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My theory is people who want to join politics, do it for power, for money, for status. Put yourself in their shoes, which party would you affiliate with to set
by xuki 7y ago
My theory is people who want to join politics, do it for power, for money, for status. Put yourself in their shoes, which party would you affiliate with to set yourself up? PAP also have an extensive network of grassroot organizations to recruit any young talents who want to join. It's very hard to change the status quo unless PAP leadership makes a series of catastrophic mistakes.
- ValentineC 7y ago> My theory is people who want to join politics, do it for power, for money, for status. Put yourself in their shoes, which party would you affiliate with to set yourself up? Not all political candidates seek power, money, or status. Some might just want parliament to be more diverse than one party making up more than two-thirds of it, and having the power to push through constitutional changes any time they want. Aspiring politicians who join the PAP hoping to steer it from within probably haven't thought about how they're subject to the party whip [1], and how nobody has disobeyed the whip since Tan Cheng Bock. [1] https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/explainer-what-does-whip-do-when-has-it-been-lifted-and-which-countries-have-it https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/explainer-what-does-wh... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Cheng_Bock#Nominated_Member_of_Parliament_Scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Cheng_Bock#Nominated_Membe...