Regardless of white or black cat, a cat catches mices is a good cat

Of course, the matter that Penang Government must take seriously. However, intervention by the state must be done with tact. It’s better to have glut rather than shortage resulting in skyrocketting price
Penang government could charge upsize the land development fee. Penang government is still lacking of fund so to speak

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Are you saying that singapore’s approach to economic development by suppressing dissent and sacrificing basic human decency and values is the way forward for malaysia and others ?

Or are you argueing as the singapore government often argued that a few rights and values and human (freedoms) have to be sacrificed for the greater good of the society ?

If it is then read again the metaphor I used about the bonsai plant. There is a better way forward and malaysia under the right leadership could bring forth a new and better way of development – not only economically but socially. Social ills have economic costs and this is often not factored into the economic development model but someone has to pay for this sooner or later.

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Many of us will still in Tongshan or Himalayas. Why the pommies kill the big cats (tigers) and destroy the jungles and tin mining the earth? In doing so, they have to get workers and professionals from those places in before the WW2. many of us will still in India, Sri lanka (to be kiled in the civil wars) or Warlords of China, Famine, Rabies in India or Hunger in China. What say you?

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There is a subtle but vital difference between balance and manipulation and control.

I supposed after this post LKY’s (supporters) will come after me again.

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Much of what was said is not new. The principles enunciated in the video continue to be valid and relevant. Many of the events and personalities that had been affected one way or another by KuanYew were only given very scant mention. Much of the details could of course be found elsewhere.

The joke by a foreign tourist was amusing and couldn’t pass without been mentioned. The tourist observed that singaporeans worshipped the goddess of mercy kuanyin and lived on an island governed by a ‘god’ of no mercy…

LKY had ran and built up singapore very much like a bonsai master. I always find bonsai a very strange hobby. But people had found it to be relaxing while others found it beautiful, very much like singapore island and yet others found it to be a lucrative venture.

A bonsai master basically pull, tug, tie and cut the plant to create an impression of beauty. To prevent the tree from growing too large the bonsai master would lift up the roots and snipped off any roots that had grown beyond what was deemed acceptable.

This was how singapore was shaped and formed. Whatever budding root, no matter how innocuous or benefitial to the island would be snipped off. But LKY is even more advanced than the bonsai master in that he laid poisons all over areas that he would not allow the roots to grow(out of bound markers). Any root venturing beyond certain point would have poison smeared all over the root. Everything around the root will also be poisoned to prevent the root from growing up.

To some when they looked at the bonzai would proclaim it is beautiful. In fact many would say the same. Accolades may even be won. If we look just a bit beyond the facade one would start to notice that something is terribly wrong. The plant is old and its years of struggle can be seen on the branches. There is sadness all bounded up in a tiny package.

If the tree had been allowed to prosper and grow to its glorious potential it would have dance with the wind, sang with the birds and touch the heavens. Alas this is not to be for the bonsai master proudly declared “I have created and all is well.”

Bonsai is pleasing to alot of people mostly because it has great psychological satisfaction of manipulation and control. This is why I always find it a very strange and disturbing past-time.

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Come on, as an infant, we are just starting to walk a bit steadily after a 20 months of life, and that too with proper care. Here we have everyone going after LGE’s head, some because of the inability to secure contracts, some because of vested interests and there always some under the sour grapes group? Which one art thou Gerakan K?

Remember, Gerakan had under KTK, uninterrupted and
excellent relationship with the Federal Government for almost two decades, what are the results that KTK had brought to Penang in 20 years? Besides, what Tun had done prior to KTK, what had the latter really contributed to Penang as a whole? The fact that, and it is painful to accept is that Penang had always been left to rot by the Federal Government, knowing fully well that Penang can be lost at any time as this is relatively a state which enjoys one of the highest literacy rate in the country. But make no mistake, no mistake at all, that the literacy rate is not the work of the Federal Government, more so through the sheer hardwork and desire of Penangnites at large to make the place the way it had been and the way it is. It is the result of the efforts put in by the private sector and not being reliant on the assistance of the Federal Government! Remember what Lim Keng Yaik said after the routing they received in 308? He said, I quote” It is like beggars to be in the BN Government”. So you can very well determined the fact that, Penang had received minimum support from the Government under Gerakan, and the end result is, it is today trailing behind states like Johore and Melaka.

We should give the PR led Government a chance to settle down, after all they had been in Government for only 20 months. What can a Government achieve
within such a short period of time? Remember, that too, with endless efforts to sabotage its works, especially from those in Gerakan, whom we must admit is bankrupt of ideas to win back the electorates.

Considering the endless and negative efforts by all in BN to destabilise the Government, the PR had done well considering the fact that at least for the time being, we do not hear of large land scandals, corruption within the Government had definitely been minimised, do you not agree, Gerakan K?

Rome is not build in a day, therefore, let us allow the Penang Government to continue with its efforts to govern. Slowly, but surely, they will be able to settle down and build a better Penang for all. We are now staring at an imminent snap poll, all these are efforts to destabilise PR held states, to divert their attention from Governing and to pay attention to the impending poll. So, it is only fair that we, the Rakyat should park our votes with the PR for at least another two terms for it to be able to perform as per expectations!

Patience is a virtue, together we will make a difference.

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Para cyberjellyfish, go find a decent way of livelihood la.

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I don’t think any PR state government has the ability to crush a dissent.
They have to cross over to BN, at least for the next 3 years, to do so.

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As I had said many times here before, just because we disagree with LGE and his destructive, diasaterous policies it doesn’t mean we are BN lovers. I am not sure about others here, certainly I voted and campaigned vigourously for DAP in the last GE.

However, many of us have become disillustioned and now even alarmed with the unkept promises and 360 degree aboutturn on policies by LGE’s Development Above People.

Here’s a classic example where the people who speak up for goog governance and justice are being accused of being anti government. This reminds me of dictatorial regimes where the state rules with iron fist with the support of willing party faithfuls who act as stormtroopers to crush even the slightest dissent.

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Cannot accept the new political landscape, I guess after decades of good times?

Stay on and bide your time, as it is, Penang is LGE to lose if he mismanages the place. Sometimes, it is difficult to meet the requests of all. This we must accept, but, he needs to understand the sentiments of Penangnites, like the Botanical Garden issue, the continued developments of hillslopes and the cutting of trees. These are matters that touch Penangnites to the heart and it does make a difference if attended to properly, as the Botanical Garden is one of the only green lungs left for the islanders!

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