Catherine Lim - A Follow-up on the letter to PM Lee

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It is no coincidence that in countries where lies and false accusations are the stock in trade of public debate, people have a low opinion of all politicians, and a very low trust in their governments.

I wonder which "countries". Some countries starting with U comes to mind.

The Consul General's reply is enlightening in so many ways, that lies engender trust and therefore, has to be swiftly and decisively dealt with.

Is trust in the government really necessary in the first place? I elect someone to do a job and measure him by the outcomes. His highlighting of the statistics seems to be counter productive because one can argue it precisely proofs this point. A measurement like trust doesn't proof or disproof anything.