To the PAP these three trusts are the same. You trust the PAP, your also trust the Institutions and so there is a high public trust. This is the assumption of the PAP which thinks it always remains in power. And all the major institutions, including NTUC, in Singapore are equal to the PAP. You trust one then you trust all three: the PAP, the public institutions and high public for the government. There is no such thing as high public trust, high institutions trust and low PAP trust. Why not? It is time we separate the political trust and institutional trust. The institutions, like the public administration, the Courts, and even the Presidency have to be independent and not related to the PAP. Otherwise, a bad PAP will result to a bad institution and poor public trust. The trend and development should not follow this equation. A matured Singapore should see the separation of political and institutional trust. Public trust of institutions shouldn’t be like t...
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