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If she hadn't filmed him she'd have nothing to complain about....and nothing sensational to post on facebook but there you go, you lose some you win some. She is a little wiser now though, don't get in an angry man's face when he is having a fight....but she knows that now and I am sick of this topic.

I was being sarcastic, one often reads about asking the indigenous people for permission before taking a picture, here was the reverse happening. Of course he wouldn't have agreed so why get in his face, he was clearly agitated and possibly drunk. If she was looking for something sensational to post to the world she got it but hey don't complain if it goes wrong, getting too close to fighting dogs can get you bitten, common sense.

Yeah but here you get a free STD

I agree, the Neanderthal features are entirely missing.

Be careful, the woke mob is always at the ready with false outrage, it's as good as an orgasm for some.

I don't think it's illegal if it's in a public place, but it can be unwise sometimes.

No, but she didn't act in her own best interest. What happens to him is up to the Thai judiciary, I can imagine that he will appear in court, be fined, pay recompense to the victim and then be deported. These days, with the abundance of smart phones, people are quick to photograph anything, sometimes discretion is the better part of valour, gawking and rubber necking are natural reactions, photographing is a whole new level and not very healthy.

Consequences are a part of life and always exist as he will certainly find out to his cost, unfortunately he will probably only be fined instead of a stint in jail.

I agree but others would be filming out of arms reach, getting into someones face who was angry and probably drunk is just as much a poor decision as his.

Certainly but as she found out, there are consequences.

What if he is? He is just as entitled to his views as a homosexual participant in a pride march, let's have a level playing field for everybody.

They seem to exist everywhere in the world, I cant think of one leader anywhere who has integrity and a genuine will to serve his/her people, the world is being ruled by sociopaths kept somewhat in check by a patient civil service.

Maybe she should have asked his permission first before filming......her actions were pretty stupid, the man was already hyped up what did she think would happen. That is not to excuse his violence towards her but she wasn't very street smart.

It's his own fault for not wearing a fat gold necklace.

cottageing?

What nerve have I touched for you to take my post so personally? Posts on AN don't change the world, they aren't even a fart in someones general direction. It isn't advisable to identify closely with any politician, they don't care about you, they care about personal power and most are sociopaths.

They are both old and unfit but the orange one has dementia as well as being a fascist.

In Thailand it's the rainy season.....in Europe it's summer, might have something to do with it but we will never know until we form a committee.

Boys and their toys

Oh that is a poor dish, it's merely a reaction while you hover above me, pure and inviolate, bereft of any of the faults I admire while possessing the virtues I dislike.

smugness is a companion to my arrogance, what have you got to offer?

You have to consider the timelines that this took place in, India (the jewel in the crown) was very gradual and despite certain conflicts never erupted into a war, all the troubles later, the Muslim and Hindu riots and the separation from Pakistan happened after independence. Canada, Australia, New Zealand all gained independence without any trouble. America was an exception but was way more complicated, not everybody wanted independence and the French, Englands arch enemy, was also in the mix, it was also the first one to go, we learnt after that.

It's a pendulum, the hand wringing comes from those most affected, politicians and editors, we aren't going to have fascist states in Europe. It is only my opinion but I think the European voter is more sophisticated than the American voter, certainly someone like Trump or MTG would never get off the ground in Europe. The term far right in Europe means something different to far right in America, Margaret Thatcher in the UK and Strauss in Bavaria, Germany were considered far right, in America one would have called them center right, nobody would have considered storming a parliament.

The interesting thing about life is that one can alter very little with planing, things happen. Chinese and Russian systems aren't written in stone, neither are those of the west considering how a few woke groups can alter continents to become spineless shadows of themselves, our system is as vulnerabel as their autocratic ones are. Consider the harbingers of change in both China and Russia, the former due to high unemployment and the 'let it rot' movement among the young and the precarious adventure in Ukraine of the latter. Add to the mix of an independent central Brics bank and very many different member states and their autocratic power is even more weakened just as our systems are weakened by debt and lack of influence. I presume both China and Russia have considered this but desperation for the financial future and the chance to punch the arrogant west on the nose is a powerful argument for Brics. I don't think Europe has much to fear, psychologically we don't have as far to fall as the US and have had hundreds of years of parliamentary governments and great experience in diplomacy and innovation, our battles lie behind us, the states in America are only loosely affiliated and thanks to Trump and his ilk there appears to be genuine hatred between liberals and conservatives, I wouldn't even rule out a mini civil war in the future once the true extent of the loss of international power becomes evident and the rest of the world refuses to pay for the 'happy consumers' standard of living.

All high-tech countries are now suffering from low demand and higher production costs, in part due to high interest rates, Thailand is not alone, China has to export large parts of its production due to low local consumption.