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李显扬:先打倒冠病19 选举须暂缓

by 网络公民
05/04/2020
in 冠状病毒(COVID-19), 时事, 舆论, 观点
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(翻译自李显扬刊载于《马来邮报》的评论)

基于冠状病毒19 本地传播病例已超过入境病例,新加坡目前已启动“断路器”式的半封锁措施。本月3日,总理李显龙称关闭学校、非必要服务商店和工作场所的措施,旨在防堵感染传播。

经过数周的担忧后,许多国人终于松了一口气,当局采取更严谨措施来保护他们免受病毒侵害。然而,仍然有强烈的感觉,在这场健康危机的关键时刻,国家的关注重心被迫分散。 4月7日,当国人将在“阻断”措施下准备呆在家里,人民行动党(PAP)却将在国会推动通过《国会选举(冠病19特别安排)法案》。

这法案似乎显示,行动党把它和李总理的利益凌驾于家国之上。执政党似乎仍执迷于在还有整整一年任期的情况下,如何在疫情下召开选举,更何况世卫组织(WHO)已宣称这场疫情为“您能想象到的最强劲敌”。

敦促国人“相信自己为国家利益而非个人”,但李总理却无法放下即将举行的选举,令人莫名其妙。

既然行动党不太可能败选,为何那么焦急于选举?难道是畏惧经济衰退的恶果?需提出的问题是:政府是否过于被动或做得太少,只是为了避免惊动人民或限制对经济的损失?有多大程度因为提早选举的渴望而分神?

当前,新加坡理应得到总理和他团队的全盘关注,对那些每日面对感染风险的前线医护人员,予以尊重。然而, 当新感染群仍在涌现,执政党却把宝贵的时间精力都浪费在选举安排上。

新加坡应对疫情的手法获得世界赞许,也提及过去2003年SARS疫情习得许多宝贵经验。SARS疫情时,出现首位病患的26天后,就关闭学校。但这一次,自1月23日出现首宗病例以来,过了70天才关闭。这就不能怪国人的质疑:如果SARS是一场教训,何以会出现如此过度的拖延?

SARS疫情出现238例确诊病例。但今年4月1日冠病19确诊人数就破千,截至4日已达到1114例。这可不同于其他战疫。冠病19比起SARS更具传染力,感染链也极其困难打破。为提早选举分心,行动党是否失察?国人是否感受到政府有把公民的福祉摆在首位?

世界各地政府已宣布紧急状态,将近三分之一人口受封锁措施影响。新加坡似乎显得反应较慢,委婉地提出诸如“断路器”或“居家学习”等提升防疫措施。

李显龙在周五做出宣布后,他的部长们还得进一步详加解释为何需要落实这些新措施。但新加坡还停留在橙色警戒。各种迷因和玩笑在网络传开,对比警戒状态和总理的领带颜色,究竟是橙还是红,以及国家现状的真实信号等。

新加坡人理应感到愤怒,现任领导层似乎搞错了工作重点,似乎对严峻现实视而不见。明确宣布未来数月不选举,反而能让人们的恐惧得到缓解。

李总理称,他需要获得强大的委托才能处理疫情。他还有12个月任期且在国会占据93席的超级优势。难道现在的委托还不足以让他在当前局势带领新加坡?

提出特别法案,显示执政党持续发出提早选举的信号。若在疫情未完全受控、仍在施虐下召开选举,将公然地把百姓性命置于不必要的风险中。没有新加坡人民、公务员、警察、志愿者等愿意冒的风险。强制投票意味着那些弱势群体,特别是老弱年长者可能被迫曝露于危机下。

新加坡当前亟需全神贯注,采取所有必要的措施打败疫情。反之,疫情下召开选举反而可能让病例急剧上升。

若说什么时候更期盼如李光耀般的直言不讳、当机立断的老一辈领导们,恐怕是现在。直爽和开放永远都是李光耀的标志。过去的人民行动党,依据新加坡百姓利益决策,把众人利益摆在首位。对此国人到不曾怀疑过这位开国元勋。每一代的续任领袖,都应赢取这种信任。

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