mfd101

She's on the left of centre in Usofa. I'm merely pointing out that, by the standards of the rest of the 'Western world', ALL Usofan politics is way way over to the right. As I've had occasion to comment in the past, In Oz I rate as right-of-centre (voting for the Liberal Party), but if I lived in Usofa I would probably vote for Bernie Sanders.

The thing about Trump-type voters is their astonishing ignorance of anything outside Usofa, If Kamala is 'leftwing', then every Western democracy in the whole world is extreme left and indeed Communist. Don't know how we've managed all these years.

So, we've got you now. Just be careful, behave yourself, no rocking the boat, or you'll really really be for the high jump next July.

So when does Prawit appear in court on the assault charge?

Which, if it all did come to fruition via the EC and the CC, would rather put paid to the anti-Thaksin conspiracy theorists who think that every time a rat farts it's part of a Thaksin plot.

So what's the problem? They're offering a reward for early renewal.

Just a joke? B/S.

'Oligarchy' is probably the best descriptor.

If you're Usofan or Oz or Japanese you'ld have to be a fool to venture across the frontier.

The US needs to stop thinking of Thailand as "a critical American ally in SEA". It's a nice-to-have, not a necessity for the US. Arguably more important for an expansionist China.

Agreed, but Vance's deflection was in the medium-skiful category as far as deflections go.

His reply is a good politician's reply (ie I might laugh at the substance but his deflection was well-done).

I did say: "... or of any part of any country ... ". It matters not what one country or its rulers think. In a DEMOCRACY what counts is what the people think. To take an example in my home country Australia: For many years the leaders of the State of Western Australia have from time to time suggested that if the Federal Government in Canberra didn't do something they wanted (usually a larger share of federal government largesse) they might move to make WA an independent country. Such hints or even occasionally even threats have never come to anything but if they did, what then? The INHABITANTS of WA would have to vote clearly in favour of independence. If they did so in a clear & consistent fashion, then - though the effect would be bad for the rest of the country and efforts would doubtless be made to persuade them otherwise - WA would have the right to become independent. Another example is the departure of the UK from the European Community. Bad, stupid, self-defeating etc etc, but it happened because THE PEOPLE voted for it in a referendum after a long campaign of information sharing & debate.

So what's not black 'n white about the inhabitants of any country or of any part of any country having the right to decide for themselves how they will be governed & by whom?

I hope he's charged with assault and the Constitutional Court bans him from political life for 10 years.

Yes. Between the policy-free Kamala and the senile, aggressive, racist, nasty Donald it's going to be fascinating to watch (though I'm thinking I'll need something strongish to drink to get me thru the whole show).

Same reason no ARAB country will have them!

So he's worried that Kamala's is bigger than his?

10K฿ is huge for people whose annual income is less than that!

The peasants won't forget. They'll be solidly voting PP next time.

Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

Surprise surprise. More votes to PP next time.

His proposals to both main camps strike me as close to corrupt & therefore immoral if not illegal. In any case he's about as attractive as Trump, both as a human being and as a political candidate.

Yes but it's hard to think that Thailand would be in the first 20 over the line.

You display an overly-optimistic view of the levels of competence ever likely to be achieved by any Thai government ...