“Remember how, in the movie “Independence Day”, the US President’s team brings down an alien destroyer and then messages the plan to forces all over the world to help them deal with those hovering over their cities? Well, whatever The Workers’ Party’s secret of success is, it may want to Morse-code it to the Opposition in every PAP-controlled constituency in Singapore. It seems like it found the formula.”
“New Hegemonic Strategy #66: Trust your rearguard.”
“New Hegemonic Strategy #65: Smearing is a win-win tactic.”
“Despite PAP’s declared strategy, Teo Chee Hean has quite singlehandedly reminded us that this By-Election is about the nation after all. Now Hougang voters will have to decide whether they want to embolden a party that pays lip service to change and is keener to humiliate its critics than to engage pertinent issues.”
“New Hegemonic Strategy #64: Sling mud to look clean.”
“Funny how this country has been developing. 20 years ago, we asked, What makes a Singaporean novel? Now, we ask, What makes a Singaporean?”
“I like Denise Phua Lay Peng’s notion that Mr Brown is a real check on the PAP. Because, as I recall from back in 2006, if PAP doesn’t like what it hears, it checks back on Mr Brown too.”
“Politics is where you elect people who promise what they can never deliver so that later they can make the same promises again.”
“What if the enemy of my enemy is also my enemy?”
“New Hegemonic Strategy #63: Be your own man, just not an alternative.”
“Cut out the middle man. Forget universities; read books.”
“New Hegemonic Strategy #63: Warn of limited resources to bring in more foreign labour. Bring in more foreign labour to warn of limited resources.”
“It is inaccurate to say that PAP politicians are against minimum wage. They have no problems with setting minimum wage for themselves.”
“The night is young, but my body isn’t.”
“New Hegemonic Strategy #62: If you don’t understand something, make it understand you instead.”