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第一世界的经济 第三世界的政治


{李光耀1959年出任总理,往生后,他的建国团队给新加坡带来第一世界的经济,这个事实是大家都吹捧的。同时,新加坡的政治,公民参与却犹如第三世界国家。反思我们的吹捧,这对新加坡的持续发展,国家稳定是否有利?}


李光耀今天从总统府移灵到国会大厦,电视现场传播,万民夹道相送。根据电视报道,迎接他的是国家的三方代表:国会代表立法,行政代表管理,和法庭代表司法。国家的三权和李光耀有密切关系。行政方面,他是总理,是最高的领导。国会方面,他的辩论令人惊骇。法庭方面, 他很可能是世界总理级人物中告人诽谤的记录创造者。

新加坡国会,即使在2011年反对党取得一些突破的情形下,拿下一个集选区背景下,依然无法合理的令人满意的出现议会民主精神。它仍然无法有效的代表人民的意愿。40%的反对票,却获得不到10%的国会议席,这是50多年来,李光耀的创新选举制度的结果。

现在,李光耀躺在国会大厦,受到无数新加坡人的致敬,部分地铁要加开24小时,人龙等候时间长达8小时。致敬的人是为第一世界经济而来,还是为第三世界政治而来?盖棺无法定论,见仁见智,或者,有人认为,新加坡是经济政治都是世界第一。因为,我们今天的繁荣稳定,实在没有什么好批评的,政治的开放和自由虽然有所制约,公民参与虽然不高,但是,这是值得的。

那么,李光耀躺在国会大厦,他又会怎么想呢?是否,政治自由和开放的些许牺牲,是值得的。政治上做不到第一世界的水准,其他方面则处处是世界的领头羊,这个佳绩,已经可以说是世界纪录了。李光耀满意了,他可以安心的走了?听过他的名言:从棺木爬出来,或许,他真的还是不放心的走,他担心政治经济的变数,一个无法预测的将来,一党独大的持续问题,公民参与的欲望越来越高。。。。

如果,他在经济政治两方面都做到世界第一,那该多好。别人也不会说,他在新加坡建立的政治制度,会随他而去,无法保留下来。还有一些人,说他了不起,但是还谈不上伟大。

因为,只有做到经济政治,公民参与等世界第一,新加坡才可能稳定的持续发展下去。李光耀走了,他没有给新加坡留下两个世界第一,因此,评论员说,李光耀走了之后,新加坡会出现不稳地的因素,李显龙无法掌控新加坡,反对人士增加,人心浮动,甚至行动党失去政权。

这些话,这些评论,能否激起李光耀从棺材爬出来?

与其讨论李光耀的名言,不如自我掌控自己的命运。

世界银行集团认为,一个国家,或者一个贷款项目,要取得长期的效益,持续性的增长,公民参与是十分重要的。新加坡在政治上做不到世界第一,当然,公民参与也不理想。这里所谓的公民参与,和李光耀、行动党认为的公民参与是有些出入的。

世界银行认为,公民参与要做到透明,公开,和有效的反应。政府有责任将资讯公开,透明和及时的对公民的诉求做出反应。

但是,在李光耀领导下,行动党自认天下第一,没有人比行动党更加适合管理新加坡,没有其他政党可以取代行动党,没有人可以比行动党做得更加好。行动党政府也不是没有公民参与,或者阻止公民参与。它是通过一个更加高明的手法,放些自己放心的人来领导公民参与的活动。如果,做不到这点,行动党就会阻止,甚至立法阻止。因为,行动党在国会占有绝对的大多数,立法改变行动党眼中不对的发展趋势,李光耀是很乐意的。

行动党对公民参与采取保守的态度,可想而知,行动党对政治和反对党的态度,就更加保守,保守到到赶尽杀绝的地步。我们只要翻看新加坡过去50多年的政治,就可以清楚的看到部分新加坡人为民主做出的牺牲。

这是新加坡经济第一,繁荣背后的牺牲。李光耀留下一个第一,一个第三。政治牺牲取得经济第一,但是,说到最后,在民主社会,政治还是最后的决定,人民的选票,公民的意愿,公民的参与,才是新加坡持续发展,稳定,国泰民安的基石。

当李光耀看到这么多新加坡人,男女老少,不分种族,语言宗教,来向他致敬时,或许,他才开始明白人民的力量,还政于民的重要。

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