DaddyWarbucks

Judging from the social situation he’s in, he doesn’t know it from his ass.

You forgot to mention the Klu Klux Klan. The Boogie-man is gonna get ya fer dat.

The idea has been around for a long time and was well articulated by John Locke in 1775. Locke's writings inspired the language of rebellion in the soon to be United States.

The term “blacklisted” will have to change soon. It could only be offensive to the fragile egos and easily hurt feelings of the Global Majority.

Sounds creepy, doesn't it? Maybe even dangerous in the long run... but hey, premium bud is still available to those who want it. It will be interesting to see if increased gov't involvement in the form of taxation and license fees will dramatically raise the price or will those extra costs be offset by a bumper supply?

These three posts sum up the topic very well. Concise and to the point.

@DeaconJohn Thanks... one picture is worth a thousand words.

The word “bikie” was probably first heard on a school playground. It has a childish ring to it.

You’re so right. There is one legal system for those who have money and influence and another one for those who don’t.

He might... If he is delusional. But he didn’t get to be a billionaire by being delusional. He must have a plan that neutralizes the military while energizing his base in the Northeast and North. i think he will make his move in the new year. His spiritual advisors will tell him the auspicious time that will avoid bad ju-ju and lead to success.

The colossal gems return would be a magnanimous gesture sure to please a majority of people worldwide. But it begs the question: “To whom should be given?” South African leaders are notoriously corrupt and large urban areas are controlled by armed gangs. The apocalypse foreseen by clear-sighted writers is here now.

So true. And the agenda usually involves reparations of some kind.

Spot on. Accusations that he is “...no friend to Farang” are ridiculous and can’t be backed up in any credible way. What can be remembered by CM expats are the significant improvements he made while he was in charge here. It certainly made my visits to CM Immigration a lot less stressful.

That is probably due to the dysfunctional nature of US law enforcement vis-a-vis illegal immigrants. The labor market is wide open nowadays... and maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

Dr. Fauci should have been replaced a long time ago before he became a lightening-rod for challenges to gov't health policies. The acrimonious exchanges that resulted did no credit to either Fauci himself or the groups who were pushing their agendas. The Chief Medical Advisor to the President should have diplomatic as well as medical skills. Appearance and mannerisms count for a lot also. Fauci looks like he could have been sent by Central Casting to play Dr. Death.

Plausible deniability abounds for all the usual suspects in this targeted killing that seemingly went wrong. cui bono and who does it most often?

Your post and the one you replied to nail Thaksin's cojones to the floor, so no need for repetition about economic crimes. Those of us who lived here during his time in power will remember some inconvenient facts that the Kool-Aid drinkers either don't know or choose to ignore. The egregious corruption of his administration pales beside the drug war massacres, one of which resulted in 2,873 Thais dead in three months, from February to April 2003. The victims included whole families, women, children and old people. That was from just one relatively short period of time. How many died in total on his watch is open to conjecture. When UN sec-gen Kofi Anan nominated a rapporteur to investigate these gross human roghts abuses, Thaksin's angry response was "the UN is not my father". He will never regain power in Thailand. A civil war would result if he did.