[Bigiron]

#GE2025: PM Wong urges voters to 'choose leaders of good character' in PAP's first party political broadcast

During the party political broadcast on Friday (April 25), Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is also the People's Action Party's (PAP) secretary-general, said that voters should "vote for the candidates who will put Singapore and Singaporeans ahead of everything else".

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[Bigiron]

[Ineedhelp]

Following LW advice we should kick out OYK, file thrower, Jo, Vivian, Shan and even LHL?

[Ernesto]

Oppressor and covetous ppl is it a good character?

[Scythian]

"A strong family is the foundation of a strong nation."

[Scythian]

Pledging loyalty to US 

"We have stayed invested in the US through thick and thin, because of its vital role in the world economy. And we continue to have faith in the US economy's vibrance, dynamism, and sheer resilience."

SM Lee, GIC Chairman (14 Nov 2024)

[Scythian]

How voters know that there's no more Iswaran again?

[Bigiron]

While the article itself is a straightforward report, the potential "bullshit" or contentious aspects might lie in the underlying implications or framing of the message. Here are some possible critiques:

### 1. **Vague Definition of "Good Character"**
   - The term "good character" is subjective and politically loaded. The PAP often frames itself as the only party capable of providing "clean" and "competent" governance, implying that opposition leaders lack these qualities without explicit evidence. This is a common rhetorical strategy to delegitimize opponents.

### 2. **Assumption That PAP Leaders Are Inherently of "Good Character"**
   - The PAP has had its share of scandals (e.g., recent corruption cases involving senior officials like Iswaran, or the affair between Cheng Li Hui and Tan Chuan-Jin). The claim to moral superiority can be seen as hypocritical or overly self-congratulatory.

### 3. **Ignoring Systemic Advantages**
   - The PAP benefits from systemic advantages (e.g., control over state media, gerrymandering, restrictive election laws) that make it easier to portray itself as the only "good" choice. The call to "choose leaders of good character" sidesteps these structural inequalities.

### 4. **Implied Opposition "Bad Character" Strawman**
   - The message subtly paints opposition leaders as lacking in character without naming specifics. This is a classic strawman tactic—creating a false dichotomy where only PAP leaders are virtuous.

### 5. **Overemphasis on Individual Morality Over Policy**
   - Focusing on "character" distracts from substantive policy debates. Voters might care more about housing, healthcare, or inequality than vague moral claims. The PAP may be deflecting from policy shortcomings by moralizing politics.

### 6. **Lack of Context on Political Broadcast Rules**
   - The article doesn't critically examine why the PAP gets the first broadcast slot or how election rules favor the incumbent. This omission normalizes an uneven playing field.

### 7. **Uncritical Reporting**
   - The article parrots the PAP's messaging without scrutiny or balancing perspectives (e.g., opposition responses or independent analysis). This makes it seem like a PAP press release rather than journalism.

### Conclusion:
The "bullshit" isn’t necessarily in the article's facts but in the unchallenged framing of PAP's narrative. The piece could be more critical by:

   - 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 
𝟏. 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 "𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫" 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝.
 𝟐. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐀𝐏 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦.
 𝟑. 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.
 𝟒. 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

[Ineedhelp]

Good character is defined as 7 years of bribery sentenced to 12mths but only actually served 4mths in prison and the rest of the sentence in his own nice house.

Genuine mistake move on for good character. But everyone else must be flawless. Lol

[red3]

Good characters like cantonese mocking, throw files , cotton sourcing, 2 cars and above, mango picking, riding out ... what is the definition of good characters??

[Ineedhelp]

Good characters like cantonese mocking, throw files , cotton sourcing, 2 cars and above, mango picking, riding out  ... what is the definition of good characters??

By rite good character is white, but last 2 decades the white turned very very dark grey until almost black..  lol

[talky]

Good character is defined as 7 years of bribery sentenced to 12mths but only actually served 4mths in prison and the rest of the sentence in his own nice house.

Genuine mistake move on for good character. But everyone else must be flawless. Lol

This will encourage more  corruption  by ministers
Lly will never permit

[Scythian]

Good character is defined as 7 years of bribery sentenced to 12mths but only actually served 4mths in prison and the rest of the sentence in his own nice house.

Genuine mistake move on for good character. But everyone else must be flawless. Lol

Was Swee Keat being stopped abruptly for promising to investigate further to find new evidence in KOM Brazil carwash ?

[Scythian]

Was Swee Keat being stopped abruptly for promising to investigate further to find new evidence in KOM Brazil carwash ?

Good character yet, why was he being pushed off the cliffs?

[Ola]

Bad Leadership turning PAP against the born- citizen

is good character??

[Bigbluedot]

Even convict also nominated le.

[Ola]

This is call good character?

[Nico]

I would not consider the following are of good character:

a. Ng CHee Meng
b. Shamugan
c. Vivan B.
d. Grace Fu.

[Lukongsimi]

Nobody knows the heart and good character not written on their forehead how to choose ?

[Nico]

Nobody knows the heart and good character not written on their forehead how to choose ?

You are right but we can see from their deeds and actions.

[Scythian]

Bad Leadership turning PAP against the born- citizen

is good character??

Continuously Importing millions of foreign talents and Ceca unabated to replace born Singaporean PMETs and workers leaving many unemployed and jobless .

OMG! 
These are so-called good character leaders?

[Lukongsimi]

In order to protect their  iron rice bowl one would act as good 
But in fact it’s for their own good 
People will betray one another

[Gemstar]

Having said that, and so that flinging file woman is of good character? Is this the attitude to behave in parliament?

[Gemstar]

Continuously Importing millions of foreign talents and Ceca unabated to replace born Singaporean PMETs and workers leaving many unemployed and jobless .

OMG! 
These are so-called good character leaders?

This is going on for many years and they are given blank  cheques and free hand in doing this.

[Stoki]

Having said that, and so that flinging file woman is of good character? Is this the attitude to behave in parliament?

Were the previous TWO Speakers of ParLeement of good characters?

[winbig]

Wear white also difficult to see the character. If the campaign period is longer, maybe 2-3weeks, then people can see the character of the candidate better.

[FangFang]

I like leaders to be neutral and look at data to make action plan.

[Gemstar]

Were the previous TWO Speakers of ParLeement of good characters?

Hv seen many of those men in white showing off their arrogant and disgusting attitude and behaviours. They can do whatever they like, whilst Oppositions are not supposed to do.

[Tee tiong huat]

I would not consider the following are of good character:

a. Ng CHee Meng
b. Shamugan
c.  Vivan B.
d. Grace Fu.

[Tee tiong huat]

I would not consider the following are of good character:

a. Ng CHee Meng
b. Shamugan
c.  Vivan B.
d. Grace Fu.