Sam, you offer money for pap propaganda posted even if the propaganda is untrue?
I try my best to set an example of how to respond to Oppo Brigade posts.
A thread usually starts with an anti PAP message about ONE particular incident where a certain member of the public was hard done by during the course of his daily life eg ... made to wait at A&E or in an SMRT bus when it broke down or had wallet stolen in a shopping centre.
This example is then used to justify why the government is totally fucked up and Singapore is going down the drain.
My response is always "hold on guys... look at the overall stats compared to other countries. Our system is the envy of the rest of the world. I then go on to quote data regarding how well Singapore is run compared to other developed countries etc". I also point out why certain policies that exist in other democracies cannot be transplanted into the Singapore system because of the unique constraints that Singapore faces as a non homogeneous, small Island in a pretty hostile neighborhood.
Sometimes I highlight the fact that Singaporeans themselves are the weak link when comparing the country to other nations eg the Nordic states.
I don't curse, I don't swear and I don't use profanities. I try to present things in a logical manner and that's it. Occasionally I call someone a "twit" but that's just my term of endearment and nothing more. No malice intended.
If the rest of the PAP IB follows my example, then the quality of the debate from the pro PAP side is maintained.
However, I can't say anything good about many of the PAP detractors. A lot of them are just bullies who will not hesitate to impose moderation in an attempt to silence those they do not agree with. Not content with trying to silence the enemy, they'll also heap a torrent of abuse laced with profanities and vicious personal attacks either in the open forum or via the rep system.
I've seen the remarks left behind in the rep system and they are absolutely shocking.. examples :
02:23, 18th Aug 2013 -12 fuck your mother until she bleed
21:32, 17th Aug 2013 0 my dog fuck your mother cheebye. congratulations on your whole retarded family tio cancer
20:06, 16th Aug 2013 0 fuck your mother cheebye. congrats on your whole family tio cancer. huat ah
4:29, 16th Aug 2013 0 i see your mother cheeebyee bleedsing until cannot stop. shiok la. fuck u
09:21, 16th Aug 2013 0 your mother cheebye is big and loose and smelly. my dog say one lol
The messages posted in the open forum are often not much better eg :
Leongsam only want mutual masterbation from those clones.He should stick his fucking head with theirs below waterline of unflushed public toilet bowl and stick his tongue into their ears as well
Talking about yourself you nazi cunt?
and from none other than you....
So the truth is out, you are just a PAP cocksucker and is begging for PAP to shaft your ass as a reward your hard work in this forum. You love getting shafted
I may be a champion of free speech and I often emphasise that we are nothing more than internet monikers but is this the way to win an argument???
By all means give your reasons why the government is not up to scratch but while you may disagree with those who support the PAP, to have to resort to constant references to the private parts of their mothers shows nothing more than a complete absence of basic courtesies and terms of engagement required to maintain an open and democratic system of government regardless of who is in office.