In my previous post, I argue that the PAP has missed the golden opportunity to change its image - from hard to soft immediately after the passing of Lee Kuan Yew. Events like The Real Singapore, Amos Yee, degree mills, The Peaks, .. are some examples that shows the PAP government continues to use hard approach towards Singaporeans or only towards the trouble making Singaporeans defined by the PAP. Imagine if PM Lee could meet and counsel Amos Yee when the so-called anti-LKY video was uploaded, the image of PM Lee and the PAP will certainly make a right turn, not a bad turn in at least the digital world. However, PM Lee refuses to talk, discuss and continues to use hard approach, use state machinery to solve a Smart Nation problem. Perhaps, as what LKY believed, a soft approach will produce more trouble makers. PM Lee worries his investment in soft approach will result to no return but bigger losses. In a Smart Nation, when almost all Singaporeans are wired up and well connecte...
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