Low Thia Khiang, the superior Pol

I am trying to avoid blogging about politics as much as possible, but I realized it is difficult because I would need all these as notes for future use, especially the next elections. It is also good to track how my thinking might change.

I just read Low on AsiaOne instead of getting it from the WP site.

This is an unusual situation. The opposition WP isn't opposing the government at all. Nobody is clearer and easier to understand than their Sec Gen. So who is opposing in Parliament? Not the WP. The PAP MPs, especially the old timers. Not opposing the government but the Opposition. Lim Swee Say was even at a loss for words to rebut Low Thia Kiang. Gosh! You can't be like this in the Chamber. It is OK in private life, but if you can't find the words, even in CL, you are not up to the task.

I like some of the newbie PAP MPs especially Tan Chuan Jin and Sim Ann.

LTK is right about bilingualism. What he had chosen to ignore is that we have gone so far off course that it is very difficult to get back on track. He had also failed to explain that the present strategies for teaching CL impose a low ceiling of achievement. Those in other societies embracing learning CL approach it with much more enthusiasm than us. Many of us see it as a burden and chore. We must not delude ourselves a marathon for a sprint. We are winning the short relay and extrapolating our performance to the marathon. A grave error. Sure, our radars will pick this up eventually and as usual, we the people will pay for the government's mistakes working like mad to catch up, or in this instance widen the gap with our competitors in learning CL. LTK will have no joy with , "I told you so"

On learning CL, it is hard to see the merit of LTK arguments now, but time is likely to prove that he is right and it would be too late.

History, fear and self limiting beliefs exact a heavy discount on the PAP potential. Unfortunately they had chosen to pass off informed prejudice as hard truths.

Update: Just discovered this. Good record. Would be helpful to watch again when I need to.