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出师未捷身先死 长使英雄泪满襟


这一夜,我们为民主党流下一滴眼泪。

被认为是反对党内最有才华,人才出众的民主党,这一刻,正遭受网民的围攻,批评它提出与工人党的合作建议。这个受争议的建议,已经把民主党的英雄本色给消费尽了。

因此,还没有到提名日,民主党已经先倒下了。 
民主党秘书长徐顺全在记者会上说,民主党希望同工人党合作一起参选,并派出民主党候选人参加补选。如果胜选,民主党候选人将进入国会,工人党则管理榜鹅东市镇理事会,他指出,这是个双赢的局面http://news.xin.msn.com

在上一篇博文中,提到民主党会不会失去按柜金,现在,这个可能性,已经大大提高了。因为,民主党只有在社交网站占有优势,现在,这个优势已经没有了。在基层工作上,它又远远落后于行动党和工人党。因此,这样局势发展下去,即使出现三角战,那也是工人党和行动党之争,当然,胜选的机会仍然在行动党这边。

民主党走到这一步,真令人感慨。不过,这正也说明民主党还是看不透新加坡的政治,因为,它提出的合作建议连支持者都很难支持下去。网民更是一片批评之声。

民主党到底出了什么问题?难道自认聪明,有见地有错吗?难道手中人才比其他反对党多,有错吗?作为首个提出在野党的治国策略,在卫生,建屋提出建议,难道不值得珍惜吗?作为一个跟外国政党有最多联系的在野党,有些还是国外的执政党,我们不为它高兴吗?

或许,民主党让这些表面的光荣,荣耀给冲昏了头,所以,在新加坡的在野势力中,处处要扮演老大。因为敢于顶撞行动党,所以自认是英雄。想不到,自认聪明,自认英雄,竟然就这样栽在自己手里。令人痛心,令人惋惜。

基本上,已经没有人会认为民主党会在这次补选有所作为。除非,行动党和工人党在提名日出现问题,提名不成功, 作为第三选择,那就是民主党的运气了。

我们不应该拿运气来作为一种预测。去年,工人党的一位资深党员在后港补选中,不是以身试法吗?结果是什么,被开除党籍。

民主党自认能够吸引到人才,但是,它的人才标准其实好像就是以行动党的人才作为标准。医生,律师,专业人士,奖学金得主,这不是和行动党一样吗?这很可能就是它基层工作无法做好的原因。因此,有人说,如果把行动党这个坏蛋踢走,换来的是另一个民主党那样的同样背景的人,那不是,换汤不换药吗?

时代已经改变了,选民不一定认同,上述的所谓人才,就是人才,而选民要选的是一个接近选民,关心选民的候选人。谁比较接近基层人民,反而是一个优势。现在有文凭的人很多,他们都有能力,而所谓的人才,未必就能为民服务。(从民主党的建议中,民主党把选区的市镇管理交给工人党来做,自己却在国会空喊看得出来,它似乎不愿意做这些吃力的选区工作)。

民主党还有一个问题,它对新加坡作为一个东方国家的概念似乎不清楚。不管新加坡怎么西化,这里毕竟是一个东方社会,不了解东方的人情世故,心态,怎么能够吸引到选票。

行动党虽然也有同样的毛病,但是,由于财雄势大,控制整个国家的资源。但是,它有时还是要做些表面功夫,来迎合,讨好基层人民的需要。例如,失败了的地铁华语广播,失败了的母语教育,失败了的四种官方语言政策,失败了的传统文化保留工作,。。。

行动党有钱当然好办事,它可以没有东方哲理思维,但是,可以聘请,可以利用,可以收买。因此,虽然行动党不重视这些东西,但是,它却可以操控一些东西,尤其是利用主流媒体,是非黑白的说不清楚,让人觉得行动党在推崇母语,鼓励东方传统,要保留自己的根。

无论如何,行动党的这套把戏,已经越来越难演下去了。远离基层人民,背离东方的根,反映在选票上,就是越来越少了。行动党虽然知道问题所在,但是却无能改变,那民主党连这个基本问题都不知道,怎么办?

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