Govt Scholars = makes a Good Politician

• Hope4singapore

  8 Mar 14, 12:13

  This issue is the main debate in our elitism society..

  Does a scholars really makes a good politician ( which makes sound policies that benefit the society(economically) and people (socially) ??

   

   

   

• Summer hill

  9 Mar 14, 12:49

  

  

  Sigh, even their youngest candidate is family-related. 

   

• SJS6638

  9 Mar 14, 14:01

  The answer is obvious look at the pappies.

   

  We need people with passion and commitment to give their best to serve the people regardless if they are scholars or not.

• charlize

  9 Mar 14, 21:54

  Then who you want to be your politician?

• Hope4singapore

  9 Mar 14, 22:00

  Dun you guys wanna see the future of singapore to be filled with more real solid politician & not just booksmart scholars that are pushed to be politician as a career (big iron rice-bowl)..

  you can really see the difference between politician in the initial stage of SG building & the politician now.... ( maybe sg in a better position now)

  In my opinion, a good politician should be able to relate both the people at the TOP(upper class) and the people at the bottom (middle/lower class)..& not everything is about GDP ignoring people's view , some even discouraging people to not study uni because they may not find good job (WTH)??

   

   

   

• Summer hill

  9 Mar 14, 22:06

  Originally posted by Hope4singapore:

  Dun you guys wanna see the future of singapore to be filled with more real solid politician & not just booksmart scholars that are pushed to be politician as a career (big iron rice-bowl)..

  you can really see the difference between politician in the initial stage of SG building & the politician now.... ( maybe sg in a better position now)

  In my opinion, a good politician should be able to relate both the people at the TOP(upper class) and the people at the bottom (middle/lower class)..& not everything is about GDP ignoring people's view , some even discouraging people to not study uni because they may not find good job (WTH)??

   

   

   

  The poor-rich gap is widening.  I don't want to live in a society similar to India- where the rich live in glass-metal skyscrapers while the poor live in slums with no access to water. 

• Mr Milo

  9 Mar 14, 22:15

  The govt is unable to attract people to join politics. Statesmanship is hard to come by
• SJS6638

  10 Mar 14, 14:27

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Then who you want to be your politician?

  You la so you eat caipng no more.  Be paid millions and millions every year.

• SJS6638

  10 Mar 14, 14:32

  Originally posted by Mr Milo:

  The govt is unable to attract people to join politics.

  Statesmanship is hard to come by

  In the case of spore, same feathers attract same feathers, elitism, cronyism and nepotism all exist.

• Hope4singapore

  10 Mar 14, 18:22

  Based on Charlize reply, like somehow we Lan Lan have to use these scholar lo cos bo talent liao...if they lousy den we suck thumb also..

  but hor nowadays I see some local graduate becoming very vocal abt politics also..

  But maybe "some party" may have pre-selected or "preferred" candidate le then how Can real talented politician get selected....

  Hope to see Sg breed more great politician calibre ppl like goh keng swee  & toh chin chye in near future...

• Acx1688

  10 Mar 14, 18:55

  Originally posted by Hope4singapore:

  Based on Charlize reply, like somehow we Lan Lan have to use these scholar lo cos bo talent liao...if they lousy den we suck thumb also..

  but hor nowadays I see some local graduate becoming very vocal abt politics also..

  But maybe "some party" may have pre-selected or "preferred" candidate le then how Can real talented politician get selected....

  Hope to see Sg breed more great politician calibre ppl like goh keng swee  & toh chin chye in near future...

  Wrong, we dun LL ve 2 use scholar, its MIW who thinks that scholars are the ones that produce the results...
  They produce the results by wiping out old SG in the name of progress...
  Look at Marine Cove where MAC used to be... the tenants were not able to extend their lease, if you go past ECP, it is there collecting dust rather than collecting rent for the state...
  
  There are many people who wants to serve but could not enter civil/admin svc due to their not so stellar grades... PSC knows that and whether they can correct this, its another story...
  
  Scholars enter CS just to serve their bond and get promoted(assuming they wan to stay on) by coming out with policies that have major ADVERSE impact on the lives of Singaporeans... Health insurance/co-payment is highlighted by ST for the pass few weeks, yet MOH keep quiet

• charlize

  10 Mar 14, 21:03

  

• Mr Milo

  10 Mar 14, 22:04

  :lol: no real life exposure and common sense makes lousy politicians :lol:
• sgdiehard

  11 Mar 14, 09:39

  "Scholars enter CS just to serve their bond and get promoted"

  This is very true, and if they don't get promoted they just left. Government really have to scrutinize the scholarships applicants, cannot just look at grades.

• charlize

  11 Mar 14, 19:24

  Originally posted by Mr Milo:

  

  no real life exposure and common sense makes lousy politicians

   

  Who says?

   

• Mr Milo

  12 Mar 14, 21:28

  it's obvious to all, captain obvious
• charlize

  14 Mar 14, 22:15

  Prove it. 

• charlize

  15 Mar 14, 10:28

  

• Mr Milo

  15 Mar 14, 10:30

  *Face palm
• charlize

  23 Mar 14, 15:34

  Still dare kick me some more.

• Mr Milo

  23 Mar 14, 20:43

  *kicks charlize
• charlize

  23 Mar 14, 21:29

  Ouch.

• ArJoe

  23 Mar 14, 21:56

  Most important thing a politician must do is to serve the people..they must have relatively high education to make wise choices and deliver quality speeches but not necessarily scholars
• ditzy

  23 Mar 14, 22:01

  There is no such thing as a good politician. One man's meat is another's poison.

• SJS6638

  24 Mar 14, 14:23

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Prove it. 

  charlize, are u paid by PAP to troll here?