Power
Do you feel it, Singaporeans?
can you feel the shift in power?
don't you see a concentration of power?
fear of oppression creeps in, does it not?
fear not, for we have alternatives! for every concentration of power, wherein there exists a single entity as a focal point for power, there will exist a counterbalance; an opposing pull away from that focal point, in direct polar opposite of that mentioned entity. there might exist little or no difference of ideas, approach, philosophies, but it'll still exist, oppose, and contest, for that is the nature of power.
The balancing act: Worker's Party.
yeah we have SDP and the other parties that make up the SDA, but i'll just use WP for today.
this year, WP turns 50! that's a long time, and a feat indeed given our country's administration. so just a shout-out to oppositions.. you're not alone!
Sylvia Lim had this to say in last month's parliament speech. read, and know more about the going-ons of our nation. I know the readers of my blog are aged above 16. so you're a young adult to be, or you already ARE an adult, however youthful. it's time we took the initiative to know more about our country. it's OUR country, and shouldn't live in political ignorance nor apathy. in good times, we take things for granted. in bad times, we clamour for improvement. in both situations, we turn our backs on our dear opposition, the counterweight in our politics that keeps our country alive and sane. why not take advantage of the good times, and explore what our alternatives have to offer? or better yet, what we have to offer as an alternative to our Lightning-wielding leaders?
missed the National Day Rally Speech 2007? didn't catch the translations? missed out on points? just wanna review it? http://www.sprinter.gov.sg/index.html. don't say don't have. i noe u all (including myself) brought up in Singapore's spoon-fed education system generation. so na! i feed you! go read!
in school now, and work's piling up. worst thing is, i'm lacking in the determination department to start clearing my pile of work. well, now that i've blogged it... ...i'll go slack somewhere haha =,='"
addicted to "This ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" by Fall Out Boys. one day... i'm gonna figure out the meaning to the words. sounds deep.. many layers.. more than meets the eye.. ... -,-'" meh...
consumerism. marketing. pop culture.
last year, if you were aged 20 and above, collects all things transformers, you're deemed retro, old-school/fashioned, geek.
this year, if you sport anything transformers, you're cool, "in", pop, with the trend.
it's disgusting. i hate it.
i think i'm beginning to think like a marxist. heh. means i better read up on what it means to be a marxist, doesn't it? haha =p i even approach economics like a marxist, preferring a holistic solution to a perceptual quick-fix. or.. have i misunderstood what it means to be a marxist?? hmm. i must think.
edited! found the following vid on youtube. kudos to the producer of this. outspoken, direct, in-your-face harsh and sometimes vulgar, but heh, it's a good summary haha. Warning: info in the following clip may not be accurate. watch and accept at your discretion.
can you feel the shift in power?
don't you see a concentration of power?
fear of oppression creeps in, does it not?
fear not, for we have alternatives! for every concentration of power, wherein there exists a single entity as a focal point for power, there will exist a counterbalance; an opposing pull away from that focal point, in direct polar opposite of that mentioned entity. there might exist little or no difference of ideas, approach, philosophies, but it'll still exist, oppose, and contest, for that is the nature of power.
The balancing act: Worker's Party.
yeah we have SDP and the other parties that make up the SDA, but i'll just use WP for today.
this year, WP turns 50! that's a long time, and a feat indeed given our country's administration. so just a shout-out to oppositions.. you're not alone!
Sylvia Lim had this to say in last month's parliament speech. read, and know more about the going-ons of our nation. I know the readers of my blog are aged above 16. so you're a young adult to be, or you already ARE an adult, however youthful. it's time we took the initiative to know more about our country. it's OUR country, and shouldn't live in political ignorance nor apathy. in good times, we take things for granted. in bad times, we clamour for improvement. in both situations, we turn our backs on our dear opposition, the counterweight in our politics that keeps our country alive and sane. why not take advantage of the good times, and explore what our alternatives have to offer? or better yet, what we have to offer as an alternative to our Lightning-wielding leaders?
missed the National Day Rally Speech 2007? didn't catch the translations? missed out on points? just wanna review it? http://www.sprinter.gov.sg/index.html. don't say don't have. i noe u all (including myself) brought up in Singapore's spoon-fed education system generation. so na! i feed you! go read!
in school now, and work's piling up. worst thing is, i'm lacking in the determination department to start clearing my pile of work. well, now that i've blogged it... ...i'll go slack somewhere haha =,='"
addicted to "This ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" by Fall Out Boys. one day... i'm gonna figure out the meaning to the words. sounds deep.. many layers.. more than meets the eye.. ... -,-'" meh...
consumerism. marketing. pop culture.
last year, if you were aged 20 and above, collects all things transformers, you're deemed retro, old-school/fashioned, geek.
this year, if you sport anything transformers, you're cool, "in", pop, with the trend.
it's disgusting. i hate it.
i think i'm beginning to think like a marxist. heh. means i better read up on what it means to be a marxist, doesn't it? haha =p i even approach economics like a marxist, preferring a holistic solution to a perceptual quick-fix. or.. have i misunderstood what it means to be a marxist?? hmm. i must think.
edited! found the following vid on youtube. kudos to the producer of this. outspoken, direct, in-your-face harsh and sometimes vulgar, but heh, it's a good summary haha. Warning: info in the following clip may not be accurate. watch and accept at your discretion.
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