morenangpinay wrote:obviously they twist everything to make them seem right! that were talentless and blood sucking foreigners.
That was my point (and disappointment) - there are a few people on there who seem to get the concept of (relatively) reasoned debate, but many others who seem to have a completely polarised, one-dimensioned view, namely: All SCs are angels who never do anything wrong; and all foreigners are parasites who should leave tomorrow, then everything will be OK. The sad thing is that these people fail to comprehend that most of us 'foreign trash' (as they so charmingly label us) are as disgusted as they are about PRs and pass holders abusing the system. We don't like it either, partly because it's wrong, but also because it gives 'foreigners' a bad image and makes our lives more difficult than it would otherwise be. It's truly depressing to see the way these things always descend to the lowest common denominator level, akin to a kindergarten playground squabble.
Edit to add: The 'discussion guidelines' for the TRE site state: "Please refrain from intentionally using language that are [sic] libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive and/or discriminates on the basis of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, age, region, disability, etc." Presumably they need to add a caveat that it's OK to be as abusive as you like towards foreigners, given that such behaviour appears to be
condoned. How else would it be possible for a comment calling for "a concerted effort to exterminate these parasitic scums" (that I mentioned in another thread) to be allowed to stand?
This is my last word on the matter; far too many other (more positive and beneficial) things to do with my time.