tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post6986637103290870450..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: A Response to the Donga Ilbo interview with AESmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-53021356300034355522010-09-09T08:32:17.501+09:002010-09-09T08:32:17.501+09:00The statement by Lee that foreign English teachers...The statement by Lee that foreign English teachers claimed the criminal background check requirement was discriminatory is completely bogus. <br /><br /><br />Not only were there complaints filed by foreign English teachers with the Human Right Commission that criticized the criminal checks as symbolic, perfunctory and inadequate, but when I refused to submit to the HIV and drugs tests I made a point of submitting an official FBI criminal background check in addition to the "local police station" checks they required. <br /><br /><br />While the Korean media and the mouthpiece at AES may not be interested in knowing the truth, the Constitutional Court of Korea does. It was made clear to the Constitutional Court in my complaint that I had no objections whatsoever to thorough criminal background checks. In fact, my only objection to the criminal checks in place at the time was that they weren't thorough enough. <br /><br /><br />-Andrea Vandom<br /><br /><br />Former English teacher in Korea<br />PhD student, Political Science, University of Califonia (Irvine)<br />(currently on internship with the WHO (Geneva))<br />avandom@uci.eduAndrea Vandomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919155216300384797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-57708138635278725132010-09-08T15:51:31.467+09:002010-09-08T15:51:31.467+09:00I'd actually responded to Mr. Swirl before che...I'd actually responded to Mr. Swirl before checking out <a href="http://mrswirlchristopher.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">his blog</a>...matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-69507997918588653632010-09-08T09:58:32.198+09:002010-09-08T09:58:32.198+09:00Clearly MrSwirlChristopher has a vested interest i...Clearly MrSwirlChristopher has a vested interest in standing up for Lee Eun-ung. If Lee were to actually focus on teacher qualifications, then those unable to define simple English words would be among the first to be targeted.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980096794753743120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-87945262223177800042010-09-04T19:29:13.260+09:002010-09-04T19:29:13.260+09:00Lee also could be considered a public figure since...Lee also could be considered a public figure since he is quoted so much and in the public eye willingly. Matt also hasn't gone through his garbage ^^brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698523053889263665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-78107367101355626612010-09-04T18:15:55.201+09:002010-09-04T18:15:55.201+09:00Uh, how exactly is Matt stalking the guy?
Lee has...Uh, how exactly is Matt stalking the guy?<br /><br />Lee has shown himself to be right prick, and if the Korean press isn't going to call the asshole on his xenophobic and race-hate bullshit, it falls on people like Matt to do so (and he isn't the only blogger to do so, either).<br /><br />Everytime Lee tells a lie, there SHOULD be someone there to say "Bullshit!"<br /><br />Lee, on the other hand, participates and encourages the stalking of foreign teachers (and ONLY foreign teachers) without the authority to do so, nor the "evidence" with which all his suspicions hinge on. <br /><br />Anyone can find dirt on anyone given enough time. Shit, if I stalked and staked out Lee for three months at a time and went through his garbage (tried and true Lee-approved "following" techniques), I can find dirt on him too.Darth Babaganooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292625818454308095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-88652656216818235182010-09-04T17:40:14.791+09:002010-09-04T17:40:14.791+09:00As long as we're going to use hyperbole and ba...As long as we're going to use hyperbole and bad comparisons, why not got hog-wild? Let's just admit that what I'm doing isn't "the very same thing" as stalking - what it is, in fact, is <em>terrorism</em>.<br /><br />Whose sock are you, anyway?matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-43592445417511744732010-09-04T12:23:41.235+09:002010-09-04T12:23:41.235+09:00DB,
So, Lee and Matt are doing the same thing--wh...DB,<br /><br />So, Lee and Matt are doing the same thing--whether "stalking" or "following."<br /><br />I think it is funny (and makes little sense) that one condemns someone for doing something to him... by doing the very same thing to that person. Sorry this seems like a lose-lose case.MrSwirlChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949664333262079230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-10671148665452706092010-09-04T10:30:00.931+09:002010-09-04T10:30:00.931+09:00It's not stalking. It's following. Followi...It's not stalking. It's following. Following is not illegal. Mr.Lee says so, so it must be true.Darth Babaganooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292625818454308095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-2075643670442628092010-09-04T02:45:42.587+09:002010-09-04T02:45:42.587+09:00So, you are "stalking"--joining their on...So, you are "stalking"--joining their online group, reading through all their messages, etc.--AES, too? Hah, hah.MrSwirlChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949664333262079230noreply@blogger.com