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大选迷思,PAP的困境11: 从李光耀故居,选区划分, 看行动党如何自设困境,远见何在?

 大选迷思,PAP的困境11:

从李光耀故居,选区划分,

看行动党如何自设困境,远见何在?


十年生死两茫茫,不思量,自难忘。--- 苏轼


李光耀走了,10年了,却依然活在新加坡每个角落,活在国人心中。不过,李光耀留下的遗产,要如何诠释,如何做到政治正确,如何从长计议,而非短期考虑?李光耀留给新加坡的精神遗产,一分为二,你追随哪一个?


单单故居,就看出人民行动党的政治考量,是不是以新加坡人的利益出发?保留和不保留,这种困境是自己找来的。甚至,到现在,很多国人都不清楚这到底是怎么一回事,只知道两兄弟在争吵,加油加酱下,还闹出两个不孝子版本。


保留故居,是不是一种短期的政治考虑?10年过了,国人还想念李光耀吗?利用思念,勾起回忆,投票箱前,画上闪电?行动党没有想到,李显扬竟然坚持反对,导致故居引出两种立场,两种固执,到底谁违背了李光耀精神、原则?在政治上,就反映出不能单一思维,必须要有制衡。



在考虑故居的短期政治利益时,低估反对力量的强度。以为像对付反对党那样容易,没有想到却遇到另一面李光耀精神强力反击。作为李光耀的儿子,李显扬骨子里头,当然也存在、根深另一类坚持、固执精神。行动党只看到短期利益,没有看到长期伤害。或许,这只是一个人的自私自利,没有把党的利益考虑在先。


黄循财接下总理职位,当然必须处理这个困境。

如果保留故居,是一种短期的政治考虑,那么选区划分的考虑就更加短。新加坡是一个小红点,逃得了和尚,逃不了庙。分来划去,最后还是要面对选民。怀念李光耀,让人看到他的两种不同立场、坚持,你更加欣赏哪一个?




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