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禁言毕丹星,有损黄循财形象? 是时候外国人多了解一点新加坡政治。

 禁言毕丹星,有损黄循财形象?

是时候外国人多了解一点新加坡政治。


新加坡国会里的在野党领袖地位,已经制度化了;已经进入第二届国会任期了。人民行动党如果不了解这个现实,那么,黄循财希望树立的新形象,将继续逗留在过去“霸道总裁”的影子里,无法摆脱。


毕丹星在马来西亚接受访问,就是政治不正确。新加坡政治,应该留在新加坡讨论,不能越界?这是行动党党报的立场,到目前为此,还没有看到黄循财或其他部长,批评毕丹星。党的立场和总理的看法不同?不知道,看来是大事化小,小事化无。


新加坡政治已经进入新的局面。有人形容这是一个半党制,还没有到两党制。长期以来,外国人看新加坡,就只是知道行动党,根本不知道在野党的存在。马来西亚播客,尤其是曾任部长的凯里,访问毕丹星,讨论新加坡政治,工人党的策略,似乎有意无意抬高在野党的地位,让行动党有酸葡萄的感觉。


是时候,外国人需要多了解一点新加坡的政治新格局。如果只是知道支持行动党的那50%,60%新加坡人,很可能没有看透新加坡。行动党往往能够利用心理因素,选区划分胜选,这次的贸易战,更加如此。但是,这未必是新加坡人的真实看法、心理反射。毕丹星只是反映另一种声音,就被认为过界,这个红线的范围似乎和行动党的无所不在相呼应。


不只是外国人需要了解新加坡的在野势力。外国政党也需要了解新加坡在野党的活动。就像本地的外国使节,外来议员,和在野党互动。这些活动将会继续下去,扩大,深入;打压,画红线,过界,反而成了新的政治不正确。



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