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> Is he a good PM? Singaporean here. Not if we take the recent performance of our COVID task force into account — it's run by a bunch of bumbling ministerial c
by ValentineC 5y ago
> Is he a good PM?
Singaporean here. Not if we take the recent performance of our COVID task force into account — it's run by a bunch of bumbling ministerial clowns (one who might potentially become the next prime minister) that can't seem to agree which direction to take Singapore, end up toeing the middle line between endemic and COVID zero, and wrecking everything including the mental health of most Singaporeans staying in their small public flats.
Lee Hsien Loong's main involvement during the pandemic/endemic (Singapore still can't decide how to treat COVID) seemed to be encouraging people, especially the elderly, to get vaccinated.
- swyx 5y agoi mean, have some sympathy, easy to criticize from the cheap seats. (and yes, they are paid a lot, so what, decisionmaking under uncertainty is still hard) in retrospect, LHL distancing himself from covid policy is pretty brilliant/convenient, as whoever proves a credible leader through this mess will have demonstrated the qualities we'd probably want for PM
- lgvln 5y agoSympathy for _what/who_? They implemented a unnecessary, ineffective lockdown for two months and a mandatory nationwide tracking system (which differs wildly from the open sourced version they published) without any published efficacy data, went back on their word regarding data collected (without any zero consequences) and will now be using that data for future “policing”.
- forgingahead 5y agoDo you really think he's not involved? I can't imagine the task force does anything without his and other senior members of cabinet's approval, ie, anything they don't want doesn't happen.