soalbundy

Hypocrisy is normal in all levels of society and 'woke' fits right in there. Often one has to adopt a stoic attitude these days, either say nothing or not care what anybody thinks of you. Being 'woke' is only necessary for politicians, artists in the public eye and the media for fear of loss of income since sheep follow the herd no matter what direction they favour. 'Woke' is just a flavour of societal expectation of 'normal' behaviour and has always been present in society, logic be damned. 'Woke' doesn't just concern matters of sexual orientation, if for instance your country finds itself at war then to express some understanding for the enemy's reasoning would result in anger being directed towards you no matter your logical thoughts on the matter, a patriotic behaviour is expected and demanded so you keep your mouth shut and say 'thank you for your service'. If one can't be stoic or apathetic then hopefully one is courageous.

Unfortunately that is the working class financial reality in Thailand, without him they are homeless and hungry, so forgive and forget.....or pretend to. If the mothers financial situation changes for the better in the future however I wouldn't bet too much on his genital security.

People like me don't have friends, that makes for an uncomplicated life.

Now that we pay tax do we have representation in parliament.....thought not. The deductions you can make on your taxable income are quite generous, my tax would work out to be around 1200 Baht per month so it's not debilitating.

Empathy and hollow words of sympathy don't pay the bills. Everybody makes mistakes and the consequence as to who sweeps up the mess is a matter of fortune. A cruel fate, especially for those who take up the broom, no doubt. There are paths that guide our way, rough hew them how we may.

so what does a 'party entertainer' actually do?

Nope, he's Chinese, it will be a 'misunderstanding'

He has a face one would never tire of punching.

Due diligence was missing here. The money has flown to those who appreciate it.

I was enraged even before I read about it.

It's OK, he wasn't Chinese.

He didn't know they were fake......but that was what I would have said as well. However, not knowing they were fake gets you up to 10 years prison, knowing they were fake gets you between 1 and 15 years and 2-3 million baht fine. I presume that European authorities would want to know where he got them as well. A whole new world of pain has just opened up for him.

If it was a Boeing, he wasn't going.

I think what is being ignored is the rising power of BRICS, at the moment the only thing stopping the collapse of the dollar is that dollars are essential for cross border trade. BRICS is showing self confidence by halting trade with the US and UK and trading among themselves using their own currencies, some big players here, India and Saudi Arabia in particular. China now gets coal from Russia instead of Australia, China gets soy beans from Brazil instead of America, same thing is happening among them with steel and IT (India has more talent than silicon valley). I think the West is in for a big shock, their hegemony in trade and banking is being challenged, when a BRICS currency is finalized the cat is among the pigeons. Many smaller countries, especially in South America, are showing strong interest in BRICS, they are fed up with the West's bullying, China's influence in Africa is increasing while the West's is decreasing, we are due for a major reset right when the debt laden West is at its weakest.

Which country do you live in? I've paid 300 baht under the clip board even while the road block was being checked by the boss.

and a better option, you can print the debt away if necessary without annoying the foreign debtors.

but most likely, if you don't pay up you get taken to the station.

Japan although heavily in debt (230% of GDP I believe) they have an advantage over the US, most of their debt is local, ie. in Japanese yen. Basically Japan has the problem of deflation which is harder than inflation to get rid of.

100,000 Euro

He disobeyed the officers instructions (pay up at the roadside, "under my clipboard if you please')

How stupid can you get, this deal was screaming scam from the beginning.

I had targets when I was younger but as Schopenhauer once said, "Don't expect happiness then you won't be disappointed"

Take the money.

The best!

I think the lies being told by Yellen and Powell aren't so much political as a psychological whistling in the dark (which Wall street believes) In fact I have read an article which says it's possible that the FED is too scared to lower interest rates as they should do because they fear accusations of political bias in an election year. China, a major exporter to the US is now a basket case, Europe is already in recession, Japan has never really come out of recession for the last 20 years, Yemen/Iran, Israel and Palestine, Ukraine and Russia are now major factors in the West's demise, all beyond the Fed's control. It is said that the global supply chain disruption started when Trump started the tariff war with China. There are so many factors at play here but the biggest must be that the West, in particular America, have been living beyond their means for too long, there's no more wiggle room left. Perhaps, as some say, there has to be a total economic collapse before a new start can be made, a collapse that has to be made over a ten year period, good night to that.