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黄循财有没有让人改变的感觉? 国人如何看待改变,有必要做出改变吗?

 黄循财有没有让人改变的感觉?

国人如何看待改变,有必要做出改变吗?


【八年前,选民给了特朗普一次改变的机会,让美国再次伟大。结果他连任败选。现在,再一次给他压倒性改变的机会。这说明选民要求改变的意愿有多高!】


美国政治哲学家桑德尔认为,特朗普胜出,是因为选民认为,他会做出改变。选民不满当权者,听不进他们的心声。同时,对于国家、社群渐渐失去归属感。精英和普通人脱钩,有和没有间的距离越拉越大,而民主党却没有给予选民,改变的意念。


拿黄循财和美国选举比较,似乎不适当。因为,李显龙最近在美国,强调新加坡社会和政府,有着高度的信任。新加坡政府时不时的做出调整,改变政策顺应民情。因此,新加坡人不期待改变,只需要修整,调整现有的政策,就可以了。


改变,还是不需要改变?调整、修整、修正、修订,真的能够满足人心吗?


几十年来,新加坡选民认为,不需要改变。而且,在野党也提不出什么好的改变政策。即使有,受到政府支持的媒体也刻意不给予报道。因此,即使想给在野党一个机会,也下不了手。这是过去的共识,所以,才有信任度高的说法。


到底新加坡人要不要改变?需要不需要改变?这个答案,也许和今年美国总统选举一样。选举前的民调,好像势均力敌;结果却大大不同。选民不表态改变,期待改变,民调却反映不出来。当然,也可能是报喜不报忧。


事实上,新加坡也有要求改变的选民,只是未过半数。如果比较吴作栋和李显龙任期的议员人数,一个先输后赢,一个是越输越多。吴作栋试图改变,寻求瑞士生活,可惜失败。李显龙追求经济,希望亿万富豪越多越好,结果输更加多议席。黄循财到底要调整,还是要改变,选民又如何看他、信任他?



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