Independent political analyst Dr Derek da Cunha warned that anti-PAP voters may turn to civil disobedience to bring out change if the opposition fail to win more than its current two seats in Parliament.
“I have never seen the ground so polarised as it is today. Those who are against the government and its polices are vehemently so. It will get worse if these people are not represented in Parliament”, he told Yahoo News.
With the next election looming ahead, anti-PAP sentiments are rising with each passing day as netizens vent their frustrations, unhappiness and anger in cyberspace.
Unlike 2006, the ground has shifted against the PAP this time round which was acknowledged lately by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
As an example, PAP newbie candidate Tin Pei Ling was flamed mercilessly by netizens for her young age and apparent lack of substance when she was introduced as a candidate. In contrast, 24 year old NSP candidate Nicole Seah was welcomed warmly by netizens.
Many Singaporeans are simply peeved by the way the PAP has run the country for the last few years. The relentless influx of foreigners, rising cost of living, sky-rocketing HDB flat prices, stagnating income, low domestic purchasing power and widening income gap between the rich and the poor are all the inevitable results of the PAP’s ‘grow at all cost’ policies.
It remains to be seen whether the groundswell of support for the opposition in cyberspace will translate into votes on polling day as Singapore heads towards what is probably a watershed election in its history.
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Pamela
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