in this downturn, the workers can’t feel sad.
when its upturn, we will all be glad.
go for help and e2i
or call union hotline
cut costs save jobs good for Singapore
With some help from SPUR and Jobs Credit
you can fight adversity
for you, from you
let us stand in pride and unity
we are pro-workers oi oi
we are pro business oi oi
Upturn the downturn.
this is completely hilarious. rhetoric and propaganda at its best.
firstly, since when does a workers’ union represent BUSINESSES?
secondly, luckytan rightly pointed out here. how the hell does a union be pro-worker and pro-business at the same time? these two are mutually exclusive. NTUC and Mr Lim are indeed weaving some magic and selling snake oil through singing.
They really take Singaporeans as fools. and guess what? the screaming and cheering during the performance makes me really nauseous. “this is so creative! do you want to hear moreeeeeee?” government propaganda machine working over time eh? such things seem like a scene directly out of 1984 or Stalin’s USSR.
Here’s some suggestions for free Mr Lim. Forget the costs incurred in erm hosting such dinners. What you should do right now is to talk to retrenched workers, and find out how to directly help them and their family, either through food vouchers or groceries vouchers. I think this is much more important than singing upturn the downturn.
wayang oh wayang. like one of the commentors on the video, I’ve never seen so many MPs making a fool out of themselves. I guess Singaporeans are the biggest fools of all. They vote MPs who make a fool out of themselves into Parliament. sighs.
6 Comments
June 26, 2009 at 12:34 am
nice share, thanks a lot
Lucky Draw
June 6, 2009 at 10:35 am
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June 2, 2009 at 2:18 pm
The MPs really need to put in effort to do some real work to help the people..
June 2, 2009 at 11:45 pm
singing is considered real efforts.back then during Hitler’s reign, he used to encourage songs and dance sessions in his youth organisations. =)
June 1, 2009 at 11:33 am
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May 30, 2009 at 1:16 pm
At least use the obscene 2.6M salary to go overseas for singing lessons la, and maybe also cooking lessons.
“In this downturn, workers can’t feel sad”
Tell me how not to be sad when I see unionists singing during the downturn instead of ostensibly doing something, discernible in the least, WHICH ACTUALLY HELPS.