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从体制内走向体制外,尚达曼真的能够团结国人,更好的代表新加坡吗?

 从体制内走向体制外,尚达曼真的能够团结国人,更好的代表新加坡吗?


从副总裁到名誉董事长,以尚达曼的执行力,应该升任总裁,而不是名誉董事长。他是从行动党的权力中心,向外移动,渐行渐远。因此,对于行动党的决策,未来方向,插不上手。人们希望他在体制内协助改变改善国人的生活,他却失信于人,宁愿做个跑龙套的大材小用。


尚达曼试图说服国人,总统宝座依然可以团结国人,鼓励国人相互敬重。事实上,政府的政策才可以做到这点。我们拿一个小小的收拾碗碟为例,如何在敬重国人下做到自动自发,最后还不是罚款了事。大一点的消费税,组屋问题,总统更加无权过问。


那么,代表国家呢?尚达曼其实最适合担任国际组织的领导,为新加坡增光。他在国际货币组织,在国际金融界有很高的地位。如果以大材小用形容他出任总统,同样的,他在国际上也可以发挥更大的光辉。国内国外,尚达曼陷入大材小用的困境。而他委屈自己,只是为党服务而已。还是,他有说不出的苦衷?


信任。尚达曼如何取信国人,在体制内,他才能够发挥更加大的影响力,制定政策,更加深入的团结国人。只有体制内才可以改变和改善国人生活,因为政府的政策影响国人。尚达曼相互敬重的说法,很难令人信服。甚至,他连自己也没有敬重。这么做,更加让人不信任人民行动党政府,也不相信尚达曼。


希望。期待改变,却做不到,这是尚达曼的悲哀。他最适合的工作是总理,而不是总统。新加坡人不介意印度族的尚达曼出任总统,但是对于他争取担任总统却意见多多。从希望变成失望,尚达曼为何要在这六年一次的总统闹剧中担任男主角,的确令人费解?难道,行动党找不到一个适合的华族代表吗?上一次,来一个非马非印的人担任总统后,人民普遍期待华人出任总统。行动党再一次让人失望。


一个受人尊敬的总统荣光,竟然沦落到六年一度的政治闹剧,让人不禁唏嘘。即使是公认的人才,国家第一把手的人选,最后,也只好扮演陪跑,跑龙套的小丑。天时地利人和终究不站在尚达曼这边,即使顺利当选,也继续跑龙套。对于尊贵的最高国家象征--总统,是一种羞辱。


年复一年的闹剧,羞辱,只有让行动党翻车,才可能有所突破、改变。信任回来,希望重现。



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