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相互敬重的善达曼 还是互相取温暖的既得利益者。

 相互敬重的善达曼

还是互相取温暖的既得利益者。


善达曼正式以【相互敬重】为竞选口号。十位背书人也献身支持。敬重,尊敬,还是尊重,有没有差别,特意选择敬重这个翻译,有没有什么特别含义?还是,高高在上的认为,选民应该由下而上的敬重候选人?


花了一点时间,在网上找敬重的意思。感觉上,敬重比较少用,而尊敬、尊重比较普遍,尤其选举语言,通俗易懂,顺口应该比较好。


相互敬重读起来似乎不那么顺畅,感觉上也不那么贴切,接近人心,甚至缺了一份平等对待,平等尊敬。网上资料显示,敬重也用在宗教上,这里不谈。比较常用的敬重,反而是下对上的尊敬,尊重。如:士兵对长官,队员对队长,晚辈对长辈等。


应该说这是不是善达曼的本意。他其实想要做到‘和而不同,相互尊敬’。不同文化,不同宗教,不同种族,应该融合,和谐共处,为新加坡创造一个新的年代,而他就成为新时代的民选总统。Presdient for A New Era。

独立的思维比独立的政治联系、背景来得重要。善达曼似乎想要脱离过去,希望选民忘记他的背景,而只是考虑他当下的独立思维。一个人的历史,一个国家的历史是否会影响他的独立思考,见仁见智。但是,我们的确无法把历史忘记得一干二净。


善达曼也希望新加坡人可以获得更大的民主空间。不但拥有多元看法,同时,时时刻刻维系一个强而有力的核心。核心是什么???


善达曼提出新时代,独立思维和更多民主空间的看法,同时政府又利用法令来对付假新闻,频频不断的以官方立场来定义假新闻、假信息,会不会出现水土不服,互相抵触,而不是互相尊重,更多的是有些下而上的敬重。政府要人民敬重,因为法令在它手中?甚至,还出动‘滋事、搞垮政府、拉倒行动党’的言论,到底政府的信心在哪里?


新时代,独立思维和更多民主空间,似乎是很好的竞选口号,年轻人期待民主,成年人认可成熟思维,大家希望一个新时代的到来。这会不会有又变成一个既得利益者的工具,换汤不换药的竞选?



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