tonight. Yah. But I think challenges are impt for the development for individual or the nation.

Hmmm... I think I still need to improve my writing skills.. getting yu wu lun ci in the end. K lah. Results coming up soon! Jiayou everyone!