kwilco

every single premise you make is fallacious - and as for IQ - only someone whois seriously uniformed would use that as criteria for a whole electorate or measuring anything for that matter. ...and then throw in an appeal to authority fallacy for good measure. You need to understand a reference to be able to use it in an argument - you don't

Many of the uneducated rice farmers in Isan might support Thaksin, the educated middle class in Bangkok despises him. In this regard, the 2 Ts (the orange one in the US and the square-faced one in LOS) are the same:the higher your IQ and your education the less likely you are to support them. This is not to say that the working class in both countries do not have legit grievances, they certainly do, but they are betting on the wrong horse to genuinely and long-term address them .Hitler initially got the masses out of the misery of the Great Depression.Fascists everywhere do not really care about the people, but they know how to manipulate them. They are master manipulators. Listen to you – just a load of prejudices and clichés! You clearly no nothing about Chiang Mai and the North - completely overlook the fact that almost all universities DON’T support the yellow shirts. Anyone with an education dislikes the yellow-shirts and what they stand for – books about them have been banned – it’s pretty clear you haven’t read a thing on Thai history. The only people who support the yellow-shirts re the Thai establishment who want to keep hold of both power and wealth – of course suckers who think like to you just make it so much easier for them. BTW I used to work for a yellow-shirt leader and a less “educated” more ruthless person you’d be hard put to find. Sure Thaksin is a populist but so are most other politicians – he didn’t seize power with the brrel of a gun, he didn’t massacre students and he didn’t disenfranchise half the population

The "squabbles" have ended up with dozens of deaths and a non-democratic system im[posed by a military government. "move forward" is a cliche used by politicians who don't know what they are doing. The newly appointed PM and his goernment are going to have to "move forward" quickly to change th constitution and estableish a truly re[presentative form og government followed by elections.

which government are you thinking of?

doubt it - as most people supported thaksin and regarded the charges as largely politically motivated, it will be seen as a sign of reconciliation. those who fear Thaksin may be worried.

When I point out the pucity of your thinking you take it personally, I'm commenting on the evidence you present. It is unfortunate that climate deniers are unaware of how stupid they are, I hope you don't fit into that category.

Whichever way you look at it the vast majority of the country is anti-junta. However the military have put in place a constitution that makes democracy unworkable - the only way forward pragmatically speaking is to change the constitution and get rid of to noe degree or another the upper house. To do this any opposition is at first going to have to form some uncomfortable alliances - the reall change will take a few years and could end with a more democratic govenment or yet another coup.

My guess is that he will be "plagued by ill-health" and spend a lot of the next year in hospital. one wonders if he will be allowed to engage in political activities. THailand's ruling elite is very fractious, but one way or the other Thaksin is a fully paid up member.... just a bit o a bete noir. And an old friend of the old king's son.

THat has to get the ward for the most irrational false dichotomy on the entire thread - or even site.

you "know" really, what makes you such an authority?

So I should listen to you rather than th world scientific community? ...or just my Uncle?

It seems that most of the arguments in this thread are based on whether or not the poster is sinophobic or not.

To get an idea of MMCC as opposed to historical "natural" variations this graphic give a good overview of the RATE of exchange. You need to know what n "anomaly" is and the basic chemistry behind the atmospheric problems anything after that is just pure cognitive dissonance ...

THis cliche is rolled out over and over by climate deniers but all it shows is how little you understand bout the nature of man-made climate change -

comments like that are normally the precursors to a coup in Thailand

Nothing to do with shutting down a voice of opposition then?

So now you have decided MMCC is actually real? It looks like I'm making progress.

would bru=ing them into line with places like Malaysia. People would like to use Thailand as a hub (they're favourite concept!) so perhaps make it easier to come in and out?

I guess there will always be people who are a total waste of space.

Why are you quoting my post?

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph. Haile Selassie

It depends on the powers allotted - In many democracies you have 3 leislative bodies - a lower house, upper house and a head of states. In the UK the lower house has most pwoer the head of state relatvely little - they also are almost unique in having a non-eected upper house. many countries elect a president but the powers of that post are greaty different - for instance in the USA the president holds a third of legislative power - equally with the senateand house of representatives. THailand's head of State is the monarchy, then thereis the Assembly, a bicameral legislature composed of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Combined, the Assembly has 750 members, 500 of which were elected directly through a general election (500 MPs in the lower house). Others include all 250 members of the Senate being appointed by the military.

I find it baffling that any individual thinks they know better than the overwhelming scientific evidence. Is it just to much to handle?

Don't see that glib comparisons with neighbours makes a point. What would you conclude from this?

Thailand has been ruled by the military and a ruling elite since WW2. People overlook how fractious this elite can be...even Taksin is part of the elite...albeit a populist one. So the current coalition is not as surprising as it looks. However one has to wonder how long it will last. One can expect power struggles to start immediately. The usual process is a series of corruption and conflict of interest selections that will get rid of one lot or another. What seems less likely is a genuine popular movement. Maybe a eventually a mass demo in Bkk and then the military will step in to "sort things out". The presence of Taksin is interesting...has he brokered this deal?