But i do have some pointers out for the parties involved.
Honestly, many things that demands people to choose and to make a choice depends largely on physical appeal. Really.
Don't believe me ?
Go for a job interview.
YES THAT WILL GET YOU THE JOB !
Or wait, how about this ?
Hyeah ! This will get you the job you always wanted ... Maybe the casket company will knock on your door one day and recruit you on the spot. Such faces will totally up the business sales. You know ... instant heart attacks and all.
Okay nonsense aside....
If the parties want the votes so badly, honestly, they can consider a total image makeover.
I'm not saying that they must look like Greek gods or goddess. Don't have to look like Gong Li or Brad Pitt or whatsoever (though i must say, if you do, you shouldn't even involve yourselves in politics, go straight to Hollywood or even Bollywood if you love dancing around coconut trees in the middle of the movie), you just HAVE TO LOOK GOOD.
Okay lets start the comparison. For those who are hugely disconnected with the general population and just wanna vote for the sake of it and you have NO IDEA who are your candidates and the good they have done and their life achievements yada yada. Who will you choose?
Will you choose,
this confident looking lady who seemed like she has the zest for life and looks pretty competent
Or this ?
I shit you not, looking at this picture gave me some weird feeling in my stomach and i do actually feel something coming up and not in a good way.
Okay! Come on ! Let's have it. If you do not really have a good idea the track records of each relevant parties and have no clue whether the candidates have done some good stuff like i don't know, helping to plant some cute little saplings by the side of the road to promote some green environmental crap or helping an old lady cross the road, who will you choose?
The more decent looking one or the less decent looking one?
Don't come and tell me shit about how you will look deeper into the issue and will dissect what each of them said and all. No ! I'm talking about the minority of the population who simply feels that their own daily normal life is stress enough without having to vote for any party and just want to drop their slip of paper into the box and walk away and not think about it anymore.
So, who will such people choose?
There you have it ! THE PARTY WHO WANTS TO WIN JUST HAVE TO HAVE CANDIDATES WHO ARE ABLE TO OUT-VAMP THE OTHER CANDIDATES.
Female candidates especially, it is encouraged to always dress decently and yet not look like you just came out of bed. Honestly, i think in this particular general election, some of my friends actually did say something like this:
"Why must they look soooo normal? Why must they look like they are on their way on the market and just conveniently decide to stand on the podium and start talking about how they can make SG a better country? Why? Why? Why? Just to spite them, i'm so freaking hell not gonna vote for them. If they don't care about how they look to the public, i don't think they'll give a **** about our country"
Okay slightly angsty and a little uncalled for, but it's true !
You wanna get the vote, go for a makeover. For a certain few, A COMPLETE MAKEOVER IS A MUST.
If I were to help those parties to win the votes, my line-ups of candidates will be very very different.
My party will look like this,
I WILL WIN FOR SURE !
I suspect that out of the 2 million plus Singaporeans who are eligible for voting, i can say that at least 20+% of them are just gonna vote in a very nonchalant manner simply because they ARE NOT INTERESTED.
How else are you gonna interest them and get your parties the votes needed ? MAKE SURE YOUR CANDIDATES APPEAL TO SUCH LAID-BACK VOTERS!
I can imagine myself walking to the ballot box thinking......
" Hmmmmm.....
Who should i vote for..........
Hmmmmm.........
What should i get for lunch later?.....
Hmmmmm.....
Sigh.......
Why is the voting queue so long.....?
Hmmmmm.....
Wow ..... That candidate looks pretty good .....
Hmmmmm.....
And the other one ..... hmmmmm.... Bachelor of dunno what .... Masters of dunno what....
Aiya .... just vote for the pretty one ! "
There ! I ain't saying that many Sgporeans are apathetic about the general election. I ain't saying that Sgporeans don't care about the future of their country. I'm just saying that such people, do in fact, exists ! And they must vote no matter what ! So tell me, is it wise to just go after those who are super interested in your content and aspirations for the country? Or is it simply good strategy to combine the forces of both and make sure your party wins?
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