i thought i was done with GE15, but something keeps nagging at me. I have to put it out.
while the campaigning was going on, politicians on both sides were playing their tactics to garner votes, fear mongering, enticing with goodies, putting down the other side, blowing up each other's unfortunate comments, business as usual really.
the supporters on both sides were also taking pot shots at the other side trying to score points for whomever they supported.
what i think is going overboard is that, thinking that you/your side is more 'wise', 'logical', 'smart' or brave' and whatever than supporters of the other side.
we all grew up here. faced many similar problems, saw the same things done and not done. what made us think differently are the influences we had and the intricate web of things that affected us as we were growing up. we all think differently, as we are different. politically, that difference is a strength, it means that as a population, we will chose what is best for us on the whole.
so, while others disagree with you, they are no less intelligent, informed or otherwise. many times we are entrenched in only what we know and support, confirmation bias. it is safer, easier and less stressful. not many would go out of their way to read what the other side have said, what arguments they put out and then have the mental strength to think about it critically and with as little bias as possible. so that shapes our thinking and more importantly, our perspective on those who disagrees with us. and that is a long term negative effect on the country as a whole, as these biases gets passed down generations and the divides get wider and more extreme. especially with the ease of use of the internet, the anonymity and swiftness of message sharing will only entrench the different sides.
please do not demonise, de-humanise others. we all made a choice, as best as we can, with the information we had.
if you want to convince others to your point of view, you got to share what you see, what you think and why. calling them sheeps, stupid, cowards, will only serve to prove their point that the other side are biased without justifications.
my personal opinions as below.
citing sg50 effect, tharman effect, lky effect, opposition blowback, whatever else, that people think stack the odds against the opposition, i personally think that would account for 3-5% of votes. for myself, the change in leadership style over the last few years gave me greater hope for the nation. the municipal issues that wp had was also a point that i felt was key. many people here are conservative when it comes to money. if you can't handle the accounts without being picked apart, rightly or not is yet to be seen, then it doesn't seem to be good enough. comparatively, CST at PP had no such issues over so many years, granted it is a smc. the opposition are having better candidates than ever, which is great for the nation on the whole. i also feel that the old guards of the opposition should start to take the back seat and let the younger generation grow into their own strength and ideals. i'm sure, they know how to engage the younger population better and have their own style of working the ground and working in parliament in time to come. lastly, the opposition should focus on small gains, and proving themselves in the areas that they already won. this time round, they were too ambitious and overstretched.
while the campaigning was going on, politicians on both sides were playing their tactics to garner votes, fear mongering, enticing with goodies, putting down the other side, blowing up each other's unfortunate comments, business as usual really.
the supporters on both sides were also taking pot shots at the other side trying to score points for whomever they supported.
what i think is going overboard is that, thinking that you/your side is more 'wise', 'logical', 'smart' or brave' and whatever than supporters of the other side.
we all grew up here. faced many similar problems, saw the same things done and not done. what made us think differently are the influences we had and the intricate web of things that affected us as we were growing up. we all think differently, as we are different. politically, that difference is a strength, it means that as a population, we will chose what is best for us on the whole.
so, while others disagree with you, they are no less intelligent, informed or otherwise. many times we are entrenched in only what we know and support, confirmation bias. it is safer, easier and less stressful. not many would go out of their way to read what the other side have said, what arguments they put out and then have the mental strength to think about it critically and with as little bias as possible. so that shapes our thinking and more importantly, our perspective on those who disagrees with us. and that is a long term negative effect on the country as a whole, as these biases gets passed down generations and the divides get wider and more extreme. especially with the ease of use of the internet, the anonymity and swiftness of message sharing will only entrench the different sides.
please do not demonise, de-humanise others. we all made a choice, as best as we can, with the information we had.
if you want to convince others to your point of view, you got to share what you see, what you think and why. calling them sheeps, stupid, cowards, will only serve to prove their point that the other side are biased without justifications.
my personal opinions as below.
citing sg50 effect, tharman effect, lky effect, opposition blowback, whatever else, that people think stack the odds against the opposition, i personally think that would account for 3-5% of votes. for myself, the change in leadership style over the last few years gave me greater hope for the nation. the municipal issues that wp had was also a point that i felt was key. many people here are conservative when it comes to money. if you can't handle the accounts without being picked apart, rightly or not is yet to be seen, then it doesn't seem to be good enough. comparatively, CST at PP had no such issues over so many years, granted it is a smc. the opposition are having better candidates than ever, which is great for the nation on the whole. i also feel that the old guards of the opposition should start to take the back seat and let the younger generation grow into their own strength and ideals. i'm sure, they know how to engage the younger population better and have their own style of working the ground and working in parliament in time to come. lastly, the opposition should focus on small gains, and proving themselves in the areas that they already won. this time round, they were too ambitious and overstretched.
