Comments on: ‘Vote for the People’s Reaction Party! PREP vs PAP!’ — An Idea for a Satirical Play

By: Twin Futon

Twin Futon — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:54:12 +0000

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By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:30:30 +0000

How can there ever be a freak results? All election agents etc are from civil service and civil service teams are very loyal to PAP.

Military intervention is possible when the ruling party is obessed with power. High ranking officers in military are close aides/friends of the ruling party.

Actually, I do not feel we are anyway different from Vietnam or China. The PAP is leaving no chance to freak results. The truth is a political dynasty will not last forever, all seen in history.

By: Yoong Kheong

Yoong Kheong — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:18:54 +0000

The play invokes a sense of having a bright future but has a sad background twist to it. But if this play really get casted, I would certainly attend it!

By: Lim Boon Tan

Lim Boon Tan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:33:39 +0000

The litmus test whether a government is democratic or not is when they are willing to give up power gracefully & peacefully; allow another party to take power and are happy to live under the same laws and policies they have enacted.

I would like to paint another scenario in which the PAP lost an election and power.

The following things can happen:

The PAP is no longer in control of the ISD. Their supporters may be arrested by the new government under the fearful ISA if they goes against the new government. Some of their members may have their citizenship withdrawn.

Some of their members may be charged for sedition if they speak against the government.

They cannot demonstrate against the new government for it is illegal for an assembly of 5 or more without a police permit.

The cannot speak against the new government in public as speaking in public without a police permit is illegal.

Some of their members may be deprived of tertiary education as Suitability Certificate may not be issued to them. {Section 42 - Control of admission to institutions of higher education - of the Internal Security Act is still in the statue book but it seems it is now not enforced}

The PAP no longer control the media. What they say may not be published in the press. The press will now sing praises of the new government. Radio and TV will not longer show them making speeches and lecturing the public of the evil of the new government.

They cannot carry upgrading their constituencies. Only the new government constituencies will be upgraded.

The Community Centres are not longer under their control and they cannot disseminate their policies and news through the community centres.

The above will strike fear in the PAP and that is why they are very reluctant to allow opposition ever to take power.

btlim

By: Elocutate

Elocutate — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:42:48 +0000

I wouldnt be surprised if they silently did away with that young, powerful man. Unless they were desperate, they wouldnt use such military force. It’d be an EXTREME measure. But, yes… someone like that would scare the dominant party. I will wait for that day to come… all of us will see their true colours.