I can agree that it's at least part of the forum's agenda to
address anti-PAP concerns. However, I have very little respect for
people who can't be at least a little more considerate when it
comes to dealing with people who are against their stand. I may not
agree with oxford mushroom's pro-PAP stance, but at least I can
show him some respect for not resorting to the prolific use of
insults and name calling unlike a certain Salman we all know.
I also find it highly ludicrous that the PAP would be promoting
racial harmony in its agenda but the Young PAP can't even seem to
moderate their own forums well and let racial bigotry run loose in
those forums. People have been jailed for putting similar postings
in other forums. So what kind of image is the Young PAP forums
going to have - that it is a safe haven for all racial bigots? If
any of those bigots are gonna be the future leaders of my children,
I'm gonna jump ship. My kids deserve far better than that.
In sgforums, any racial-sensitive threads are closely watched and
when things get out of hand, the moderators move in and take any
remedial action which they deem necessary (warn any offenders,
close the thread, etc...). The recent thread on the treatment of
Malays in the SAF was a pretty good demonstration of this. The
moderators shut the place down when they decided that it was
getting out of hand.
If the Young PAP forummites are supposed to be the future leaders
of our country, then I expect them to have a minimum standard in
terms of ethics - be it in the papers, on the street, or online.
Even if it wasn't them who placed all those bigoted postings, the
very least they could have done was to moderate the forum
better.
